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Field reports from the Ohio Division of Wildlife for January 23, 2024

Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two 

In October, State Wildlife Officer Jason Porinchok, assigned to Putnam County, attended the 2023 Putnam County annual Pheasants Forever Black Swamp Chapter Youth Pheasant Hunt. The Black Swamp Chapter of Pheasants Forever partnered with Kalida Fish and Game Club to offer the hunt. Hunters aged 17 and under had the opportunity to hunt ring-necked pheasants with bird dogs and their handlers. More than 50 youth from Putnam County attended, and most were successful in harvesting a bird.   

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Pirate girls basketball loss, Lancers pull away in 4th

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost a close 47-40 battle to visiting Northwest Conference foe Lincolnview Thursday evening.

The Lancers outscored the Pirates 13-5 in the fourth period to pull off the road victory.

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GROB Systems provides plans, target date for East Building expansion

GROB Systems, Inc., which broke ground in December 2023 on a 135,000 sq. ft. expansion project, has announced the new building will add approximately 35% more space for production and shipping to the existing 400,000 sq. ft. U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Bluffton, Ohio. 

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BVHS announces changes to board

The Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) Board of Trustees and the Blanchard Valley Health Foundation have announced several recent changes to its members and officers.

The BVHS Board has appointed Thomas Lause, Kay Chester and Christian Steiner, MD, as its newest trustees. 

Indoor Farmers Market debuts at Bluffton Senior Center

On Saturday, January 27, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will bring a pop up Farmers Market to the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St. The vendor lineup includes Probst Family Farm, The Bluffton Baking Co., The Noble Goose Bakehouse, Kathleen’s Kitchen, Bent Nail Bakery, Quarry Farm, Firm Roots Farm, My Own Backyard Herbs, Taste Tempters, Sweet Dream Gourmet, Robins in the Kitchen, Feel The Burn Hot Sauce, Wild Vine Farm, Old Homestead Soaps and Lotions and Connie Diller's home grown nuts. Market hours are 8:30 a.m.-noon.

AI and creative writing to be explored at Bluffton Colloquium

Tobias Buckell, instructor of English, will share, “Can Artificial Intelligence Write Decent Creative Fiction?” during Bluffton University’s spring 2024 Colloquium series. 

The presentation is free and open to the public at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. 

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