FROM FACEBOOK__Starting October 1, daytime outdoor burning is prohibited from 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. in unincorporated areas across Ohio. With dry conditions and drought in many parts of the state, the risk of wildfires is elevated..
Follow these tips from our Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry:
This is a “scratch the surface” report on the 2025 Bluffton Fall Festival. Mind you, I spent my day at three different locations, but that just provided a sampling of the food and fun on offer across the village. I dropped by the Bluffton Craft show, the historical Schumacher Homestead and Maple Crest senior living village to get a feel for the 20th annual festival.
SEPT 29 MEDIA RELEASE__Area residents and businesses are invited to a Customer Appreciation Day celebration on Friday, October 3, from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., at Citizens National Bank, 102 S. Main Street.
Free lunch, including pulled pork, beans, salad, chips and cookies, will be served. Attendees may also enter to win a variety of door prizes.
SEPT 29 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University has introduced the Be a Beaver Program, guaranteeing full tuition coverage for qualifying students through a combination of federal, state, and Bluffton University aid.
To qualify for the Be a Beaver Program, students must:
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team swamped visiting Lincolnview 6-0 in a Northwest Conference match on Senior Night at Steinmetz Field on Monday, September 29.
First-place Bluffton improved to 4-8-3 overall and 3-0 in NWC play with the convincing victory. The Pirates are still on course to repeat as league champions again after the lopsided victory.
Lincolnview fell to 2-8-1 overall and 1-1-1 in the NWC after the defeat.
Bluffton scored first in the 20th minute on a Lincolnview own goal.
HAMLER__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team lost in three sets to Patrick Henry in a match pitting non-conference powers on Monday, September 29.
The Pirate girls fell to 12-7 overall with the 25-16, 25-14, 25-22 defeat.
Patrick Henry improved to 14-2 after the win.
Kendall Stackhouse topped the Pirates with seven kills. Lainey Grandey and Libby Hocanson knocked down five kills apiece.
SEPT. 29 MEDIA RELEASE__Representatives from the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) are hosting a free, virtual town hall on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. to help Ohioans prepare for the upcoming Medicare open enrollment period and officially launch OSHIIP's in-person and virtual statewide Medicare Checkup events. OSHIIP is a program of the Ohio Department of Insurance.
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