FROM FACEBOOK__The Black Swamp Area Council of Scouting America has named Jonah Brown as the District Executive for the Arrowwood District.
Brown is an Eagle Scout from Bluffton and has served as Program Director for Camp Berry Summer Camp during the past two summers. He will also serve as Camp Lakota Summer Program Director for the 2027 camping season.
MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Gerald Mast, professor of communication and Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion at Bluffton University, will present “The Holiness of War and the Victory of Peace in Anabaptist Figural Bible Reading” at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall.
Faculty colloquia at Bluffton University highlight scholarly and creative work by faculty members and provide opportunities for campus and community dialogue.
COLUMBUS GROVE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the Northwest district meet on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Columbus Grove.
PIRATE GIRLS RESULTS
The Pirate girls came in eighth out of 14 full teams in the Div. IV race. The top nine girls' teams advance to regionals next weekend.
Free WCOLC event on November 14 celebrates agricultural heritage with presentations, resources and historical homestead tour
MEDIA RELEASE__What better place to celebrate the farms, barns and the rural heritage of west central Ohio than a historic homestead? The West Central Ohio Land Conservancy (WCOLC) invites the community to Farms, Barns & Rural Heritage, a free event from 1-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14 at the historic 1843 Schumacher Homestead, located at 8350 Bixel Road in Pandora.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School football team led by 13 early but suffered a heartbreaking 17-13 loss to visiting rival Columbus Grove in their annual regular-season finale showdown that decided second place in the Northwest Conference on Friday, Oct. 23 at Harmon Field.
Bluffton led 13-0 after the first period, but injuries and a second-half Grove rally led to the four-point loss.
The Pirates dropped to 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the NWC with the defeat to finish third in the league.
