Bluffton News

Weekend: A night of 'Momedy' You don't have to be a mom, or even a woman, to enjoy the humor and clever wit of the hilarious stars of Mama's Night Out -- Karen Morgan, Nancy Witter and Sherry Davey.

Richard Huffman Fox, 91, died peacefully the evening of Feb. 3, 2010, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Arlington.

Board of Education members here met in special session Monday to approve a resolution requesting the Ohio Department of Taxation commissioner to estimate the rate of a 1 percent earned income tax the district will place on the May Primary Ballot.

Burnetta Moser, 97, died at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 23, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

In 2008, Michele Blubaugh of Bluffton was one of many people who were out of work and low on cash.

Nina Parker's message about embracing diversity came on a day set aside to honor Martin Luther King Jr., but it would be relevant any day of the year.Parker, founder and director of the Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center, told a Findlay Rotary Club audience that before a person can embrace diversity and build unity he or she may need ...

The state is unlikely to reverse its order to close the Western Avenue crossing on Ohio 15, Ohio Department of Transportation officials said Thursday.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff Writer Two Bluffton residents who are in Haiti on a mission trip this week are safe.

A series of public meetings to gather input on new school attendance boundaries kicks off today at 6 p.m. at Beaufort High School.

Dean Clair Niswander, 81, died at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 5, 2010, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

David H. Keasler, 62, died at 1:52 a.m. Dec. 25, 2009, at the emergency room of Lima Memorial Health System.

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER By this time next year, people from Hancock County to China will be able to see exactly what students at Findlay High School looked like in 1907.

After a 10-year run the Ohio Department of Agriculture is ending its competitive Outstanding Century Farms program that awarded eight aluminum signs and one bronze plaque a year to families who were judged to have the most interesting and well documented histories on the land.

Owens Community College's student choir will present a holiday concert on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater in the school's Center for Fine and Performing Arts.

Russell C. Schwickert, 82, died at 5:05 p.m. Nov. 24, 2009, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

John H. Begg, 76, died at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 29, 2009, in Pinetta, Fla. He was born Feb.

Professor of music and music department chair, Dr. Lucia Unrau at Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio was awarded the Ohio Music Teachers Association Collegiate Teacher of the Year award during the annual state conference in early November in Van Wert.

Not ever satisfied with any old holiday display, Bluffton will be showcasing its Blaze of Lights for the 23rd season starting Saturday.

Women should ignore the new breast cancer screening guidelines released last week, according to medical professionals with Blanchard Valley Health System.

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER BLUFFTON -- Bluffton Fire Chief Dan Bowden on Monday announced his plans to retire after 20 years of service.