SEPT 30 MEDIA RELEASE__The 1st annual Appreciation Dinner presented by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs will take place on October 25, 2025. Chamber members are encouraged to save the date and community members are asked to vote for "The Best of the Best" below.
Saturday, October 25, 2025
6:00-8:30 p.m.
Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs will be presenting awards at the Annual Dinner in the following categories:
BATH TOWNSHIP__The visiting Bluffton High School girls tennis team lost a close battle to Bath 3-2 in their final regular season dual match on Tuesday, September 30.
Bluffton finished its season 6-13 after the tight road loss. Bath improved to 8-7 with the win.
Pirate senior Hannah Nieman beat Wildcat sophomore Gianna Marfo at first singles soundly 6-0, 6-1.
Seven Bluffton players will compete in the Div. II sectional tournament October 2 and 4 at UNOH in Lima. Three Pirates will play in the singles tournament, with two tandem teams in the doubles flight.
The first qualifying rounds will be played all day on Thursday, with the final rounds held on Saturday for placement.
The top four singles players and top four doubles teams advance to the Port Clinton district October 8 and 11.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated Lincolnview in a five-set Northwest Conference battle on Tuesday, September 30.
The Pirate girls improved to 13-7 overall and 5-1 in NWC play with the comeback 19-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21, 15-10 victory. It was their last regular season home match of the season.
Lincolnview fell to 11-6 and 3-2 in the NWC after the road defeat.
Karlie Lora led Bluffton with a season-high 19 kills. Libby Hocanson knocked down a dozen kills, and Kendall Stackhouse smacked 11.
Bluffton Public Library will host Is Your House Haunted? Property Research Basics (R) on Monday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m.
What do you know for sure about your property? When was it built? Who lived there?
Learn how to research the history of your home, the previous residents, or local folklore to determine if your property has any unusual past events and maybe even hear a tale or boo!.
With the start of early in-person voting beginning on October 7, Bluffton Icon readers have been inquiring about the status of potential candidates for Bluffton Council. The sample ballot posted on the Allen County Board of Elections website shows four open council seats and just two candidates, incumbent Phillip A. Talavinia and newcomer Liz Gordon-Hancock.
