By Paula Pyzik Scott

The 21st annual Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26 has a new promoter--the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce--and a mix of new and familiar family-focused activities. The festival provides many free options as well as opportunities to purchase food and merchandise. 

Fall Festival activities will take place at multiple locations, shown on this map and linked below.

FALL FAMILY FUN AT BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY

FROM CHAMBER NEWLETTER__Local businesses are invited to participate in the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Scarecrow Decorating Competition during October 2026. Decorate a light post along Main Street with your most creative scarecrow display, filling downtown Bluffton with some festive fall fun.

Businesses interested in participating should contact Liz Gordon-Hancock to sign up and reserve a light post. Email [email protected]

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __The Bluffton High School girls soccer team ran out to an early lead and defeated visiting local rival Allen East 4-1 in a Northwest Conference match on Thursday night, Sept. 24, at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate girls improved to 5-5 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with the decisive win. Bluffton is tied with Columbus Grove at 4-0 in the league standings.

AE fell to 0-10-2 and 0-3-1 in NWC play after the loss.

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FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS__Fifty-one exquisite ceramic pieces crafted by Professor of Art Emeritus Bruce Chesser are currently on display at Ohio Northern University’s Elzay Gallery of Art through September 26.

Sept. 25, 7:00 p.m. Varsity Football Home vs Spencerville - Military Appreciation Night

By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team lost in three sets to Northwest Conference foe Crestview to snap their seven-match win streak on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, a longtime resident of Bluffton and then of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away on September 18, 2026, at the age of 87. She was born on May 5, 1939, to Marion (Tam) and Helen Minnich in Continental, Ohio.

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MEDIA RELEASE__Start times for the following Village of Bluffton meeting has been changed. A joint Planning Commission and Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow meeting will be held at Town Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 5:30 p.m.

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