Living in Bluffton

The Interstate 75 northbound ramp from State Route 103 at the village of Bluffton will close Monday, Jan. 5, for approximately one day for bridge repair.

Detour: SR 103 to SR 235, back to I-75.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The sight of workers being lowered from a helicopter onto an electricity transmission tower near Phillips and Augsburger roads on Friday, December 12, wowed local passersby. Photographer Dawn King shared these photos on the Bluffton Buzz Facebook group and with the Bluffton Icon.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

A mild-mannered Bluffton police officer by day, Austin Probst is a local farmer and videographer during the rest of his week. In November 2025, he introduced the Ohio Century Farm channel on YouTube, which gives viewers an inside look at the acres and cows that make up his operation near State Routes 235 and 103.

Videos are subtitled with the segments included. For example, the channel's first official video includes a morning milking, cleaning free stall barn, raking out free stalls and unloading and stacking hay.

Fall plowing

BLUFFTON SENIOR CENTER NEWS — The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St. is signing up members for the following Coach Trips with Tonya and Bus Trips with Debbie. Trip activity levels are explained below.

COACH TRIPS WITH TONYA

WINTER IN YELLOWSTONE | January 18-25, 2026

We will be going up to Detroit a day early for an early flight. Watch your mailbox for you next mailing.

WONDERS OF ICELAND | July 9-18, 2026

FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__The Bluffton Senior Center will have a Christmas Party for our members on Friday, December 19 at 1:30 p.m. The theme is Home for the Holidays, so come in your pajamas and enter our fashion show.

We will have games and prizes and snack food and lots of fun and laughter. You don't need to bring anything but yourself and your sense of fun and Christmas spirit. The party is for members only and is free, but you need to make a reservation so we have enough prizes for everyone.

FROM BLUFFTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FACEBOOK__There's still time to write your letter to Santa! Kids can drop their letters off in the Santa Mailbox located in the alley between Fortman Insurance and Sielschott, Walsh, Kiefer, Regula and Sherer CPAs.

Be sure to include a return address for a special reply from Santa!

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