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By Jami Lovell
Bluffton Food Pantry director

We have had  a lot of community members reaching out to ask how they can help the Food Pantry.  Here are some ways.

  • Organize a food drive (non-persishable items)
  • Organize a paper product drive (toilet paper, paper towels, tissues)
  • Organize a drive for something specific such as:
    • Hygiene items - shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, women's sanitary items, etc
    • Pet food drive
    • Laundry detergent and dish soap drive 
    • Canned meat drive (this is a more expensive item and we go through a lot)
    • Cereal drive 
    • Boxed meal drive (hamburger or tuna helper, mashed potatoes, stuffing, etc.) 
  • Make a monetary donation to PO Box 52, Bluffton to help us purchase fresh meat, eggs and cheese each month
  • Donate a few canned goods or other items at our drop off location in the first floor stairwell at Bluffton's Town Hall anytime!
  • Adopt a family or individual for Christmas (email [email protected])

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Local council members, school board members, and township trustees will be determined by the November 4 general election in Bluffton. Find your sample ballot HERE. Also on the ballot are tax levy renewals for Children Services and senior citizen services in Allen County, including Senior Citizens Association, Inc. of Bluffton.

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Happy Monday, Blufftonites! Here are BlufftonIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, October 27 - November 2. For a chronological look Icon content, visit blufftonicon.com/archive. 

OCTOBER 27

Full funding for Carlin and Sharon Carpenter Scoreboard Initiative announced

October 23 construction of Bluffton Schools’ artificial turf practice field (video)

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NOV 1 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is reminding everyone to drive cautiously as deer-related crashes tend to rise in early November across Ohio. There is typically an uptick in these types of crashes due to the combination of peak deer breeding season and the end of daylight-saving time.

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The following Honor Roll has been announced by Bluffton High School for the 1st quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

9th Grade – All A

Kohen Anderson, Bodey Benroth, Madison Coonfare, Jaegar Crawfis, JoAnn Daignault, Micah DeMarco, Marissa Dennis, Jack Eiden, Sophia Erter, Max Fritsch, Austin Ginther, Leah Granger, Joshua Hartman, Leah Hoffman, Caleb Kantner, Elijah Lewis, Aubrey Maag, Hayley Maag, Morgan Martini, Jori Mast, Kaelyn McCrory, Elyse Montel, Siren Morris, Kaden Niekamp, Bracyn Oglesbee, Atticus Prothro, Adalynn Rettig, Samantha Ruller, Carter Steinmetz, Madelyn Sterrett, Tessa Tarplee, Anya Thomason, Hailey Utendorf, Camden Verb, Cole Weissling, Kaydence Welch, Willow Wolford

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The results are in for the 2025 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Scarecrow Decorating Contest: Skyler Thomas and Hunter Foust of GROB Systems came in first place in online voting. Thomas and Foust built the winning entry in two days, with design input from Evan Steiner. Rene Gabriel presented the traveling trophy, which will rest in the GROB trophy cabinet for the next year. Second place:Citizens National Bank; Third place: Et Cetera Shop.

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