Joe Urich could speak every known Bluffton dialect
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When they get around to listing the 50 most interesting people who ever lived in Bluffton Joe Urich will be on the list.
He’ll be on the list of the 25 most interesting people who lived in Bluffton. There’s a phrase that best describes Joe’s relationship to Bluffton. Joe was a-man-about-town.
Whenever there was a fire, flood, parade or bank robbery, there is always a crowd of people who stand around afterward. Joe was always in that crowd.
Joe could speak every known Bluffton dialect. He could speak the Low Bluffton dialect, spoken in a restaurant formerly known as Ingalls’... (this essay continues)
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• Roots by Strattons
• The Food Store
• The Black Lab
• Bluffton Senior Citizens Center
• The Dough Hook
• Polished
• In Ada at The Inn at ONU
Stories Posted This Week
Monday, October 19, 2026
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Production offers a modern take on the story of St. Clare of Assisi
- Bluffton volleyball edged in 5 by Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer tie O-G
- October 16 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton Council recap: Officers honored for 25 years of service
- Bluffton Clean Up teams up with Troop 3256 Cub Scouts
- Ada FFA: Feeding the Farmers
- Nov. 7 Fall Community Day at Bluffton University
- Quarry Farm Nature Preserve news for Fall 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator