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Letter: Thank you, Coach Richards

Letters

/ Nov 10, 2026

BHS football Coach Jeff Richards steps down as Football Coach as he takes on the new role of Bluffton Elementary Principal.

By Alex Hanna
Bluffton High School Athletic Director

There are a lot of things that go into being a head football coach that most people never see. We see the games on Friday nights, the wins and losses, and the excitement that comes with a successful season. What we don't always see are the early mornings, the long days, the hours in the weight room, the summer workouts, and all the time spent trying to make young people a little better than they were the day before.

As Coach Richards steps down as the Bluffton Pirates Head Varsity Football Coach, we want to take a moment to simply say thank you.

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Lego scarecrow earns GROB top honors from voters

Business

/ Nov 10, 2026

Company-wide collaboration

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the top three entries in the 2026 Scarecrow Decorating contest:

First place: GROB Systems
Second place: SumiRiko
Third place: Et Cetera Shop

Seventeen businesses participated in the competition. GROB garnered 35 out of the 104 votes.

ABOUT THE GROB ENTRY
By Mark Reed

This year’s scarecrow was a result of multiple departments in the company being involved, as well as the apprentices.

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Jeanne Previte, 80, owned and operated Jeanne's Kitchen

Obituaries

/ Nov 10, 2026

In her final hours, Jeanne Previte looked up at her four children, who were gathered bedside.

“Love each other,” she said softly.

It’s a message they will cherish. And one so many of us could use right now.

Jeanne, who died peacefully at her home in Ada, Ohio on November 7, spent nearly 81 years on this earth never truly appreciating how far her love spread.

It spread, quite often, through food.

Jeanne grew up in a Lebanese household in Detroit. That’s where she met her husband, Peter Previte Sr., who grew up in an Italian family in New Jersey.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters launches 2026 year-end giving campaign

Regional news

/ November 10, 2026

Local businesses, community leaders, and individuals called on to make investment in youth

Socktober drive collected 659 pairs for local distribution

Living in Bluffton

/ November 10, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Generous community support brought in an impressive 659 pairs of socks during the community-wide Socktober drive sponsored by Bluffton Presbyterian Church.

Bluffton Elementary Honor Roll for 1st Quarter 2026-2027

People

/ November 10, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Elementary School has released the following honor roll for the first quarter of the 2026-2027 school year for grades 4-5.

All A Honor Roll:

4th Grade :

Easton Hammon, Elyze Hefner, Eden Pritchett, Emmerson Shoemaker, Wynn Walker

Former Blufftonite is lieutenant governor-elect of South Carolina

People

/ November 10, 2026

FROM FACEBOOK__1990 Bluffton High School valedictorian Mike Reichenbach is the Lieutenant Governor-elect for the State of South Carolina, following the November 3 General Election. He is the son of Edward and the late Shirley Reichenbach.

University to stage costume drama that mixes emotion, humor and contemporary references

Bluffton University

/ November 10, 2026

Poor Clare at Ramseyer Auditorium, Nov. 12-15

MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University will present Poor Clare, a play by Chiara Atik, Nov. 12-15 in Ramseyer Auditorium, College Hall.

Bluffton High School Honor Roll for 1st quarter of 2026-2027

People

/ November 10, 2026

Bluffton High School has announced the following Honor Roll for the first quarter of 2026-27 for grades 9-12.

9th Grade – All A

Wyatt Amstutz, Barrett Benroth, Adrian Birnesser, Jillian Blackburn, Clara Brauen, Thayne Bricker, Landon Byers, Emma Clevidence, Wyatt Conley, Aliza Davis, Easton Dunifon, Caleb Fifer, Warren Gaertner, Breydan Glick, Alenah Gordon-Hancock, Amelia Hoehn, Kinzi Koogler, Peyton Lieurance, Jonathan McKanna, Aspen Norris, Eva Nygaard, Elinor Norie Parrish, Addison Rieman, Ethan Roby, Addilyn Shoemaker, Claire Snyder, Abram Steiner, Emery Thiel, Leo Weyer

Nov. 13 chamber program on Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

Business

/ November 10, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, November 13, 2026. The meeting will be held at 7:00 a.m. on the third floor of the Town Hall.