MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) reports 11 deaths in eight fatal crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday reporting period, which began at midnight on Wednesday, November 26 and concluded at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 30.
According to preliminary Patrol statistics, at least two of the eight fatal crashes recorded during the reporting period were OVI-related. In a continued effort to lower that number to zero, troopers made 281 arrests for impaired driving and 38 for drug-related charges.
Bluffton hosts Ottawa-Glandorf (2-0) on Friday, December 5
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON__In their season opener, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost 61-51 to visiting Miller City on Tuesday, December 2.
The Pirates led 30-25 at halftime after fashioning a 15-9 second quarter. But MC seized the momentum with an 18-8 third-period turnaround. The Wildcats outscored the Pirates 36-21 after intermission to win by 10.
Bluffton begins 0-1, while MC improved to 2-0 with the non-league road victory.
MEDIA RELEASE__Fred Steiner formerly of Bluffton and now of Cincinnati [and the founder of the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon], presented a program in early November 2025 in a club member meeting held in the Cincinnati Union Terminal. Steiner has presented the program several times; it is now available on YouTube.
The presentation titled “The life of my small town changed forever when the railroad arrived” is a narrative of the three railroads that once passed through Bluffton. Those include:
The abandoned Western Ohio Railway, an electric interurban, whose rails are still embedded in concrete under Main Street
The abandoned Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad, whose station remains today as a business on North Main Street near the community swimming pool
Norfolk Southern Railroad, which today has one local round-trip freight pass through town
MEDIA RELEASE__The holidays can be a particularly difficult time to cope with the loss of a loved one and the December 6 Tree of Remembrance Memorial Service provides a forum in which families can come together to express their grief but also find peace for years to come.
MEDIA RELEASE__Citizens National Bank (CNB) is pleased to welcome Jennifer Stumpp as VP Mortgage Loan Originator in their Bluffton Office. In this role, she will help navigate the home financing process and provide tailored lending solutions to meet a wide range of mortgage needs.
Holiday music with Riley Creek Strummers is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, at 1:00 p.m. on the main floor of Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St. The library has many holiday-themed programs, which can be found on the library events calendar HERE.
