October 2024

In a Facebook announcement on Saturday, October 5, Crispyjo restaurant anounced that it is permanently closed.

The restaurant opened at 415 State Route 103, Bluffton in February 2024.

By Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following 17 land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of September 2024 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

RESIDENTIAL

104 CHESTNUT LN – 9/4/2024 – $284,900 – Residential vacant land – From A Matter of the Heart Inc to Dennis & Carolyn Maurer

316 PARKVIEW DR – 9/5/2024 – $69,900 – Residential vacant land – From Three S Development Group LLC to Dean & Jennifer Reichenbach

The Village of Bluffton has schedulded a Parks & Recreation Committee meeting on Thursday, October 10 at 1:00 p.m.  

The meeting will be at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main.

10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, Sommer Center of Bluffton University campus

The Bluffton Student Nurses Organization (BSNO) at Bluffton University is partnering with the Red Cross to host a blood drive on October 24.

"Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! The need for blood is constant and only donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team swept Northwest Conference rival Columbus Grove on October 8 to finish in sole possession of second place in the final league standings.

The Pirates improved to 18-3 overall and finished 6-1 in the NWC after the convincing 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 victory. The Bluffton spikers won for the 17th time in 19 matches. 

Grove dropped to 8-12 overall and finished 4-3 in NWC play with the defeat to finish fourth in the eight-team league.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated visiting non-conference foe Liberty Center 7-1 Tuesday, October 8, at Steinmetz Field.  

The Pirate record improved to 10-4-1 after the convincing win. 

LC dropped to 7-7-1 after the lopsided loss.

Bluffton led 4-0 at halftime, and stretched the lead to 7-0 in the second half before giving up a goal with 13 minutes remaining to play.

Submission deadline is October 27

The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District is holding it’s 47th annual Nature Photography Contest. Winners will be displayed at ArtSpace Lima and then at the McElroy Environmental Education Center.

Photographs will be submitted online. Deadline for submitted photos is no later than 11:59 p.m., Sunday Oct. 27, 2024. For official rules and details, click HERE.

For any additional questions, call 419-221-1232.

You can follow JAMPD on Facebook and Flickr to view the results.

PHOTO) Blanding’s turtles are found in Ohio’s northern counties along Lake Erie, where they inhabit marshy shorelines, inland streams, and wet meadows.

Hancock County 4-H’s 2024 year comes to a close, marked by a Celebration of 4-H on October 15.

The 2024 year saw 609 4-H youth participating in 1081 projects, as well as 101 Cloverbuds. Still projects, or non-livestock projects, were displayed during the Hancock County Fair in the Youth Pavilion. This year saw 774 livestock projects shown by 4-H youth at this year’s fair.

7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 3rd floor Bluffton Town Hall

The October monthly meeting of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will take place on October 9.

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