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Varsity Wrestling:

Row 1 (left to right): Branden Cross, Kohen Anderson, Seth Hoffman, Jesus Rivera, Braylin Freels-Aller, Andrew Brodman

Row 2 (left to right): Titus Koogler, Hunter Beasley, Ronald Kaufman Jr., Parker Kimmel, Alexander Nance

Row 3 (left to right): Micah Rehm, Mason Shank, Brody Schneck, Hephaestion Weyer

Wrestling Coaches: Tyrel Nuzum, Dylan Pletcher, Kaden Basil, Jeff Richards, Michael Nuzum, Clay Atkins

Jr. High Wrestling:

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Shank 3rd, Rehm 5th

By Cort Reynolds

COLDWATER–The Bluffton High School wrestling team finished 16th at the 22-team Coldwater Cavalier tournament on Saturday, December 13. (See Meet the Bluffton Pirates wrestling teams)

Indianapolis Cathedral won the tournament with 326.5 points. Bluffton finished 16th with 66.5 points.

Two Pirate grapplers placed in the top five of their individual weight brackets.

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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce reported on December 15: "We received a message from one of the banks asking us to spread the word about counterfeit $10 bills that have been circulating the town.

"They have seen seven in the last few days in their offices from village businesses.

"They are all slightly yellow in color and have the older small head president as pictured here.

"Please keep an eye out."

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ODOT District 1 shared this reminder on December 14: "Yet another cautionary tale... Snowplows travel at low speeds—typically 25-35 mph. This crash is what can happen if you rear-end one. 13 plows have been hit so far this winter. Don't become one of our stats."

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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

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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.

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