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HOLIDAY Icon closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024

Posted by Paula Scott on January 14, 2024 - 6:00am

Monday, January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holidaymarking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. The Ada and Bluffton Icons, as well as post offices and many banks will be closed on Monday. PHOTO Library of Congress.

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Weekend Doctor: As much prenatal care as possible

Posted by Staff on January 14, 2024 - 6:00am

By Jennifer Loera, RN
Clinical Navigator - Maternal Opiate Medical Support (MOMS) Program, Blanchard Valley Health System

Engaging in as much prenatal care as possible is the single most important thing a pregnant woman can do, even if care is not sought until late. Pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD) frequently face tremendous stigma and judgment when seeking medical care. Experience with judgment and stigma can often make it difficult to seek prenatal care, mental health care, and community support services. 

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Health Services
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Ike Geiger: Famous BHS alumnus

Posted by Staff on January 14, 2024 - 6:00am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

This feature is the first in a series of famous Bluffton High School alumni. The feature will eventually be posted on the Bluffton school website.

Ivan “Ike” J. Geiger
Aug. 10, 1909 – Jan. 12, 1955

  • Bluffton High School class of 1927
  • Bluffton College class of 1932

Through his example as an educator believing that educating the “whole person” involved blending education and athletics, Ivan “Ike” J. Geiger promoted this idea with great success.

Described in the Bluffton News in the 1940s as one of the Bluffton community’s all-time athletic luminaries – excelling in sports at Bluffton High School and Bluffton College – he became the first-ever director of athletics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, holding that post from 1947 to until his untimely death in 1955.

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Historical Bluffton
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Due to inclement weather, some area churches cancel January 14 services

Posted by Staff on January 13, 2024 - 4:34pm

Due to inclement weather, worship services for January 14 have been cancelled at:

  • Bluffton First United Methodist
  • Bluffton Presbyterian Church
  • Emmanuel UCC
  • St. John's United Church of Christ

Wind chill forecast from www.weather.gov/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT Saturday, January 13 TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero.

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Worship
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Funeral arrangements are pending for Dwain R. Augsburger Sr.

Posted by Staff on January 13, 2024 - 4:30pm

Dwain R. Augsburger Sr., 88, passed away on January 12, 2024 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.  Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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Pirates nip Knights on late Ginther basket, stay tied atop NWC

Posted by Staff on January 13, 2024 - 7:40am

By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team rallied from a big early deficit to pull off a crucial 53-52 comeback win at Crestview in a Northwest Conference barnburner Friday night, January 12.

Wade Ginther scored the game-winning basket with just 2.8 seconds left to lift the Pirates to a one-point road victory. The win kept the Pirates tied atop the league standings with Spencerville.

The victory was also Bluffton’s seventh in a row since a 45-40 loss to Ottawa-Glandorf on December 8.

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Sports
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