September 2026

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MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS) will open the doors of the two Gary Kirtland buildings to celebrate their purchase for a new BOHS museum on Saturday, September 12 from 9-11:00 a.m.  Located at 302 and 314 North Main Street in Bluffton, Ohio, you can see the former Sohio gas and service station and the former Lawson’s Dairy store before renovation begins on the new museum.  Visitors can see initial plans for the new museum and can talk with BOHS representatives about this exciting opportunity to showcase the rich history of the Bluffton area.  Light refreshments wi

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By Lori Blankemeyer, Licensed Dietitian
Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology

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AdaIcon.com news on Saturday, September 5, 2026

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team shut out visiting Ottoville 2-0 in a non-league match on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate boys improved to 4-2-1 with the clean-sheet victory.

The Big Green fell to 3-2-1 after the defeat.

Pirate goals were scored by Jaxton Morris and Gavin Amstutz, with Amstutz assisted by Carter Steinmetz. 

Bluffton out-shot the Big Green, 13-5.

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By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed in the Columbus Grove Invitational Red Division meet on Saturday, September 5.

GIRLS RESULTS
Pirate Xandra Gatchel finished 20th in a solid time of 20:49.5 to post the top Pirate girls showing.

Tessa Tarplee finished 64th in 22:27.3. Georgia Hagen came in 75th with a time of 22:49.3. Zaeda Hermiller finished in 120th place in 24:37.8. Tala Gipson ended up 191st as the fifth Pirate scorer in 29:23.4.

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Pirates and families celebrate band, cheer and football seniors / CLICK to enlarge

By Cort Reynolds / Photos by James Crawfis

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School football team routed visiting Toledo Bowsher 56-12 in the Pirate home opener and Senior Night at Harmon Field on a warm Friday night, September 4.

The Pirates improved to 3-0 with the non-league blowout win. Winless Bowsher fell to 0-3 with the lopsided road loss.

Explosive Bluffton tallied 42 unanswered points to turn a 7-6 score into a 49-6 blowout by halftime.

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UPDATE Approximately 100 customer outages shown at 8:00 a.m.

AEP Ohio has notified Bluffton area customers of power outages amid severe thunderstorm in the early hours of Saturday, September 5.

A total of 1,149 Customer Outages was shown stemming 2 Outage Cases.

Start Time: Sep 5, 2026 at 3:37 AM

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Friday, September 4, 2026

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MEDIA RELEASE__Ebenezer Church has announced the launch of Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program designed to help individuals overcome life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits. The program will begin on September 14 at 6:00 p.m. and will meet weekly on Mondays at the Richland Room (lower level) of the Bluffton Public Library. 

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Program by Jacomet's Martial Arts, breakfast by Luvu A Latte

MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, September 11. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall.

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