Mayor Richard Johnson conducted the December 8 regular meeting of the Bluffton Council, which included a report from a team of ONU Engineering students and the approval of several ordinances and resolutions by emergency to meet year-end deadlines.
BLUFFTON–Three players from the Bluffton High School football team–Mason Shank, Tayte Giesige and Jackson Bowlus–earned Div. VI All-Ohio honors in recent voting by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association.
Mason Shank, a 6-2, 241-pound junior, was named to the first team as an offensive lineman. His blocking helped pave the way for the explosive Pirate offense to average a league-best 41.1 points per game.
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Tony Jacomet will provide a program for the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday, December 12 at 7:30 a.m. at Bluffton Town Hall.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
In November 2025, two students at Jacomet’s Martial Arts, 121 S Main St, Bluffton, became the first Gen Yuan Kempo black belts produced at the school. What makes this even more special is that the two are father and son, Josh and Jason Gillespie.
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Elvis Presley released Heartbreak Hotel in January 1956. The song hit number one on the Billboard Top 100 and stayed there for 7 weeks. The crossover hit stayed at number one for seventeen weeks on the Country & Western charts. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1995. Many have covered the song, including a duet by Willie Nelson and Leon Russel.
Why the talk about heartbreaks during the most wonderful time of the year?
BLUFFTON SENIOR CENTER NEWS — The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St. is signing up members for the following Coach Trips with Tonya and Bus Trips with Debbie. Trip activity levels are explained below.
COACH TRIPS WITH TONYA
WINTER IN YELLOWSTONE | January 18-25, 2026
We will be going up to Detroit a day early for an early flight. Watch your mailbox for you next mailing.
FROM FACEBOOK––Due to the intense snow at the Blaze of Lights, the horse-drawn wagon rides had to be cancelled, but... they're coming back to town!
Bring your kids or plan a Christmas-y date night for that special someone, and join us on Saturday, December 13 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for free rides around town! Thank you, GROB Systems, for sponsoring this wonderful holiday event!
Rides will load and unload in front of 1861 Wine Lounge, 115 N. Main. Stop in to see them for a delicious drink after your ride!
