FROM BLUFFTON LIONS NEWSLETTER__The Bluffton Lions hosted two speakers in September 2026, Bluffton EMS Chief Noah Babcock and Dr. William Kose, vice-president of Special Projects at Blanchard Valley Health System.
Perfect attendance pins for 2025-2026 were awarded to Lions Jackie Bourassa, Mark Bourassa, Jan
Emmert, Gene Long, Dennis Morrison, Barbara Plaugher and Brigette Hoff.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team swamped visiting WBL foe Kenton 5-1 in a non-league match Thursday, Sept. 17 on a wet Steinmetz Field.
The Pirates improved to 5-3-2 with the home victory. The Wildcats fell to 2-6-1 after the defeat.
Chase Kelly led the offense with two goals to pace the victors.
Micah Lemley found the back of the net with an assist from Kyson Kleman. Pirates Jeht Kruse and Weston Johnstone tallied one goal apiece.
MEDIA RELEASE__A question posed nearly a century ago to Bluffton University alumni Rick Ramseyer’s grandmother continues to raise important questions about citizenship, conscience and what it means to serve one’s country.
Ramseyer ’83, a journalist and author, shared the story of his maternal grandmother, Martha Graber, a Mennonite registered nurse and conscientious objector who was twice denied U.S. citizenship after refusing to say she would take up arms to defend the United States.
Free event hosted by Bluffton Ohio Historical Society
On Saturday, October 10, at 11:55 a.m., the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS) will reenact the moment when John Dillinger walked into Citizens National Bank on August 14, 1933 and stole $2,100. The historically accurate script is written by Fred Steiner, narrated by Kevin Gratz, and involves a dozen volunteers playing the parts of eyewitnesses to the daylight robbery. The reenactment will take place at the intersection of Main and Cherry Street, closing part of Main, Church and Cherry streets for the event.
Loud noise alert: Small Black Cat fireworks will be used during the reenactment to simulate gunfire used by Dillinger’s gang as they exited the bank.
The annual Wake the Dead ride, hosted by Joe Bayliff’s Route 30 Harley-Davidson dealership in Upper Sandusky, will bring a crowd of Harleys into town for the reenactment.
