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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Emergency crews were dispatched to a crash on I-75 south of Bluffton. The dispatch call described a vehicle striking a charter bus.

The Bluffton Fire Department extricated a passenger from one vehicle, which involved removing a door, according to Chief Jon Kinn.

Five bus passengers were checked and refused transport to the hospital.

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FROM BPL UPDATES__Jeanne Crumrine will teach a watercolor workshop at the Bluffton Public Library on Thursday, October 8 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. 

Crumrine will guide participants through painting pears in watercolor.

There is a $10 supply fee at the door, which includes the supplies needed for your watercolor piece of art, complete with a mat. 

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Thursday, October 29 from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

  • Mennonite Memorial Home, 3rd floor Chapel
  • Both Willow Ridge houses
  • Maple Crest Front lobby

MEDIA RELEASE__Halloween is right around the corner, and we’re getting ready to welcome local trick-or-treaters to Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio!

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MEDIA RELEASE__The American Library Association's Banned Books Week takes place October 4–10. The theme for 2026 is “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.”

Books on display at Bluffton Public Library will include materials that have been banned in libraries, booksellers and schools across the United States.

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom provides information on book ban data, most challenged books, a censorship search portal, a form for reporting censorship and more at ala.org/bbooks.

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 2-0 to visiting WBL power Celina on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirates fell to 6-5-3 with the loss.

Celina improved to 8-3 after the road victory.

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Bluffton (2-0 NWC) plays at Northwest Conference foe Lincolnview (2-7-1, 1-1 NWC) Tuesday, Oct. 6.

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FROM FACEBOOK—Please be advised that Hancock Public Health has confirmed one (1) measles case in Findlay, Ohio, with exposure in several locations. The individual was at multiple locations in Findlay while infectious during the days and times listed below.

Anyone who was at the following locations during these times may have been exposed to measles:

• NWO Urgent Care on September 29, 2026 between 2:30-5:30 p.m.

• Blanchard Valley Hospital Emergency Department on September 29, 2026 between 3:30-6:30 p.m.

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