Kato will have a ball in retirement
Sergeant Tyler Hochstetler brought Bluffton Police Department K-9 Kato for a final visit to council before the dog is retired. Hochstetler explained that Kato is trained to locate marijuana, making him ineligible to search for other drugs now that marijuana has been legalized.
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The following results are from April 9-15 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season:
UPDATED APRIL 17 Health Action Council awards funds in Healthy Kids Spring Step It Up Challenge
Team “Battling for Bikes” from Bluffton Elementary School earned first place in the Spring Step It Up Challenge.
The Village of Bluffton has announced the following public meetings to be held at Bluffton Town Hall.
Cemetery Board on Friday, April 18 at 10:00 a.m.
Safety Services Committee on Friday, April 25 at noon.
Bluffton EMS provided the following report for calls for service in March 2025. The total number of calls to date for 2025 is 197.
75 EMS calls
45 Medical
14 Non emergency transports
2 Motor Vehicle Accidents
13 Fire Calls
1 Mutual Aid Call
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys varsity tennis squad defeated visiting Celina 4-1 Wednesday evening.
The Pirate team improved to 6-1 with their third victory in as many days. Bluffton won eight of 10 sets in the match.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School girls softball team defeated visiting Emmanuel Christian handily 13-5 Wednesday, April 16.
The Pirate girls improved to 2-4 overall with the win. The hosts overcame an early 3-0 deficit to win going away.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Bluffton Beavers sports roundup, April 9-15
- UPDATED Trio of teachers win $1,500 for Bluffton Elementary
- Bluffton public meetings scheduled
- Bluffton EMS stats for March 2025
- Bluffton tennis win vs. Celina
- Pirate softball beats Emmanuel Christian
- Kato will have a ball in retirement
- Poppies: Health implications
- Recap of April 14 Bluffton Council Meeting