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William "Bill" K. Place was a teacher

William "Bill" K. Place, 67, peacefully passed away October 14, 2023, at St. Rita's Medical Center surrounded by the love of his family. 

William was born January 26, 1956 in Lima to William and Helen (Clark) Place who preceded him in death. He later married Sally (Pulfer) Place who survives. 

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What you missed at the October 2023 Bluffton chamber meeting

By Paula Scott

Guests at the October 13 breakfast meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce found their parking spaces off Main Street (paving in progress) and then found breakfast made for them, courtesy of Greenhorn and event sponsor GROB Systems.

BACC Director Jim Enneking introduced three new chamber members:

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National School Bus Safety Week starts October 16

National School Bus Safety Week begins today, October 16, and runs through Friday, October 20. During this week, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be increasing enforcement efforts on school bus violations. These violations include passing a stopped school bus, school zone violations and other school bus or school zone-related activity.

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Pandora-Gilboa veterans banquet invitation

Veterans living in the Pandora-Gilboa School District are invited to the Annual Veterans' Banquet at the Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington St. on St. Rt. 12, on Thursday, November 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.

The dinner and short program are sponsored by the Pandora United Methodist Rebecca Circle.

Reservations for the veteran and spouse (or guest) are due November 1.

To RSVP, call the church office 419-384-3905 and leave your name, number of reservations and your contact information. 

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Pirates stay undefeated with shutout of Allen East

NWC championship to be decided in showdown finale at Grove 

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton football team silenced local rival Allen East 42-0 in their Northwest Conference match Friday night at Goodwin Field in Harrod to stay undefeated and tied atop the league heading to the final week of the regular season.

The stingy Pirate defense came up with five sacks en route to their seventh consecutive shutout.  

Bluffton scored all of its points in the first half, highlighted by a 28-point second quarter.

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Pirates run in NWC league meet; Essinger places 6th

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the annual Northwest Conference championship meet in Spencerville on a wet and 53-degree Saturday, October 14.

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Junior June Essinger finished a strong sixth in the 45-runner girls field to record the top Lady Pirate showing.

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