Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm, Bluffton, will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt in its backyard at 10:00 a.m. sharp on Saturday, March 23. Children ages 8 and under, accompanied by an adult, are welcome. Bring your own baskets and keep an eye peeled for the Easter Bunny. Note: the main building and bathrooms will be closed. Lewis Family McDonald’s is donating candy, eggs and refreshments for the event.
ODOT District 1 has announced that two Interstate 75 entrance ramps in the city of Findlay will close for overnight surface milling to increase friction following this schedule:
The Village of Bluffton council meets on the third floor of town hall, 154 N. Main St., at 7:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The February 26 regular meeting of the Village of Bluffton Council included reports on downtown municipal parking lot planning, an AARP grant application and dealing with a “pinhole” leak on the north water tower.
PHOTO Buckeye Park during the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club annual Trout Derby (2022).
The Village of Bluffton needs your help! A community task force is working together to make improvements to Buckeye Park. Let your voice be heard by taking a survey to let Allen County coordinators know which improvements/changes you would like to see at Buckeye Park.
Contact Bri Buzard with Allen County Public Health's Creating Healthy Communities Program at [email protected] or call/text 419-228-4457 with any question or to get involved.
The 2023-24 All-Northwest Conference boys basketball teams were voted on by the league coaches and released by the league office Sunday, February 25.
Second-place Bluffton placed one male on the first team, with two others making the second team.
Sharpshooting junior guard Marek Donaldson was named first team all-league.
Senior point guard Wade Ginther and junior wing Blake Sommers made the All-NWC second team.
The Pirates won 12 games in a row at one point, and finished the regular season 17-5 with a 6-2 league mark.
Crestview junior forward Wren Sheets was named NWC Player of the Year. Kevin Sensabaugh was named NWC Coach of the Year after leading the Bearcats to an 8-0 league mark and a second straight outright league title.
Gardeners of the Bluffton-Pandora Area hosted 32 people at Bluffton's Community Garden for a February 25 program about fruit tree pruning. Jerry Suter of Suter Produce provided hands-on expertise. The group also shared that an OSU webinar about pruning will be held on March 14 with signup HERE.
