BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School softball team held off a late rally to defeat visiting non-Northwest Conference foe Crestview 8-7 on Thursday, April 23.
The Pirates led 5-4 after a seesaw first four innings. The Knight girls tied it with a run in the top of the sixth, but Bluffton answered with three runs in the home half of the sixth to regain the lead at 8-5.
Crestview plated two runs in the seventh, but came up a run short.
Lists of distinguished scholars and major award recipients
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University recognized student achievement, scholarship and academic excellence during the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum held April 21, 2026, in Yoder Recital Hall. The Forum celebrated students who have demonstrated intellectual curiosity, perseverance and a commitment to learning across disciplines.
Faculty chairs presented Distinguished Scholar awards to students selected by their departments for excellence in their academic fields.
FROM FACEBOOK__A Bluffton youth tennis camp at the Harmon Field Tennis Courts has been announced by the Bluffton Schools. June 15-18, 2026 (rain makeup June 19 if needed.)
USTA MIDWEST SWING HIT ACE
The fee of $60 per player includes an age-appropriate tennis racquet or item of choice and t-shirt
FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton Public Library will host Laurin Wolf, Allen County Poet Laureate, for the program First American Voices: Whitman & Dickinson, the Poetry of a Blooming Nation at 6:00 p.m. on April 28.
By Benjamin Hoover, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
On April 7, 2003, Shania Twain released her single Forever and For Always, which peaked at number 4 on the Country Music charts. Twain has sold over 100 million records and is considered one of the top female country artists of all time. She is still active in the music industry and finished her third Las Vegas residency in 2025. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.
The Bluffton School Board met on Monday, April 20 with board president Roni Kaufman conducting the meeting.
STUDENT FEES UNCHANGED
Superintendent Greg Denecker reported that student fees for 2026-2027 will remain unchanged. The district attempts to keep them as low as possible.
APRIL 22 MEDIA RELEASE__David Rich, Brownsburg, Ind., has been awarded Bluffton University's full-tuition Presidential Scholarship, valued at more than $156,000 over four years.
A graduate of Brownsburg High School, Rich is active in extracurricular activities including club soccer.
Rich attends Connection Pointe and is the son of Jason Rich and Donna Block.
