SPENCERVILLE__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team shut out Spencerville 1-0 in the Northwest Conference opener on Tuesday, September 1.
The Pirate girls improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the defensive battle win.
The Bearcats fell to 1-3-1 overall and 0-1 in NWC play after the defeat.
The game was scoreless at halftime, and stayed 0-0 25 minutes into the second half.
Bluffton’s Nora Matthews then netted the game’s lone goal in the 65th minute unassisted to break the tie.
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.
