The following eleven land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District during the month of August 2026, as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner - From/To
Commercial
110 W PEARL ST, BEAVERDAM - 8/31/2026 - $165,000 - Commercial garages, plus other Commercial structures - From PC THOMPSON INVESTMENTS LLC to CMFH LLC
September 15 events in Yoder Recital Hall and Musselman Library
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University alumnus and journalist Rick Ramseyer '83 will present “Steadfast Faith: Martha Graber's Landmark Fight for U.S. Citizenship” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Ramseyer will reflect on his grandmother's courageous struggle to gain U.S. citizenship despite being a conscientious objector to war.
OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School boys golf team finished second in a Northwest Conference triangular match with Columbus Grove and local rival Allen East at Moose Landing Country Club on Monday, August 31.
CG beat Bluffton by 13 strokes, 170-183. The Pirates edged backyard rival AE by a single stroke, 183-184.
The Pirates ran their record to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the NWC after the split. Grove improved to 10-1 overall and 45-0 in the NWC with the sweep. AE fell to 7-3 and 4-3 in NWC play with the losses.
The August 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights are off to the printer--and are ready for online viewing right here. I'm excited to note that a new bound format is in the works, with the opportunity to share more free copies.
During August, the Icon produced 150 news items. There will be 25 articles in the Highlights, providing the items of most lasting interest. Here's the table of contents with links to each article:
MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Lamar Nisly, professor of English, will present a faculty colloquium titled “Late Style and Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’” at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 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.
