Top stories on Bluffton Icon, Sept. 22-28
September 2025 is almost history! Here are the Bluffton Icon's top stories from the week of September 22-28. For a chronological look at Icon content, visit blufftonicon.com/archive.
SEPTEMBER 22
Alger prepares to honor phenomenal Negro League pitcher Ray Brown
Fortman Insurance celebrates new Bluffton location on Sept. 26
SEPTEMBER 23
September 2025 news from the Bluffton Lions Club
BPD cruiser entered in Light Ohio Blue photo contest
SEPTEMBER 24
Bluffton EMS offers First on Scene emergency response class
Recap of September 22 Bluffton Council meeting
SEPTEMBER 25
Birkey presents the story of Prokritee and the Everlasting Sari
SEPTEMBER 26
Bluffton ranked in top tier of Midwest Colleges
Crossroads Crisis Center domestic violence awareness campaign in October
SEPTEMBER 27
Check out October 2025 programs at Bluffton Public Library
BSAQ will discuss America 250 quilt project on October 6
SEPTEMBER 28
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12