FROM FACEBOOK__Due to air quality the Village of Bluffton will be closing the pool on Thursday, July 16. Conditions were reevaluated at 4:00 p.m. and it was decided that the pool would remain closed.
BPL UPDATES__Live reptiles will be center stage at the Bluffton Public Library wrap up event for the 2026 Summer Reading program.
The event will be held at Buckeye Park at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, and will feature live reptiles presented by the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District.
Arrive at the park at 1:30 p.m. for a popsicle and prepare to meet the reptiles. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If the weather is bad, the event will move to the library.
FROM FACEBOOK__The July 16 community meal at the Bluffton Senior Centerl is being supplied by Ebenezer Mennonite Church. The 6:00 p.m. meal will be hot dogs, hamburgers and brats, with sides.
There is a free-will offering taken to support the local food pantry.
By Layla Dials, Student Pharmacist with Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Cancer screening tests are an important part of health care, especially for women. Getting cancer screenings at the time they are recommended helps to find cancer-related changes before you develop any symptoms, or sometimes before you fully develop cancer. When cancers are found and treated early, survival rates are high, and getting routine screenings can save lives.
To see real-time air quality in your area, visit the AirNow website.
JULY 15 MEDIA RELEASE__Ohio EPA is issuing a statewide Air Quality Advisory as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to adversely impact air quality.
Patricia Althaus, 86, passed away July 14, 2026, at Willow Ridge - Frieda House.
Patricia was born in Port Huron, Michigan to Jason Lyle and Gladys Louise (Durck) Drury who preceded her in death. On December 13, 1958, she married Larry Ned Althaus who preceded her in death on July 20, 2011.
She was a graduate of Harrod High School. She was a homemaker, a member at First Mennonite Church of Bluffton, and a member of Farm Bureau Council 35. She enjoyed quilting, photography, coloring, flowers, and her family.
