Bluffton Ohio Historical Society wants to save Rudolf Althaus general store
By Paula Pyzik Scott
On May 21, Bluffton historian and Icon founder Fred Steiner returned to his hometown to provide a program on the Althaus-Amstutz-Hahn-Steiner family, drawing a full house to the Bluffton Public Library lower level. The presentation was conversational and pictorial: he provided dozens of images of the people, places and artifacts in his story.
Bluffton Elementary School has released the following Honor Roll for the 4th quarter of the 2024-2025 academic year. This Honor Roll is for students in grades 4-5.
The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon will be in holiday mode for the long weekend of May 24-25-26. Except for breaking news, articles will be on pause. Say hello to our photographers and news gatherers at graduation and Memorial Day events.
Bluffton University will host the following events in June 2025. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
June 2
Admissions event: First-year Orientation, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Marbeck Center
June 13
Admissions event: First-year Orientation, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Marbeck Center
June 20
Anabaptism at 500 Event: Choir performance, “One Hundred Years of Mennonite Women through Story and Song,” 7-8:30 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio
