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Lauren Studer, APRN-CNP
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Carey Medical Center

Are you concerned about developing diabetes, especially if it runs in your family? While some risk factors cannot be changed, healthy lifestyle choices can significantly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. For people with prediabetes, early changes to diet, physical activity and other daily habits may help return blood sugar levels to a healthier range.

Marjorie Jean (Reams) Montgomery, 102, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2026, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. 

She was born in Bluffton to Charles "Roy" and Edith (Reddick) Reams on Friday, June 13, 1924. She married Charles W. Montgomery on January 26, 1943, at Camp Perry in Perrysburg ahead of Charles' deployment to WWII. They were married over 72 years, until his death on November 23, 2016. 

On Friday, Aug. 21, the visiting Bluffton Pirates football team opened their fall 2026 season with 42-27 win vs. the Benjamin Logan Raiders. Stay tuned for more details.

Here's the 2026 Bluffton Pirate football team roster, just in time for the first game of the season. 

Playing under head coach Jeff Richards, who is also Bluffton's new Elementary School principal, the BHS Varsity football team will play at Benjamin Logan at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 21.

FROM FACEBOOK__The summer is flying by! The August edition of Bluffton Cars & Coffee is Saturday, Aug. 22 from 8:00-11:00 a.m.

This is a free event for enthusiasts and their cars. All makes, models, and years are welcome.

Coffee and pastries are provided by Twisted Whisk Café.

Just two more Cars & Coffee in the 2026 season: September 26 and October 24.

By Cort Reynolds / PHOTO by Amy Bettinger Mortimer from Facebook

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated visiting non-league foe Anna 1-0 in the Steinmetz Field home opener on Thursday, August 20.

The Pirate girls evened their record at 1-1 with the clean-sheet victory.

Bluffton’s Audra Snyder netted the game’s lone goal in the 17th minute via an assist by Addilyn Shoemaker.

Bluffton directed five of its 10 shots on goal. Four of the eight Rocket shots were on target.

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