MEDIA RELEASE__The Fred Arnold Memorial Charitable Golf Outing, sponsored by Bluffton American Legion Post 382, will take place on Saturday, June 13, with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start.
The cost to participate is $80/person or $320/team, including green fees, car, lunch and door prizes.
Last week’s Village Council meeting noted that on Wednesday, the 28th, the weekly mosquito fogging program would start. But did you know that the first line of defense against mosquito-borne diseases isn’t spraying pesticides throughout the community? (Xerces Society: Start Now To Prevent Mosquito-Borne Disease and Keep Our Pollinators Safe). Not only are such aerial spray efforts not the most effective strategies for protecting people; they also put pollinators at risk. In fact, some communities (Sierra Club Municipal Mosquito Fogging is Ineffective and Harmful) have moved away from fogging programs.
There are better ways to protect ourselves from mosquitoes without harming our families or the environment. These include:
FROM BPL UPDATE — 6th-12th Grade Events are scheduled for Mondays, June 8, 15 and 22 at 3:30 p.m. Register in person or online. Come hang out at the library on Monday afternoons - catch up with friends, enjoy some snacks, and we'll have an activity too! Themed events include: June 8 - Dinolympics; June 15 - The Great Fossil Find (bring your best Indiana Jones impression); and June 22 - Plantersaurus.
Have trouble keeping up with your to-do list? I sure do. Let's take a moment to consider a done list: below are 23 articles and 5 obituaries from the 166 news items published on BlufftonIcon.com in May 2026.
We have selected articles of lasting interest for this digital list and for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Musselman Library, Bluffton Senior Center and the Bluffton Family YMCA.
Eileen Ruth Garmatter, 94, passed away on June 2, 2026, at Van Crest of Ada, Ohio. Eileen was born March 10, 1932, in Riley Township, Putnam County, Ohio, to the late Homer and Ella (Badertscher) Basinger. On August 20, 1951, she married Maurice Garmatter, and they shared 70 years of marriage until his death on October 14, 2021.
JUNE 3 MEDIA RELEASE__Following months of coordinated planning, WGTE Public Media and WBGU-TV today announced a new broadcasting partnership that will provide continued delivery of trusted PBS programming for viewers across northwest Ohio.
