BLUFFTON__Bluffton High School senior guard Bean Ginther was named honorable mention All-Northwest Conference for boys basketball in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Ginther was one of the top Pirate scorers.
Bluffton finished the regular season 9-13 and 1-6 in the rugged NWC.
Lincolnview won the league crown with a 6-1 record, while Lima Central Catholic and Columbus Grove tied for second at 5-2. Spencerville came in fourth at 4-3, followed by Crestview (3-4) and Allen East in a fifth-place tie.
Do you have a budding engineer in your family? If so, join the Bluffton Public Library for exciting STEM engineering challenges one Thursday evening each month at 6:00 p.m. from February-April.
As a family unit, design, test, and modify your own creations.
Meet downstairs in the large activity room. Mark your calendars for February 26, March 19, and April 23.
On Monday, March 16 at 10 a.m., Marybeth Torsell from the Alzheimer's Association Northwest Ohio Chapter will be at the Bluffton Senior Center to present "10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's". Alzheimer's causes changes in memory, thinking and behavior that are not normal aging. This program will discuss the difference between normal aging and Alzheimer's the common warning signs, the importance of early detection and the benefits of receiving a diagnosis.
Happy Monday, Blufftonites! Here are BlufftonIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, February 16-22. For a chronological look Icon content, visit blufftonicon.com/archive.
Program offers assistance to individuals who need help with appointments.
LIMA, OH —Area Agency on Aging 3 is officially launching a new program on March 1. TrustedRiders provides non-medical, door-through-door human support and coordination for pre-arranged trips and appointments, whether by walking or with any form of ground transportation arranged through partners. and is currently seeking volunteers to become TrustedRiders Chaperones.
FROM BLUFFTON PIRATES FACEBOOK__Congratulations to one of Bluffton’s outstanding Apollo students, Keith Hohenbrink, on earning c for Northwest Ohio!
Keith’s hard work, skill, and dedication to his craft have truly paid off, and we are incredibly proud of his accomplishment. Good Luck at the State Competition.
You've completed a puzzle, now what to do? Swap them! Swapped puzzles should be in good condition with all the pieces. For each puzzle you bring, you can take home a new one. For all ages. Starting in February, Tuesday evenings any time from 5-7:30 p.m. on the Main Floor.
Putnam County Homecare and Hospice is the Bluffton Senior Center's new toenail clinic provider. They will have a nurse here on the third Tuesday of every month. Appointments are needed and can be made by calling the office at 419-358-8971 or stop by the office. Cost is $10.00 due at the time of your appointment.
I have selected 21 articles of lasting interest from among the 146 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during January 2026 for the print Bluffton Icon Highlights.
One of the joys of being digital is that you almost never run out of room. My rule of thumb here is to fit the table of contents on one page!
These print highlights are distributed for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Senior Center, Maple Crest and Musselman Library at Bluffton University.
ARCHBOLD__The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team hung close but lost a tight 57-50 road bout at Archbold in Div. V Northwest sectional final tournament action on Saturday afternoon, February 21.
Five Bluestreak girls scored in double figures to pace the victors to a hard-fought victory.
Bluffton sophomore guard Maelee Miller and junior Greta Myers each netted 11 points to pace the Pirates.
