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Pirate girls basketball wears down Bulldogs

Posted by Paula Scott on January 5, 2024 - 6:44am

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team methodically wore down rival Ada over the middle quarters to win 49-30 in a Northwest Conference contest Thursday night.

The Pirates won the second and third periods by a combined 32-13 to pull away and win. 

Bluffton held the Bulldogs to just four points in the second period to build an 11-point halftime bulge. The Pirates then started the second half on a 9-1 spurt to seize complete command.

The visitors poured in 21 third-period points to build an insurmountable 45-22 margin heading to the final stanza.

The Pirate girls evened their marks at 5-5 and 1-1 in the NWC after the convincing victory.

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Sports
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Ottawa businessman acquires Bluffton and Ada tire businesses

Posted by Staff on January 5, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Bluffton opening day is January 8

Kyle Niese, owner of Ottawa Tire & Service Center, has purchased tire businesses in Bluffton and Ada, which will soon all be rebranded as Niese Tire & Service Centers.

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Business
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Trouble: COVID-19 

Posted by Staff on January 4, 2024 - 10:30am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

In 1981, Lindsey Buckingham released his first solo album with the single Trouble. Buckingham was the lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist for Fleetwood Mac. When he joined the group, he convinced them to bring Stevie Nicks into the group to sing vocals. Buckingham was known for his fingerpicking guitar style. Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. 

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Health Services
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Cole Bowers is BHS December 2023 student of the month

Posted by Staff on January 4, 2024 - 6:00am

The December student of the month at Bluffton High School is Cole Bowers, a senior with a 4.000 GPA. Cole is the son of John and Amanda Bowers of Bluffton.

Cole is very active at school, participating in drama club, choir (symphonic, chamber and show choirs), band (concert, marching and jazz bands), string orchestra, Academic Team, National Honor Society, the Four Guys and a Gal quartet and the BHS Gaming club.

He received multiple awards in Esports for: Smash Bros. MVP 2023, Smash Bros. Playmaker 2022, Valorant Most Improved in 2023 and Smash Bros. Coaches choice in 2022.

Cole is also a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop #256 where he received an Eagle Scout award. 

He currently takes CCP courses through Rhodes State College for Algebra and Trigonometry and at Findlay University he is in College Writing (via Bluffton High School),  General Psychology, and Healthcare Ethics. 

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People
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Closing of Hilty Preschool & Child Care announced

Posted by Staff on January 4, 2024 - 6:00am

The Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) Board of Directors has announced that "after much thoughtful consideration, discussion, and prayer," it plans to close the Hilty Preschool and Child Care Center in Pandora, Ohio at the end of January 2024.

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Business
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GRAPHIC December 2023 Bluffton EMS calls for service

Posted by Paula Scott on January 4, 2024 - 6:00am

Jan Basinger, Chief of Bluffton Emergency Medical Services, has reported the following call for service statistics for December 2023: 31 Medical, 9 Transports, 10 Fire Calls, 1 Mutual Aid; 51 total calls for services. 2023 totals: 782 calls and 525 patients transported.

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