Bluffton News

By MARGARET DWIGGINS FAMILY EDITOR From mid-1933 until he was gunned down by federal agents in July 1934, John Dillinger and his gang crisscrossed the Midwest, stealing weapons, killing policemen and robbing banks, including the Citizens National Bank in Bluffton.

Shades of the 1930s! Tough economic times, some banks struggling to get by and now, bank robbers.

John Dillinger and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangsters featured in the new movie "Public Enemies," ran roughshod through the Midwest, robbing banks and killing police officers.

John Dillinger's time in Lima may not be documented in the newest movie about the famed bank robber, but residents can at least know that one of their own is in the movie.

Pilot Jean Sloan, of Lima, Ohio, exits a Piper PA28-161 after arriving Thursday in Jacksonville.

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Lynn Miller is not a typical Mennonite. He has a beard, but no mustache.

Dolores Ruhe, of Ottawa, remembers wanting to go to the fair one year. Instead, she had to stay home and pick tomatoes.

It can be a terrifying thing to see a dog streaking toward you across a field, fast and low to the ground, lips peeled back from a mouth filled with huge white teeth.

Ruth P. Byerly Huber, 95, died at 2:30 p.m. June 18, 2009, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

Craig Edwards, 65, died June 14, 2009, at his residence. He was born July 30, 1943, in Bluffton to William and Dorothy Basinger Edwards, who preceded him in death.

Carol and Bob Gibson were enjoying one of those getaways that empty nesters look forward to.

Fostoria accidents Tuesday: * Vehicle driven by Lea K. Browning, 50, 671 Maple St., was backing out of a space at a location in front of West Center Street location and struck vehicle driven by Jin Hua Yang, 44, 1303 Stratford Lane, which was eastbound on West Center Street and approaching the intersection of West Center and South Wood streets at ...

Bluffton High School principal Bob Anderson has seen some serious senior pranks in his career.

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER BLUFFTON -- A proposed conservancy district received a warmer reception Thursday in Bluffton.

Burial: Lewis Grove Cemetery, Lima. Visitation: 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Dottie Anderson and Jean Sloan will participate in a four-day transcontinental airplace race on June 23.

There has always been a tradition of strong throwers at Columbus Grove. Dylan Vogt can now add his name to the list of state-placing throwers from Grove.

Carroll Lee Hieronimus, 72, of 26596 Georgetown Road, Homeworth, went to be with the Lord at 2:31 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at the Salem Community Hospital.

The Northwest Ohio Flood Mitigation Partnership will hold four informational meetings about its efforts to form a separate conservancy district for the Blanchard River watershed.

Claire Gallam of Granger, Ind., was named to the dean's list at Georgia Southern University for the spring 2009 semester.