From the 132 news items posted on BlufftonIcon.com in June 2026, here are 21 items of the most lasting interest.
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PHOTOS FROM BILL LUGINBUHL__In keeping with the August 8 Bluffton History Day theme, "History Hiding in Plain Sight," Bill Luginbuhl shared these examples: Left) a glass insulator on a Bluffton pole that he notes "appears not to be in service." These items, which are often found in antique shops, were used on telegraph and telephone lines until the 1930s. Right) He also shared this photo of an original stone curb, which is still in service along Cherry St. near Main.
MEDIA RELEASE—Bluffton University has been awarded $450,000 through the Ohio Behavioral Health Scholarship (OBHS) program, a statewide initiative designed to increase the number of licensed behavioral health professionals serving communities across Ohio.
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Cars & Coffee holds its monthly get together on Saturday, July 25 from 8:00-11:00 a.m. All makes of autos and motorcycles are welcome.
By Kalyn Lichtenberger, Student Pharmacist with Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
On April 7, 1993, 20th Century Fox released The Sandlot, a movie depicting the summer of 1962 when a young boy moves into a new community and his mother encourages him to join a group of boys to play baseball.
