The Swiss Community Historical Society will host a Christmas Open House at the Schumacher Homestead and Heritage Center on Saturday and Sunday, Decmeber 6-7 from 2-:00-6:00 p.m. each day. Explore the farmhouse from attic to cellar, the woodworking shop and summer kitchen, and learn about ice harvesting in the Heritage Center. Music is scheduled for both days. Learn more HERE.
Expanding patient-centered, harm-reduction services through OneOhio funding
MEDIA RELEASE__The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties is inviting eligible organizations to complete a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a one-time funding opportunity that supports substance use treatment services in Allen and/or Auglaize County. Eligible providers may submit proposals at wecarepeople.org/oneohio. Written questions are due by 5:00 p.m. on December 19, 2025, and all proposals must be submitted by 11:59 PM on January 9, 2026.
The following ten land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of November 2025 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
Address – Sale Date – Sale Price – Owner – from/to
LAND
2.5 Acres On Rockport Rd – 11/19/2025 – $62,000 – Residential Unplatted – From Jonnathan & April Bonifas to Melinda Kaufman
33 Acres On Lincoln Highway – 11/26/2025 – $331,700 – Agricultural Vacant Land – From Marjorie Montgomery to CSBA Farms LLC
FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__The current Tai Chi class at the Bluffton Senior Center will end January 8. The next Tai Chi class will start on February 10 and run for six months.
Sign-up for the new session will be on January 14 for members and January 28 for non-members.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) reports 11 deaths in eight fatal crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday reporting period, which began at midnight on Wednesday, November 26 and concluded at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 30.
According to preliminary Patrol statistics, at least two of the eight fatal crashes recorded during the reporting period were OVI-related. In a continued effort to lower that number to zero, troopers made 281 arrests for impaired driving and 38 for drug-related charges.
Bluffton hosts Ottawa-Glandorf (2-0) on Friday, December 5
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON__In their season opener, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost 61-51 to visiting Miller City on Tuesday, December 2.
The Pirates led 30-25 at halftime after fashioning a 15-9 second quarter. But MC seized the momentum with an 18-8 third-period turnaround. The Wildcats outscored the Pirates 36-21 after intermission to win by 10.
Bluffton begins 0-1, while MC improved to 2-0 with the non-league road victory.
