Dear readers,

Linked below are 22 articles of lasting interest from among the 123 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during December 2025, selected for the print Bluffton Icon Highlights, which are distributed for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Senior Center, Maplecrest Senior Living Village and Musselman Library at Bluffton University.

Included are not one but two articles by Bill Herr on unforgettable people from this area, Bluffton High School and Middle School accomplishments in both academics and sports, and firsts for two local historical societies.

For time-sensitive information such as classified ads, Bluffton Public Library and Bluffton Senior Center events, school delays, sports results, etc., visit www.BlufftonIcon.com.

There are also three videos on the online Icon in December: Fred Steiner’s The life of my small town changed forever when the railroad arrived, Austin Probst’s introduction to his Ohio Century Farm YouTube channel and Bluffton University’s 12 Days of Beaver Christmas.

I hope that your holidays were merry and safe.

Paula Scott

Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon editor

Email [email protected], 567-400-4266
PO Box 30, Bluffton, OH 45817

DEC 1  Snowy weather blankets 2025 Blaze of Lights

DEC 2 Bluffton historical society to be trained on conserving documents

DEC 2 Findlay-Hancock Community Foundation awards $50K for Lions playground

DEC 4 Land transfers in the Bluffton school district for November 2025

DEC 5 And then there was O-N-E

DEC 9 2025 Bluffton Lions Peace Poster competition results

DEC 10 Centenarian Jeanette Kidd provides comfort with handmade lap quilts

DEC 11 Father and son earn Gen Yuan Kempo black belts in Bluffton

DEC 12 Bluffton pathway builders earn recognition

DEC 14 Enneking passes the chamber microphone to Gabriel

DEC 15 Swiss Community Historical Society hires first Museum Director

DEC 15 What’s new(s) at the Icons? Semiquincentennial

DEC 16 Local photographer captures high-wire act

Dec 16 Austin Probst introduces Ohio Century Farm video channel

Dec 18 Unforgettable: The Stearns brothers

Dec 19 Rewriting the small town narrative: Why journalism matters in rural communities

Dec 20 Kain Wright signs with Ashland University Track and Field 

Dec 21 Bluffton High School JV is runner-up in Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl 

Dec 22 Unforgettable: John Gilbert

Dec 23 'Twas the night before, the night before, the night before…

Dec 23 What’s new(s)? The Iconclast takes a holiday and focuses on 2026

Dec 30 High-speed chase on December 28 ends in Bluffton

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