Bentley & Main detours begin Feb. 27 - Repairs underway on pathway underpass - Pay increase study continues - Austin Probst sworn in as full-time officer
By Paula Scott
The Village of Bluffton Council held a regular meeting on Monday, February 13. There were approximately nine people in attendance and all council members were present. Mayor Richard Johnson conducted the meeting, beginning with the hiring of Police Office Austin Probst. Council approved the terms of his employment followed by a swearing-in ceremony.
The meeting agenda is attached with supporting documents. Minutes of prior meetings and bills were approved unanimously without discussion.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In 2000, the highest grossing stop-motion animated film in history was released titled Chicken Run, bringing in 227 million dollars. When my daughter was in elementary school, she loved this movie and we watched it over and over again!
The movie was directed and written by Peter Lord and Nick Park. A stop-motion film requires the moviemakers to physically manipulate the characters in small increments between the photograph frames so they appear in motion.
The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team rode a big third period to defeat Van Buren 60-49 in a non-league bout Tuesday night, February 14.
The Pirates trailed just 28-26 at halftime, and took control of the game with an 18-8 third stanza. They then won the fourth quarter 16-13 to capture the contest going away by 11.
FINDLAY- Spring is almost here and the temperatures are starting to fluctuate. This means that conditions are right for collecting maple tree sap. Step back in time to see the process the pioneers and Native Americans used to collect sap, transport it to the sugar bush, and boil it down to produce sweet maple syrup.
Litzenberg Memorial Woods, March 11, 9:00 a.m.-noon
All ages are welcome.
Free; registration is not required.
Sharon Jean Knepper, 83, passed away February 14, 2023 at Optimized Senior Living in Lebanon, Ohio. Sharon was born March 6, 1939 in Lima to the late Gordon and Evelyn Jean (Smiley) Allison Berry. On May 7, 1960 she married Robert Knepper who preceded her in death on July 23, 2007.
Financial Advisor Brandon Blackford of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Bluffton has received the Certified Exit Planning Advisor®, or CEPA®, designation through the Exit Planning Institute(TM).
This designation provides specific education on how to help business owners have a successful exit by discussing business readiness, strengthening personal financial strategies and aligning them to personal goals. The course of CEPA® study expands a financial advisor's knowledge base in the following business-focused areas:
BLUFFTON, Ohio—Dr. Tasha R. Dunn, associate professor of communication at the University of Toledo, will share “Social MEdia: The Challenges and Possibilities of Authenticity in the Digital Age,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Yoder Recital Hall.
During the presentation, Dunn will highlight the increasingly dynamic relationship between social media and authenticity, along with the challenges and possibilities of this phenomenon for civic engagement.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.--Day two of the 2022-23 Heartland Conference Swimming and Diving Championship saw freshman Riley Bruns (Maria Stein/Marion Local) earn three points with his 12th place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke. He swam a 1:25.70 in the prelims and then a 1:23.48 in the finals, shattering his previous personal best by nearly five seconds.
Bruns' times place him 3rd and 4th all-time for the 100 yard breaststroke at Bluffton. Bruns will cap off the Heartland Conference Championship on Saturday, Feb. 11, when he swims the 100 yard freestyle.
Last week, Sergeant Tyler Hochstetler and K-9 Unit Kato of the Bluffton Police Department visited 5-7 year old Brownies in Girl Scout Troop 2109. The scouts had all their questions about the police dog answered and learned that, just like some of them, Kato is seven years old.
