On the Beat in Bluffton

Friday, July 24, 2015

N-B Photos: Dream Team takes the field

The Dream Team is wrapping up another season at Whicker Field. The league provides children with learning and physical disabilities a chance to play T-Ball in the summer. (Photos by Jessica Williams)









Wednesday, July 22, 2015

N-B Video: Wells County Sheriff's Department gets a new Humvee

The military-issue Humvee roared west on 100S, turning a few heads of people who happened to be outside on this sunny late morning. But it isn’t a typical military vehicle; this one isn’t armed, it’s black with white block letters, and it was driven by Chief Deputy Scott Holliday of the Wells County Sheriff’s Department. This Humvee is a new tool in the county’s law enforcement arsenal. Learn more in the Thursday, July 23, News-Banner. (Video by Jessica Williams)




Tuesday, July 21, 2015

N-B Photos: Kids race around Pickett's Run, end in bubbles

The Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department hosted a "Bubble Dash" Monday afternoon at Pickett's Run. Children as young as 4 raced around the park to finish the race in a cloud of bubbles from a bubble machine. (Photos by Jessica Williams)










Monday, July 20, 2015

N-B Slideshow: Swim, bike, run -- the 2015 IronKid Triathlon

The Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department's annual IronKid Triathlon was Saturday, July 18, at the Wells County 4-H Park, the Wells Community Pool, and surrounding streets. (Photos by Jessica Williams)

Monday, July 6, 2015

N-B Slideshow: July 4, 2015

Bluffton's July 4 firework celebration. (Photos by Glen Werling)

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

N-B Slideshow: 2015 Ossian Freedom Fest

The 2015 Ossian Freedom Fest was held Tuesday evening, June 30. (Photos by Glen Werling)


N-B Slideshow: 2015 Relay for Life

The annual Relay for Life Saturday was moved indoors due to the weather. (Photos by Dave Schultz; video by Jessica Williams)