OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School boys golf team finished second in a Northwest Conference triangular match with Columbus Grove and local rival Allen East at Moose Landing Country Club on Monday, August 31.
CG beat Bluffton by 13 strokes, 170-183. The Pirates edged backyard rival AE by a single stroke, 183-184.
The Pirates ran their record to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the NWC after the split. Grove improved to 10-1 overall and 45-0 in the NWC with the sweep. AE fell to 7-3 and 4-3 in NWC play with the losses.
The August 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights are off to the printer--and are ready for online viewing right here. I'm excited to note that a new bound format is in the works, with the opportunity to share more free copies.
During August, the Icon produced 150 news items. There will be 25 articles in the Highlights, providing the items of most lasting interest. Here's the table of contents with links to each article:
MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Lamar Nisly, professor of English, will present a faculty colloquium titled “Late Style and Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’” at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall.
Faculty colloquia at Bluffton University highlight scholarly and creative work by faculty members and provide opportunities for campus and community dialogue.
The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools summer newsletter for the 2026-2026 school year has been sent to local mail customers. The four-page document attached below provides updates on seven new teachers and staff members and lists of scheduled events and days off, as well as financial reports on the 2026 general fund and permanent improvements.
For the year ending June 30, 2026, the school district had expenditures of $14.6M and an ending cash balance of $8.9M.
For more information, contact Superintendent Greg Denecker at 419-358-5901.
