On Friday, October 17, DeMarco Wealth Management Group, 109 N. Main St., celebrated a new location, renovated office space and growing team under a new name. Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ryan DeMarco, ABFP, CRPC, first established an office at 111 N. Main in late 2019-early 2020. He has expanded the business in the historic Greding Hardware store location following extensive renovations.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton community is invited to participate in a special digital fundraiser hosted by McDonald’s on Thursday, October 23, in support of Bluffton High School.
School eye screenings indicate 18 students may need follow-up care
FROM BLC NEWSLETTER__Bluffton Lions Club activities in October 2025 included eye screening at local schools from September 22-October 3. Volunteers screened 249 children with 18 fails. A printout of the screening is sent to the parents.
Lions Laura Dagani, Ed Yeager, Scott Hoff, Don Burris, Eugene McCall, Dick McGarrity, Jan Emmert, Dennis Morrison and Barbara Plaugher were the screeners.
Merger will create community banking franchise with over $7 billion total assets
OCT 22 MEDIA RELEASE__Farmers National Banc Corp. (“Farmers”) (NASDAQ: FMNB), the holding company for The Farmers National Bank of Canfield (“Farmers National Bank”), and Middlefield Banc Corp. (“Middlefield”) (NASDAQ: MBCN), the holding company for The Middlefield Banking Company (“Middlefield Bank”), jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Middlefield will merge with and into Farmers in an all-stock transaction. The Agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
OCT 22 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada Rotary Club will join Rotary clubs around the world in observing World Polio Day this Friday, October 24, by providing Purple Pinkie Donuts at several local businesses.
These donuts, topped with purple icing, symbolize the purple ink used to mark the pinkie fingers of children who have received the polio vaccine in third-world countries.
FROM FACEBOOK__Do you have an artistic eye? Do you appreciate the uniqueness and beauty of Bluffton? If so, this Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce competition is for you!
We’re hosting a year-long photo competition from November 1, 2025, to October 1, 2026, open to everyone in our community. The goal is to capture images from local events, scenery and moments that showcase what makes Bluffton so special. At the end of the competition, entries will be judged and prizes awarded.
To register (it's free!) and receive more information, as well as the competition rules and guidelines, please fill out the form below.
