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On Friday, September 4, Bluffton High School football players were honored on Senior Night at Harmon Field. They are pictured here, flanked by their families and are listed in order below. Students performing in band, cheer and flag are pictured in Fall 2026 BHS seniors celebrated on Harmon Field.

Photos by James Crawfis / CLICK to enlarge

On Friday, September 4, the Bluffton High School seniors who perform on Harmon Field as part of the Friday Night football festivities were honored. Here are the band, cheer and flag seniors flanked by family members and listed in order below. The football seniors are pictured in Fall 2026 BHS football seniors celebrated on Harmon Field

9/11/2026 FACEBOOK__Business phone lines remain out of service for all three Mennonite Home Communities locations in Bluffton. This outage remains a widespread issue, affecting thousands of customers. Some customers have had service restored, but MHCO does not have any update regarding the timeframe for service restoration.

The following temporary phone numbers have been set up for each location:

Mennonite Memorial Home is 567-712-0454

Willow Ridge is 567-712-4233

Maple Crest is 419-722-4444

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated visiting Elmwood in a non-league four-setter on Thursday, Sept. 10.

The Pirates improved to 6-4 with the home comeback win. They lost the first set 18-25, then regrouped to capture the final three games 25-14, 25-11, 25-17.

Taylin Goldman and Gracie Warren paced the Pirate hitting attack with 11 kills apiece. Warren also hustled up 11 digs, while Goldman made nine digs.

Howard Thornsberry, December 4, 1939-September 7, 2026, was a devoted husband, father, and man of faith. He worked very hard in the produce industry to provide for his family. He enjoyed golfing and watching his Cleveland Guardians every chance he had.

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost 3-0 at Bath in a non-league match on Thursday, Sept. 10.

The Pirate girls fell to 3-4 with the road defeat. Bath improved to 3-3 after the win.

Bluffton mustered three shots, none of which were on goal. Bath directed eight of its 11 shots on frame.

Pirate keeper Miller made five saves, including a Bath penalty kick try in the 27th minute to keep the deficit to 2-0 at intermission.

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