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Published 13 hours agoPirate volleyball win vs. Spencerville
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School volleyball team swept visiting Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match to celebrate Senior Night on Thursday, October 1. The Pirate spikers improved to 12-6 overall and 4-2 in the NWC after the 25-15, 25-20, 25-21…
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Published 13 hours agoPirate boys soccer ties Ottawa-Glandorf
Sports By Cort Reynolds OTTAWA__The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team tied Western Buckeye League foe Ottawa-Glandorf 1-1 in a non-conference match Thursday, Oct. 1. The Pirate boys ran their record to 6-4-3 overall with the result. Ottawa-Glandorf is 5-9-1 overall…
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Published 13 hours agoPirate girls soccer loss vs. Toledo St. Ursula
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to visiting Toledo St. Ursula Academy 4-1 Thursday night, Oct. 1 at Steinmetz Field. The Pirate girls dropped to 6-7 overall with the home defeat. The Arrows improved to 6-4-2 with the road…
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Published October 01BHS Junior Class fundraiser for Post Prom
Living in Bluffton MEDIA RELEASE__During the October 2 Homecoming football game vs. Lima Central Catholic, the Bluffton High School Junior class will be selling 50/50 raffle tickets and beef raffle tickets as a Post Prom fundraiser. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
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Published September 30Pirate volleyball loss vs. Lincolnview
Sports By Cort Reynolds VAN WERT__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team lost a key three-set league match to Northwest Conference rival Lincolnview on Tuesday evening, Sept. 29. The opponents entered the battle with almost identical overall and league records. The…
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Published 5 hours agoJohn "Jack" Palte, 88, was a farmer
John "Jack" Palte, age 88, of Sevierville, TN, formerly of Bluffton, OH, passed away on September 30, 2026. Jack was a farmer for many years while living in Ohio. In addition to crop farming, he also raised hogs and milk cows. After moving to Tennessee, he worked at Fort Sanders…
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Published 7 hours agoNature walk at university Nature Preserve, Oct. 3
Bluffton University Invasive plant removal continues with Friends of the Nature Preserve On Saturday, October 3, Dr. Buchanan will be holding a one-hour nature walk as part of the Bluffton University Homecoming events. He will be talking about the various habitat restoration…
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Published 17 hours agoWalking through Autumn series brings hikers to Bluffton
By Marlena Ballinger The Johnny Appleseed Park District hosted a group hike at Motter Park on Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road on Saturday, September 26. The hike was a commemorative event held for the park’s 20th Anniversary of the Walking Thru Autumn hiking series. With nearly 100…
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Published 17 hours agoCan you bake a winning pie?
By Paula Pyzik Scott My Mom’s apple pie is definitely among the top five Pyzik family recipes that I continue to make for both flavor and nostalgia. So when Bluffton’s America 250 committee announced an apple pie-making contest, I was all in. But when was the last time I made…
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Published October 01ICYMI: September 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights
By Paula Pyzik Scott Here in electronic form and soon to be available in print are the September 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights. This issue includes 20 articles from the 172 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during the past month. Highlights will be delivered for in-house reading…
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Published October 01Can you bake a winning pie?
By Paula Pyzik Scott My Mom’s apple pie is definitely among the top five Pyzik family recipes that I continue to make for both flavor and nostalgia. So when Bluffton’s America 250 committee announced an apple pie-making contest, I was all in. But when was the last time I made…
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Published October 01Beaver and Pirate homecoming doubleheader
During the weekend of October 2-4, Bluffton will celebrate both Bluffton University and Bluffton High School homecomings. The BHS Homecoming Parade will start at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 2. Pictures above include: The Bluffton High School 2026 Homecoming Court: Front Row Left…