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BPL UPDATES_The library is set to host a T-Rex Tea Party for children in grades K through 5 on Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 p.m. Seating is limited, so be sure to register in person or online.

Register for this event at www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org.

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MEDIA RELEASE__Sea captain, surveyor and Ohio's last frontiersman James (NMN) Riley will show up on Saturday, July 4 for Bluffton’s America 250 events.  Captain Riley will set his time machine coordinates to arrive at the Presbyterian Church gazebo from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  He will discuss little-known facts about his life as a sea captain and a surveyor, and how Riley Creek was named. 

Jessica Kelley, Student Pharmacist with Karen Kier, Pharmacist
on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

By Betsi Werling

The Bluffton Exempted Village School Board met on Monday, June 29 with President Roni Kaufman conducting the meeting.

TREASURER’S REPORT
Treasurer Paula Parish provided a report, noting that the FY’ 2024-2025 audit was clean and completed by the Auditors of the State of Ohio. The Bluffton Public Library budget starting May 26, 2026 through January 1, 2027 was presented to the Board.

MEDIA RELEASE_More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 10 and 11, 2026 for the 44th Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5 to 18 who are members of a league team.

The Kenton Municipal Swimming Pool is the host site for the 2026 Swim Champs and will host teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. These eight teams will compete for the 2026 league title. 

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