MAY 1 MEDIA RELEASE__Since 1988, Rhodes State College has annually recognized one alumnus who has been exemplary in their career, service to community, and to the College with the Outstanding Alumni Award. The 2026 Rhodes State College Outstanding Alumni Award recipient is Greg Ring of Bluffton, who is a 1982 graduate of the former Lima Technical College, now Rhodes State College.
The following nine land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of April 2026 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner - From… to…
Agricultural
11205 TOM FETT RD - 4/9/2026 - $370,000 - Agricultural with Buildings "Qualified for CAUV" - From Grant & Ashley Ford to Evan Huss & Olivia Whitaker
10.83 ACRES on WEST ST, BEAVERDAM - 4/28/2026 - $137,825 - Agr vacant land qualified CAUV - From Gregory & Jamie Verhoff Trustees to James L Dutton
Hello, Blufftonites! Here are BlufftonIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, April 27 - May 3. For a chronological look Icon content, visit blufftonicon.com/archive.
BLUFFTON __The Bluffton High School softball team was seeded seventh in the tough eight-team Northwest 2 Div. The sectional drawing was held on Sunday.
The Pirate girls (7-9) will play at second seed Swanton (19-2) on Wednesday, May 13 at 5 p.m.
The winner will advance to face the survivor between third seed Paulding (9-4) and fifth seed Delta (3-9) on Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Napoleon.
The April 23 Art Walk in Bluffton--an event promoted by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce--encouraged visitors to explore local businesses with the added attraction of pop-up displays and sales by local artists.
On the beautiful spring day, Miriam Falke displayed her work in a variety of mediums in front of Kira's Flipside Grill. Another artful entrepreneur, Kirstene D. Adkins, of Art Me Party!, painted faces and introduced passersby at Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co. to her rhyming children's book Oodles.
FROM BPL UPDATE__Noon & 2:00 Book Discussions (R) will meet Wed., May 6 at Noon and at 2:00 p.m. to discuss Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. On Wed., June 3, at Noon and at 2:00 p.m., the groups will discuss Remember: the science of memory and the art of forgetting by Lisa Genova. Stop by the library front desk to register for your preferred time, check out the book, and to receive email updates!
