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Published September 28Bluffton Presbyterian hosts community-wide Socktober drive
Living in Bluffton MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Presbyterian Church invites the community to join in a Socktober drive throughout October and provide new socks for individuals and families who need them most. Donations of new socks in any size and style are welcome, from socks for…
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Published 4 hours agoPirate volleyball sweeps Wapakoneta
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated visiting non-league foe Wapakoneta in straight sets Monday evening. The Pirate girls improved to 11-5 with the victory. Wapakoneta fell to 9-6 after the defeat.
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Published 5 hours agoPirate boys golf 4th at NWC tourney; Meyer places 2nd
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys golf team finished a solid fourth at the eight-team Northwest Conference tournament at the Bluffton Golf Club on Monday, September 28. The twice-delayed annual tournament was originally postponed from Thursday, Sept.…
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Published 5 hours agoPirate girls soccer shuts out Lima Central Catholic
Sports By Cort Reynolds LIMA – The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated Northwest Conference rival Lima Central Catholic 3-0 on Monday, Sept. 28. The Pirate girls improved to 6-6 overall and 5-0 in the NWC with the clean-sheet win. The Thunderbirds fell to…
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Published 5 hours agoPirate boys soccer shuts out Lima Central Catholic
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team routed visiting Lima Central Catholic 7-0 in a Northwest Conference match on Monday, Sept. 28 at Steinmetz Field. The Pirate boys improved to 6-4-2 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win. LCC…
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Published 5 hours agoPirate girls tennis blanks Kenton
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls tennis team shut out visiting Kenton 5-0 on Monday, Sept. 28. The Pirate girls improved to 9-6 this season after the win. Kenton dropped to 2-10 with the non-league road loss. Bluffton swept all 10 sets in the…
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Published September 28Bulldog volleyball wins Cory Invite
By Cort Reynolds / Photos by Mark Andreasen RAWSON__The Ada High School volleyball team won the seven-team Cory-Rawson Invitational tournament on Saturday, Sept. 26 The Bulldogs began by defeating Holgate, and then edged Lima Temple Christian in the championship match. The…
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Published September 27Pirate football shuts out Spencerville
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School football team shellacked visiting Spencerville 61-0 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Friday, Sept. 25. The Pirates raced to a 47-0 halftime lead over the winless Bearcats and cruised to victory. The Pirates improved…
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Published September 27Pirate girls cross country 9th at Van Wert meet
Sports Prothro 28th of 164 in boys meet By Cort Reynolds VAN WERT__The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country team competed at the annual Ohio Health Invitational meet at the Van Wert Fairgrounds course on Saturday, Sept. 26. BOYS Pirate sophomore Atticus Prothro was…
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Published September 27Pirate girls soccer shut out by Elida
Sports By Cort Reynolds LIMA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to Elida 3-0 in a non-league match on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Pirate girls fell to 5-6 with the road loss. The Bulldogs improved to 8-0-2 after the clean-sheet win. Elida scoring ace Lexie Good…
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Published 7 hours agoBluffton Fall Festival overflows with family fun
PHOTOS Bluffton Icon, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Community Historical Society By Marlena Ballinger BLUFFTON__On a beautiful fall day, September 26, Bluffton exploded with things to do thanks to the Bluffton Fall Festival and other events scheduled for the same day.…
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Published 20 hours agoAlan K. Yoder, O.D., 86, owned Family Eye Care Clinic of Bluffton
Alan K. Yoder, O.D., 86, of Bluffton, died on the morning of September 28, 2026 at the Frieda House at Willow Ridge (Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio). Alan Yoder was born on January 22, 1940, in Berne, Indiana to the late Albert and Ellen (Liechty) Yoder. On September 17,…