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Bluffton University receives $8,000 Stinner Summit award for youth agricultural and environmental education

Bluffton University

/ Oct 23, 2026

FEAST initiative aims to educate 1,000 students

MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University and collaborative partners received $8,000 through the Ben Stinner Endowment Fund, established by Ohio State University’s Agroecosystem Management Program (AMP) to support Farm, Environment and Agriculture School Trips (FEAST), a Bluffton-led initiative connecting young people with local agriculture, environmental stewardship and food systems through hands-on educational experiences.

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Main St. closure rescheduled; parapet work to take place Oct. 27

Living in Bluffton

/ Oct 23, 2026

Attached photos from Allen County Auditor's website.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that State Route 103 (Main Street) between Cherry Street and Vine Street in the village of Bluffton, will close Tuesday, Oct. 27, for approximately one day for parapet wall demolition work.

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Elections matter, including midterms

Columnists

/ Oct 23, 2026

By Ron Lora

“The Elections That Changed the World: Fifteen Pivotal Moments That Shaped How We Live,” a new book by CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, with co-author David Fisher, is well-timed for an election year. The book examines elections that left a significant footprint in history.

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October 23 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming

Sports

/ October 23, 2026

Oct. 23 Notification from Bluffton Exempted Village Schools.

7 p.m. Varsity Football Home vs. Columbus Grove

Pirate volleyball eliminated in sectionals by Archbold

Sports

/ October 23, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

PAULDING__The Bluffton High School volleyball team lost to tough Archbold in three sets at their Div. V Northwest 1 sectional tournament final on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Pirate boys soccer knocked off by Bath

Sports

/ October 23, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 3-1 to Bath in their Div. IV Northwest sectional final tournament match on Thursday night, Oct. 22.

Bluffton student to reflect on diabetes research experience

Bluffton University

/ October 23, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University biology and chemistry double major Logan Daugherty ’27 will present “My Ohio University Diabetes Research Experience: Finding My Place in the World of Medicine” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Musselman Library Reading Room.