SPENCERVILLE__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team opened its Northwest Conference title defense with a 4-0 win at Spencerville on Tuesday, August 26.
The Pirates improved to 1-2-1 overall with their first win, and are now 1-0 in NWC play.
The Bearcats fell to 0-2 and 0-1 in the league after the defeat.
Calvin Derstine led the Pirate scoring with two goals.
Carter Steinmetz and Chase Kelly netted one goal apiece.
Emmitt Kidd and Truett Diller combined to earn the shutout in goal for the Pirates.
Moser Woods Tree Farm of rural Bluffton is Ohio's 2025 Ohio Tree Farm of the Year. “The Moser family has done an excellent job of managing their tree farm, and we hope that the Tree Farm Tour will help share the story of quality woodlot management with woodland owners,” said ODNR Division of Forestry Chief Dan Balser. The tour is September 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will be shuttled from 12300 Bentley Road to the woods. More details HERE on Farm and Dairy.
AUG 26 MEDIA RELEASE__The Allen County Engineer has announced that Mayberry Rd. between US 30 and Lincoln Highway will be closed Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28 for crossover repair.
The will be no access during this closure. Please find an alternate route. For more information, contact Allen County Engineer at 419-228-3196.
Janet M. Leonard, 87, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2025, at 3:15 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on May 12, 1938, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Howard "Scottie" and Ethel (Holtzapple) Edinger, who both preceded her in death. On August 17, 1968, she married Michael "Mike" Leonard, who preceded her in death on February 26, 2009.
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
Interior designer Brooke Place celebrated the opening of her full-service interior design studio and shop, Inside Innovations Inc., at 125 N. Main St. on Friday, August 22. As a new member of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, the open house event began with a well-attended ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the building at Vine and Main streets.
At the ceremony, Brook and her husband Kyle, with son Lochlan and daughter Brynn did the honors of cutting the ribbon.
