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Donor generosity powers Bluffton U technology upgrade

Bluffton University

/ Aug 30, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University has completed a campuswide classroom technology upgrade, providing students and faculty with modern tools designed to enhance learning, collaboration and engagement. The project was made possible through the generosity of Bluffton alumni and donors, who contributed more than $300,000 to support the purchase and installation of the new technology.

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Back to School Days at Bluffton Public Library

Bluffton Public Library

/ Aug 30, 2026

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FROM BPL EMAIL UPDATE__From August 31 to September 4, visit the Bluffton Public Library and pick up a little something to help you celebrate the start of the school year, sign up for a library card, and take a tour through the library. Find more library activities and resources at https://blufftonpubliclibrary.org/

Pirate cross country opens Fall 2026 at DSJ Invite

Sports

/ Aug 30, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS__The Bluffton cross country teams opened their Fall 2026 season at the Delphos St. John’s Invitational meet on Saturday, August 29.

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The Pirate girls finished fourth out of seven teams. Host Delphos St. John’s won the girls meet handily with 51 points. Shawnee was second (77), followed by Bath (83) and Bluffton (86).

LCC was fifth (112), Sidney-Lehman Catholic (126) and Kalida (138).

Pirate Xandra Gatchel finished fourth in the girls race with a time of 21:03.

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Vickie Diane Little was a registered nurse

Obituaries

/ August 30, 2026

Funeral service on September 2 at Lewis E. Wint & Son Funeral Home, Clarkston, Mich.

Nancy Ann Wheeler Andrews worked for First Federal Savings and Loan

Obituaries

/ August 30, 2026

Services on Monday, August 31 at 12:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Church

Nancy Ann Wheeler Andrews, 74, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in the early hours of August 28, 2026, at St. Rita’s Medical Center.

Pirates girls soccer blanked by Sylvania

Sports

/ August 30, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

SYLVANIA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost 7-0 to Sylvania Northview in a non-league match on Saturday, August 29.

The Pirate girls fell to 1-2 with the loss. SN improved to 4-0 after the win.

Pirate volleyball drops 2 in close tri-match

Sports

/ August 30, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

MILLER CITY – The Bluffton High School volleyball team lost a close non-league tri-match at unbeaten Miller City with Defiance Tinora on Saturday, August 29.

The Pirate girls fell to 2-4 with the losses.