Recently retired Bluffton Icon owner and editor Fred Steiner has created a new outlet for his photographic and storytelling creations, blufftonforever.com.
He explains, "Containing essays, photographs and accounts old and new, Bluffton Forever focuses on the hearty souls, art, flora, fauna, Swiss ingenuity and other factors that make our vibrant, rural Midwest community worth celebrating. Click on our Blog link and you might go home again."
When Bluffton University took down Manchester University 1-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the 2021 Beavers netted their first-ever Heartland Conference Men's Soccer Tournament berth. Bluffton wrapped up its regular season with an 8-7 mark which is the most wins in a season since 2008. The four wins (4-5) in conference play also equaled the 2008 squad for the most-ever wins in the Heartland Conference.
Trick or Treat night on Bluffton's Main Street was block after block of sweet Halloween fun for kids and adults. Families watched little ones find the courage to ask for candy, while teens showed they weren't too old to enjoy themselves.
John L. Patterson, 36, passed away October 26, 2021 at his residence. John was born September 30, 1985 in Bluffton to John and Rachelle (Deerhake) Patterson.
John was a 2004 graduate of Cory-Rawson High School. He was a jack-of-all trades working with plumbing, heating and construction. John had previously worked for All-Star Plumbing and Heating. He was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren and was a self-taught guitar player.
