Deb Kiene steps down as high school secretary on Sept. 14
Deb Kiene, secretary at Bluffton High School for several years, will resign from her position on Sept. 14. Action on naming her replacement will be on the Monday Bluffton school board agenda.
According to the board agenda, which is part of this story, the board will consider offering a contract to Karen Phillips.
Several other decisions will be made on Monday. Those are listed in the agenda.
The following supplemental contracts will be considered:
Head Softball Anthony Rumer
Wrestling Assistant Travis Kleman
Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Mike Wilson
Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Mike Nuzum
Volunteer Middle School Assistant Wrestling Jesse Herr
Assistant Girls Basketball Rachel Diller
Head Middle School Girls Basketball Daniel Smith
Assistant Boys Basketball Alex Hanna
Part -time Assistant Boys Basketball Robert Kindred
Freshman Boys Basketball Chris Ackerman
Head Middle School Boys Basketball Daniel Garlock
Middle School Assistant Boys Basketball Ryan Dunlap
Volunteer Assistant Girls Tennis Jon Sprague
Stories Posted This Week
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- September 9 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12