FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Two Bluffton persons with Ada connections were recognized this month by the Bluffton police department.
The two are retired Bluffton police chiefs, Rick Skilliter, husband of Ada school superintendent, Meri Skilliter, and the late William Gaiffe, whose daughter is Pat Wyss, and grandsons are Todd Wyss and Sam Kragalott of Ada.
Skilliter and Gaiffe are the first inductees to a Wall of Honor, recognizing retired Bluffton police officers.
Bluffton police chief Chief Ryan Burkholder read the following about the two 2019 inductees:
Sophomore Vinh Thai (Galloway/St. Charles) was dubbed the 2019 Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Year while four individuals garnered All-OAC honors for the 2018-19 men's tennis season, the league office announced Wednesday morning.
Thai and freshman Noah Elliott (Hilliard/Davidson) both received top-billing from the league's head coaches, earning First-Team All-OAC honors this season. In addition, sophomore Hoang Do (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) registered Second-Team All-OAC honors, and freshman Zach Beaschler (Ada) was named to the Honorable Mention squad.
It's a wonderful time of the year, with baby birds leaving their nests and learning how to fly. But unfortunately, it's easy for cats to catch the baby birds. This is a great time of year to keep your cat inside, and give the birds a chance to fly.
On Friday, May 10, Deputies from the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover operation to monitor compliance with liquor sales laws among area businesses.
A total of 12 businesses throughout the county were monitored; they were located in Dunkirk, Forest, Ridgeway, Mt. Victory, McGuffey, Alger and Kenton. As a result, 2 summonses for selling alcohol to an underage person were issued to employees of 2 different businesses.
In addition to the individual charges, the cases will be forwarded to the Ohio Department of Public Safety Investigative Division for possible sanctions against the liquor permit holders.
Three Ohio Northern student-athletes have received qualifying bids to the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio from Thursday, May 23 to Saturday, May 25.
