August 5: National Night Out is·6:00 – 9:00 p.m. followed by Fireworks - Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd. Free admission, free activities, free food.
5:00 p.m. Girls alumni game, 7:00 p.m. Boys alumni game at Steinmetz Field
Donations to Bluffton Food Pantry will be collected
AUG 5 MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Community is invited to come out and see the 2025 BHS Soccer teams for the first time, watch some of your favorite former student-athletes in action, and support the Bluffton Food Pantry.
On July 29 Bluffton Soccer club announced, "Thank you for helping us with our Phase 1 goal! On to Phase 2, the Shelterhouse! It will have concessions, bathrooms, and a picnic table area! We invite you to be a part of both the past and future legacy we are building for generations of soccer players. https://blufftonsoccerohio.com/donation-page/
MEDIA RELEASE__On August 4, Apollo Career Center announced a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2025-2026 school year.
Schools qualifying to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provide breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price and paid student meals.
The following 13 land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District in July 2025 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
ADDRESS - FROM/TO - SALE DATE - PRICE - LAND USE
BEAVERDAM RESIDENTIAL
301 Lima St - Nowlan, Matthew T & Sara L to Nowlan, Yvonne & Thomas J - 7/8/2025 - $60,000 - Single Family Dwlg Unplat
Join the 2025 Soil Health and Water Management Field Day held at The Ohio State University at Lima.
Regenerative agriculture with the help of no-till, cover crops and water management technology and conservation practices will be the focus of a field day at The Ohio State University at Lima's Regenerative Agriculture Farm.
DATE August 28, 2025
TIME 8:30-4:00 p.m.
LOCATION The Ohio State University at Lima, 4240 Campus Dr, Lima, OH 45804, Galvin Hall
REGISTRATION COST $25.00
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The following articles for July 27-August 2, 2025 are BlufftonIcon.com items from "above the fold," the top two stories and feature photo for each day. These stories have also been highlighted on the Icon's Facebook and Instagram pages.
