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Plenty of action at Oct 10 Dillinger robbery reenactment and motorcycle show

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/ Oct 09, 2026

On Saturday, October 10, the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society is staging an 11:55 a.m. reenactment of the 1933 robbery of Citizens National Bank by John Dillinger and his gang. The event will also include a 10 a.m.-2 p.m. motorcycle show and will be attended by riders from Joe Bayliff's Route 30 Harley-Davidson on their annual Wake the Dead Motorcycle Ride. At 1:00 p.m. at the Bluffton Senior Center, area residents will share accounts of Dillinger gang activity.

LOUD NOISE ADVISORY: The 11:55 robbery reenactment will include loud firecracker noises.

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Bluffton community survey opens for Active Transportation Plan

Living in Bluffton

/ Oct 09, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Community partners are working together to write an Active Transportation Plan for the Village of Bluffton and are seeking community input to help improve walking and biking in the Village. You can share your opinions by completing a survey that Bluffton community leaders will review.

The survey can be found here

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Caitlyn Couch junior piano recital, October 16

Living in Bluffton

/ Oct 09, 2026

FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__Caitlyn Couch (formerly the Gal in Four Guys and a Gal) will be at the Bluffton Senior Center on October 16 at 2 p.m. to present her Junior Piano Recital.

From the organizers: "It is hard to believe that Caitlyn is a junior in college already. She asked if she could practice giving her recital when she is home for fall break and we said YES. Come and support this wonderful young musician."

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Pirate girls soccer loss vs. St. Marys

Sports

/ October 9, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost 5-1 to visiting Western Buckeye League foe St. Marys in a non-league match on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate girls fell to 6-8-1 with the defeat.

Pirate volleyball sweeps Carey

Sports

/ October 9, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

CAREY__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team won two close games to start the match, then finished it off by sweeping Carey in a non-league bout Thursday, Oct. 8.

“The Trumpet Player” sculpture at Bluffton University receives conservation grant

Bluffton University

/ October 9, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE— Bluffton University has been recommended for funding through the State Library of Ohio’s LSTA Conservation and Preservation Grant program to support conservation work on “The Trumpet Player,” a sculpture by artist John Peter Klassen.