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Remembering Rufus Brassell

Posted by Staff on October 22, 2024 - 9:17am

By Bill Herr

Did a legendary sports figure once appear in a Bluffton school? The answer is yes. I know because I sat behind him at a basketball game in our gym. His name is Rufus Brassell. He was originally from Lima. In the late 1970s he moved his family to the Bluffton area to live. His kids went to Bluffton schools.He was a Lima legend in two ways. This column is his story. 

Rufus was born in Mississippi to Freeman and Carrie Ward Brassell, Jr. They moved to Lima. Rufus had no siblings.He attended South High School and graduated from Lima Senior High School in 1963. 

He became interested in boxing while in junior high. He liked it and became very skilled. ▶︎

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Vote for your favorite Bluffton scarecrow

Posted by Paula Scott on October 22, 2024 - 7:48am

Have you made a new friend on your walks through downtown Bluffton? The 2024 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce scarecrow decorating contest needs your vote. Visit https://www.explorebluffton.com/scarecrows/ to see all the entries and cast your preference for first, second and third choices.

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Pirate girls soccer avenges losses, blanks Falcons in district semis

Posted by Staff on October 22, 2024 - 6:20am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The third time was a charm. For the third season in a row, the Bluffton girls soccer team hosted rival Riverdale in district play at Steinmetz Field.  

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Robert Edward Renner served in the U.S. Army National Guard

Posted by Staff on October 21, 2024 - 12:20pm

Robert Edward Renner, 80, of Brookhaven, MS, and formerly of Columbus Grove and Bluffton, OH, passed away on September 26, 2024.  He was born on September 28, 1943 in Lima, OH to Wilbur and Eleanor Renner, who preceded him in death. ▶︎

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Invitation to banquet for veterans in Pandora-Gilboa School District

Posted by Staff on October 21, 2024 - 12:14pm

5:30 p.m. on November 7 at Pandora United Methodist Church

Veterans living in the Pandora-Gilboa School District are invited to the Annual Veterans Day Banquet at the Pandora United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St. on Rt 12. ▶︎

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October is National Pedestrian Safety Month

Posted by Staff on October 21, 2024 - 9:55am

COLUMBUS – As we lose more and more daylight, October is the top month for fatal pedestrian crashes in Ohio. ▶︎

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