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Exhibit through December 11 at Grace Albrecht Art Gallery 

FROM FACEBOOK__The new art installation at Bluffton University's Sauder Visual Arts Center (S. Spring St.) is "On Soft Ground" by artist and metalsmith Rachel Suzanne Smith.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society is looking for supporters for the 1899 Depot at Buckeye Park, a.k.a. the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club building. That support can come in the shape of rentals or volunteering.

The society manages the 1899 Depot, 405 N. Spring St., and provides the facility for private event rentals as well as for meetings of the Sportsmen's Club, American Legion, Boy Scouts and other organizations.​

Beverly Millager, 88, passed away October 18, 2026 at Willow Ridge-Betty House in Bluffton.

Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Gary Roger Bishop, 85, passed away on October 17, 2026. He was born September 2, 1941 in Canton, Ohio to the late Roger B. and Daun J. (Slusser) Bishop.

Showdown vs. Grove in week 10

By Cort Reynolds

FORT LORAMIE__The visiting Bluffton High School football team built a big early cushion and blew out Fort Loramie 48-13 in a Northwest Conference clash Friday, Oct. 16.

Bluffton raced to a 28-0 lead early in the second period and extended the margin to a commanding 41-7 by halftime.

The Pirates improved to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in the NWC after the resounding road win.

The Redskins fell to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in NWC action following the home defeat.

MEDIA RELEASE__Midwest Electric has promoted Chad Klaus to Manager of Operations and Engineering.  Klaus has been with Midwest Electric since 2004 and has spent the last 11 years as a crew leader.

Klaus grew up around the electric utility industry as a second-generation lineman. His dad encouraged him to choose the cooperative world, and what started as a career choice became a place Chad wanted to stay. “I’ve loved the work and the people I’ve done it with,” Chad says.

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