Bluffton-Pandora's first settler
The plaque reads: "Home of Michael Neuenschwander, the first pioneer of the Swiss Mennonites who came to Ohio in the Spring of 1833 and settled in Putnam County Ohio." This year marks the 180th anniversary of the arrival of Europeans to northwest Ohio. Swiss Day on Sunday, June 30, celebrates of heritage of these settlers. The historic plaque is located on the King family farm on Bixel Road.
Stories Posted This Week
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Pirate bowlers place 5th at Jack Hammill Invite
- Bluffton K-12 school cancelled on January 22
- Quarry Farm newsletter for Winter 2025
- Pirates host Military Appreciation Night on January 24
- Lots to show and tell about Bluffton history
- Bluffton Police calls for service report, Dec. 2024
- Cory-Rawson open enrollment for 2025-2026
- Cory-Rawson opens registration for preschool, begindergarten and kindergarten
Monday, January 20, 2025
Sunday, January 19, 2025
- Pirate girls 2nd, boys 3rd at NCOSL swim meet
- Pirate boys basketball nipped in OT by L-B
- Pirate girls basketball defeated by Toledo Start in OT
- BPL gauging interest in "no obligation" book group
- What's up at the Bluffton Public Library, January 20-24
- Summary of January 2025 Bluffton School Board meeting
- Gas main construction project begins week of January 21