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ICYMI: October 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights

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/ Nov 02, 2026

Got a to-do list? Here's a Bluffton done list

By Paula Pyzik Scott

[Corrected] Here in electronic form and soon to be available in print are the October 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights. This issue includes 29 articles from the 195 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during the past month. (October 2026 archive.)

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October 2026 land transfers in the Bluffton school district

Business

/ Nov 03, 2026

Compiled by Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following seven land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of October 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

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2026 Bluffton Holiday Open House is Nov. 6-7

Events

/ Nov 03, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The holiday season is just around the corner, and the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invites residents and visitors to kick off the festivities during its 2026 Holiday Open House, November 6–7, in downtown Bluffton.

This annual holiday shopping tradition is the perfect opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit while supporting the local businesses that make Bluffton such a special place. Participating downtown shops will welcome shoppers with a festive atmosphere, holiday sales, prize drawings, festive food and plenty of seasonal cheer.

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Allen County Veterans Services presentation, Nov. 9

Living in Bluffton

/ November 3, 2026

FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__Justin Harbison, a representative from Allen County Veterans Services will be at the Bluffton Senior Center on Monday, November 9 at 9:30 a.m. to speak on available benefits for Veterans and their spouses.

Ada Icon headlines, November 2

Regional news

/ November 2, 2026

Spencer L. Hall, 39, worked for 5-C Roofing

Michael (Mike) David Risser, 77, worked in computer science

Obituaries

/ November 2, 2026

Michael (Mike) David Risser, 77, passed away on October 14, 2026, in Chandler, AZ. He was born on July 21, 1950, to the late Louis Risser and the late Margaret DeVore Risser. Mike grew up on his family's historic Ohio Century Farm in Pandora, Ohio.