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BHS football Coach Jeff Richards steps down as Football Coach as he takes on the new role of Bluffton Elementary Principal.

By Alex Hanna
Bluffton High School Athletic Director

There are a lot of things that go into being a head football coach that most people never see. We see the games on Friday nights, the wins and losses, and the excitement that comes with a successful season. What we don't always see are the early mornings, the long days, the hours in the weight room, the summer workouts, and all the time spent trying to make young people a little better than they were the day before.

As Coach Richards steps down as the Bluffton Pirates Head Varsity Football Coach, we want to take a moment to simply say thank you.

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Local businesses, community leaders, and individuals called on to make investment in youth

MEDIA RELEASE__This holiday season, Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio, Inc.  (BBBSWCO) is inviting businesses, community leaders, and individuals to give a gift that can last a lifetime through its 2026 “BIG Futures Start Here” Year-End Giving Campaign. 

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MEDIA RELEASE__Generous community support brought in an impressive 659 pairs of socks during the community-wide Socktober drive sponsored by Bluffton Presbyterian Church.

At the November 8 worship service, the church held a “Blessing of the Socks,” with socks piled on the communion table and on the floor around it, and even dangling from the pulpit.

Local organizations, including Bluffton Community Assistance Corporation, will receive the socks to distribute to those in need. Thank you to everyone who donated socks or contributed financially!

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In her final hours, Jeanne Previte looked up at her four children, who were gathered bedside.

“Love each other,” she said softly.

It’s a message they will cherish. And one so many of us could use right now.

Jeanne, who died peacefully at her home in Ada, Ohio on November 7, spent nearly 81 years on this earth never truly appreciating how far her love spread.

It spread, quite often, through food.

Jeanne grew up in a Lebanese household in Detroit. That’s where she met her husband, Peter Previte Sr., who grew up in an Italian family in New Jersey.

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MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Elementary School has released the following honor roll for the first quarter of the 2026-2027 school year for grades 4-5.

All A Honor Roll:

4th Grade :

 Easton Hammon, Elyze Hefner, Eden Pritchett, Emmerson Shoemaker, Wynn Walker 

5th Grade:

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Company-wide collaboration  

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the top three entries in the 2026 Scarecrow Decorating contest:

  • First place: GROB Systems
  • Second place: SumiRiko
  • Third place: Et Cetera Shop

Seventeen businesses participated in the competition. GROB garnered 35 out of the 104 votes.

ABOUT THE GROB ENTRY
By Mark Reed

This year’s scarecrow was a result of multiple departments in the company being involved, as well as the apprentices.

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