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Courtnee Morris of Bluffton stands in front of an octopus he painted for the child care room at BFR Sports and Fitness Center, Bluffton. Morris is working on an entire room mural for the center. When finished it will include animals from the jungle, the sea and land. Watch the video for a better view of the project.

One of Bluffton’s newest Main Street businesses is expanding again.

Tom and Sheena Dotson, owner of Tommy Tire, 319 N. Main St., have started a new business Tommy’s Trailer Sales. The business is located at 121 State Route 103.

“We saw a need and decided to fill it,” said Sheena.

The new business offers for sale:
• Utility trailers
• Car hauling trailers
• Dump trailers
• Landscaping trailers
• Carports

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Last night, as I sat in Lima and listened to Governor John Kasich during the State of the State speech, I was amazed at how dishonest he was concerning his state budget's impact on working Ohioans.

Edith Ann (Tews) Dunbar, 87, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 in her home in Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio.  A journalist, author and playwright, a member of the Detroit Working Writers, she was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was a graduate of the University of Michigan.

She was a reporter and later Women’s Editor of the Mellus Newspaper in suburban Detroit.  She was a recent resident of Bluffton, previously Northville, Michigan and earlier Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

By Jeff Sprague, president Allen Economic Development Group and board member of BCE

Just last week Governor John Kasich said he wanted to take his State of the State address on the road to “make the work of government more accessible to Ohioans and shine a light on communities across Ohio making contributions to the state’s success.”

"Mugsy Sent Me," a murder mystery dinner theatre hosted by The Centre at Bluffton will be performed by Mr. E Murder Productions in March, according to Brenda Gaines of The Centre. The Centre is located at 601 N. Main St., Bluffton

The performance is at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 23. Doors open at 6 p.m. Hors 'd-oeuvres are served at 6:30 p.m. To purchase tickets contact The Centre at 419-358-8533. No tickets will be sold at the door on the evening of the performance.

The Centre accepts Visa, Discover and Mastercard.

The dinner theatre menu includes:

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