Bluffton News

THOSE WHO HAVE INFORMATION CAN CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT 419-229-7867 SOLVING CRIMES Area law-enforcement officials were looking for information about the crimes and people listed in below.

Bluffton High School will hold its graduation for the class of 2012 at 7 p.m. Saturday in the high school gymnasium.

What: Memorial Day Parade When: 10 a.m. from Northland down Main Street to downtown Lima.

By ALLISON BORGELT Staff writer BLUFFTON -- Bluffton school board this week approved a revision of the district's five-year forecast for fiscal years 2012-16, which predicts the district may outspend revenue this year by $345,616, said Superintendent Greg Denecker.

Bluffton The Bluffton Public Library will begin its summer reading programs, Dream Big - Read! and Own the Night, on June 4. Readers of all ages are invited to explore the night this summer with activities that include relaxation, wishes, nocturnal animals, ghosts, fairy tales, prize drawings and more.

The court date for a seventh-grade teacher who faces assault, battery and public disorderly conduct charges was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

The following is a weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways issued by Ohio Department of Transportation .

Events FLEA MARKET May 19 and 20 Both old and new merchandise will be available for purchase at the Seneca County Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Calvelage, of Bluffton, are celebrating 40 years of marriage today, May 20, 2012.

By ALLISON BORGELT Staff writer BLUFFTON -- Bluffton voters will be asked in November to support a bond issue to renovate Lima's Apollo Career Center.

Findlay Bruce Alan Basinger, 58, died Dec. 30, 2011, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay, from a nearly yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.

Later, he told police his estranged wife was involved in the assault. Franklin Street and Madison Avenue, Lima - A 39-year-old Holmes Avenue woman reported at 10:20 p.m. Saturday a man punched her in the face.

By ALLISON BORGELT Staff writer BLUFFTON -- Bluffton voters may be asked in November to support a bond issue for Lima's Apollo Career Center.

Residents that live along Putnam County Road 5 staged a protest today in front of the Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa.

Four years after leaving death row following an overturned conviction, Kenneth Richey will return to prison for drunkenly threatening a Putnam County judge who once prosecuted his high-profile case.

Grob Systems in Bluffton, which supplies equipment to automakers, won approval Monday of $10.9 million in state loans for a $13.8 million expansion that would add 134 jobs.

The following is a weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways issued by Ohio Department of Transportation.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rau, of Bluffton, will celebrate 60 years of marriage June 14, 2012.

President Barack Obama is officially launching his re-election campaign today with rallies in Ohio and Virginia.

Grob Systems in Bluffton, which supplies equipment to automakers, appears likely to win approval Monday of $10.9 million in state loans for a $13.8 million expansion that would add 134 jobs.