August 2025

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD__The Bluffton boys golf team teed off its season by finishing 15th at the 21-team Colonial Golfers Club Invitational Tuesday, August 5 in Harrod.

Perrysburg won the event with 299 strokes, 18 shots ahead of their closest competition. 

Mansfield Madison and Shawnee tied for second at 317, while Allen East came home right behind them by one stroke in fourth (318).

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Bluffton American Legion Post 382 made its annual check presentations on Monday, August 4, presenting a total of $9,000 in support for 12 local non-profit organizations. Post Commander Kurt Emans provided background information on the recipients and committee members Sam Reineke, Tom Benroth, Fred Rodabaugh and Dennis Morrison presented individual checks.

Dear Bluffton Soccer Club Alumni & Fans,

This weekend marks Bluffton's annual Alumni Soccer games! We are excited to announce that we're expanding the festivities to include even more fun events for the entire family, including grandparents.

We will have a Golf Scramble Friday morning, the Alumni games Saturday early evening, then come hang out on Vine St until 10 p.m.! Wristbands are now available for purchase at The Twisted Whisk in Bluffton for $10. These wristbands will grant you special discounts throughout the weekend. All proceeds from the weekend will go directly towards the new Legacy Park.

UPDATE From Bluffton Pirates Facebook: Seven carts of groceries were collected at the gate!

5:00 p.m. Girls alumni game, 7:00 p.m. Boys alumni game at Steinmetz Field
Donations to Bluffton Food Pantry will be collected

AUG 5 MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Community is invited to come out and see the 2025 BHS Soccer teams for the first time, watch some of your favorite former student-athletes in action, and support the Bluffton Food Pantry.

The Bluffton Historical Society has announced that it will meet at 7:00 p.m.on Wednesday, August 6--not the usual second Wednesday of the month--in order to prepare for the August 9 Bluffton History Day event.

See August 9 Bluffton History Day is all about railroads for details.

MEDIA RELEASE__On August 4, Apollo Career Center announced a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2025-2026 school year.

Schools qualifying to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provide breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price and paid student meals. 

Compiled by Paula Pyzik Scott

The following 13 land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District in July 2025 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - FROM/TO - SALE DATE - PRICE - LAND USE

BEAVERDAM RESIDENTIAL
301 Lima St - Nowlan, Matthew T & Sara L to Nowlan, Yvonne & Thomas J - 7/8/2025 - $60,000 - Single Family Dwlg Unplat

HANCOCK COUNTY: Ramp closure at the Village of Bluffton to impact traffic on Wednesday.

State Route 103 ramp to Interstate 75 northbound at the village of Bluffton will close for approximately one day for bridge repair.

Join the 2025 Soil Health and Water Management Field Day held at The Ohio State University at Lima.

Regenerative agriculture with the help of no-till, cover crops and water management technology and conservation practices will be the focus of a field day at The Ohio State University at Lima's Regenerative Agriculture Farm.

DATE August 28, 2025
TIME 8:30-4:00 p.m.
LOCATION The Ohio State University at Lima, 4240 Campus Dr, Lima, OH 45804, Galvin Hall
REGISTRATION COST $25.00

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The following articles for July 27-August 2, 2025 are BlufftonIcon.com items from "above the fold," the top two stories and feature photo for each day. These stories have also been highlighted on the Icon's Facebook and Instagram pages.

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