Dear readers,

I have selected 21 articles of lasting interest from among the 146 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during January 2026 for the print Bluffton Icon Highlights.

One of the joys of being digital is that you almost never run out of room. My rule of thumb here is to fit the table of contents on one page!

These print highlights are distributed for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Senior Center, Maple Crest and Musselman Library at Bluffton University.  

Happy reading!

Paula Scott

Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon editor

Email [email protected], 567-400-4266
PO Box 30, Bluffton, OH 45817TABLE OF CONTENTS - JANUARY 2025

JAN 3 Land transfers for December 2025 in the Bluffton school district

JAN 7 Bluffton chamber and BCE announce new leadership

JAN 8 How and when to get a Bluffton, Ohio USPS postmark

JAN 8 Campbell named Volunteer of Year by Bluffton Senior Center

JAN 13 Stan Clemens was an educator and real estate developer

JAN 13 $8M Gerken asphalt plant and 15 residential units among 2025 permits

JAN 14 Three Board of Education members take oath of office

JAN 14 BPL hosts Family STEM evenings

JAN 14 Christine Denecker appointed UF Vice President of Academic Affairs

JAN 14 Three Bluffton council members begin new terms, a fourth to be appointed

JAN 15 January 2026 Bluffton Chamber takeaways

JAN 16 Bluffton council starts year with welcomes and thank yous

JAN 20 Donald Lloyd Pannabecker was a Bluffton College administrator

JAN 20 ONU honors course highlights research by Forrest Clingerman

JAN 21 Letter: Remembering Don Pannabecker

JAN 22 Three injured on Jan. 21 when semi strikes Richland Twp. house 

JAN 24 Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll for 2nd quarter, 2025-2026

JAN 26 9th anniversary celebration at Campito Lindo, February 2

JAN 28 New council member, EMS stalwarts draw a crowd at Council meeting

JAN 30 A timeline of Bluffton History in the making

JAN 31 Bluffton man pleads guilty to child pornography charges