FROM FACEBOOK—The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs has announced a new local business promotion, the Explore Bluffton: Small Business Passport.
From June 1 to Labor Day, residents and visitors will be able to shop at participating downtown businesses and collect stamps for their passports. A minimum $10 purchase is required to earn stamps. Those who earn at least 15 of the 20 stamps will be entered for a prize drawing for gift cards. Passports can be picked up at any participating downtown business beginning on June 1, with completed passports turned into the Town Hall by September 7.
MEDIA RELEASE__From the Bluffton Lions: The Lewis Family McDonald’s fundraiser raised $600 for the All Abilities playground project at Legacy Park.
The board reports: "We are well on our way to reaching our ambitious goal of raising $600,000 for the project. We currently have over $320,000 pledged by 57 local individuals, families and community partners. Over half of the pledges have been made by Bluffton Lions, along with the Lima Host Lions Club and the Kalida Lions Club.
FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__Many enter and exit the Bluffton Senior Center through the back door missing out on the new items in the store. Here are a few things patrons can see by visiting the front of the store:
BSC member, George B. has been making items for the 250 Anniversary, including magnets, tissue boxes and trivets. Dave C. has been making woven placemats that are a big seller. Mary and Joy have been making handmade cards for all occasions, which go with the Bluffton postcards for sale.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs recently hosted its annual Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, marking the conclusion of the six-week Small Business Academy-VIP class series presented by the Small Business Development Center at Rhodes State College.
Market manager Greg Probst introduces the 2026 Bluffton Farmers Market, a program of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. The market is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon, May-October at the Citizens National Bank parking lot, 102 S. Main.
The following nine land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of April 2026 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner - From… to…
Agricultural
11205 TOM FETT RD - 4/9/2026 - $370,000 - Agricultural with Buildings "Qualified for CAUV" - From Grant & Ashley Ford to Evan Huss & Olivia Whitaker
10.83 ACRES on WEST ST, BEAVERDAM - 4/28/2026 - $137,825 - Agr vacant land qualified CAUV - From Gregory & Jamie Verhoff Trustees to James L Dutton
