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PHOTO from the Bluffton Public Library Digital archive: https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p15005coll28/id/1936 By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com Name the top Bluffton controversies of all time. Is dancing at the high school on your list? Probably not. However in 1939 this issue was so divisive that one school board member threatened to resign and the First

Martha “Marty” Jane Hostetler passed away on April 1, 2024. Marty was born on November 11, 1940, the youngest child of William and Elma (Locher) Badertscher of Bluffton. She grew up in the Bluffton area, attended Bluffton College where she met her husband Lowell, and other than a brief stint in the ‘60s, lived her whole life in Bluffton. She and Lowell traveled extensively

There are two opportunities for sunrise church services in Beatrice at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday. Services will be held at Chautauqua Park Tabernacle and Charles Park.

ANNE HIEBERT NEUFELD November 28, 1934 - February 10, 2024 Anne Hiebert Neufeld was born in the Municipality of Waldheim, SK on...

Louis Terry Chappell, known to all as Terry, died in Bluffton, Ohio, Monday, February 12, 2024. Terry was born in 1942 in South Haven, Michigan to Louis and Pauline Chappell. In his youth, Terry enjoyed boy scouts, sports and being outdoors. He was the President and Co-Valedictorian of his high school class. After undergraduate studies at DePauw University, Terry attended

Et Cetera Shop, Inc. of Bluffton will hold will hold a style show, “Celebrating 50 Years of Fashion” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the Bluffton Middle School cafetorium. The show is among the events planned for 2024 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Et Cetera Shop, Inc. Covering the decades of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, the show will also include a Ten

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While temperatures have been unseasonably warm, the Coat Closet in Beatrice is ready for the cold.

Marilyn Preheim Rose Iowa City Marilyn Preheim Rose, beloved mother, wife, teacher, scholar, and public servant, passed away at age …

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