UPDATE: Print copies have been delivered to Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Senior Center, Maple Crest, Musselman Library and the Village of Bluffton.

Dear Icon Highlights readers,

Welcome to the 6th monthly issue of a print version of the Bluffton Icon that is being distributed to our local libraries and a limited number of locations for in-house use. Highlights are a small slice of what appears online. In September 2025, we published 182 news items on BlufftonIcon.com!

As we enter the last quarter of 2025, the community is abuzz with talk of Halloween, Thanksgiving and even Christmas. In this issue, you’ll find information about several Bluffton Public Library programs, a new artificial turf field being installed at the Bluffton Public Schools campus, a major acquisition by the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society that emphasizes the organization’s interest in establishing a museum and the continued growth of the Bluffton Fall Festival, which celebrated its 20th year.

My “Iconoclast View” article notes that this is my 4th anniversary at the helm of the Ada and Bluffton Icons. Those years have flown by! I am always ready to put more Bluffton in the Icon! If you are interested in freelance opportunities as a writer, reporter or photographer, please reach out to me.

Have ideas for Icon content? I’m all ears!

Best regards,

Paula Scott

Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon editor
Email [email protected], 567-400-4266

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sept 3 President Sider charts Bluffton’s path forward

Sept 4 Etc. Volunteers Garden created by Tim Byers

Sept 7 BHS Class of 1965 celebrates 60 years on October 25

Sept 8 Iconoclast 2.0 celebrates 4th anniversary

Sept 10 BPL thanks to supporters of 2025 Summer Reading Program

Sept 12 Fatal crash in stopped traffic on Interstate 75

Sept 13 Do you know the way to Bluffton?

Sept 14 Village of Bluffton goes digital with income tax and cemetery data

Sept 14 Buzzy buffet at the Houshower House

Sept 15 New American Sign Language storytime at Bluffton Public Library

Sept 16 September 2025 Bluffton chamber take-aways

Sept 17 Scarecrow decorating contest begins October 3

Sept 17 Bluffton school board approves $1.26M bid for construction of artificial turf field

Sept 18 Allen County makes permanent loan of Dillinger jail cell items to Bluffton Ohio Historical Society

Sept 18 Benroth Bridge committee members request maintenance work

Sept 19 Bluffton Schools exceed state standards on 2024-2025 Ohio Report Card

Sept. 20 Bluffton Public Library requests donations for 2025 Holiday Gift Silent Auction Fundraiser

Sept. 21 20th annual Bluffton Fall Festival activities lineup

Sept. 22 Alger prepares to honor phenomenal Negro League pitcher Ray Brown

Sept. 24 Bluffton EMS offers First on Scene emergency response class

Sept. 25 Birkey presents the story of Prokritee and the Everlasting Sari

Sept. 25 Nominate Bluffton's "Best of the Best"

Sept. 26 Bluffton ranked in top tier of Midwest Colleges 

Sept. 27 BSAQ will discuss America 250 quilt project on October 6

Sept. 30 A Bluffton Fall Festival sampling