By Paula Pyzik Scott
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The August 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights are off to the printer--and are ready for online viewing right here. I'm excited to note that a new bound format is in the works, with the opportunity to share more free copies.

During August, the Icon produced 150 news items. There will be 25 articles in the Highlights, providing the items of most lasting interest. Here's the table of contents with links to each article:

AUG 3 Richland Township appoints Zoning officials, hiring employees

AUG 3 Bluffton chamber, BCE websites get a makeover

AUG 5 July 2026 land transfers in the Bluffton school district

AUG 5 WIP Wednesday: Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters

AUG 5 Pirate girls golf opens season with Lincolnview Invite

AUG 5 Pirate boys golf opens with a win at Ft. Jennings, 2nd at Royal Invite

AUG 6 If you grill it, they will come: National Night Out booms in Bluffton

AUG 7 Should all beavers beware of Buc-ee's logo litigation?

AUG 8 Pirate girls tennis opens season with win

AUG 9 School zone pickup and dropoff tops safety poll responses

AUG 9 Bluffton veterans group presents donations to 12 organizations

AUG 12 WIP Wednesday: 1915 kitchen gets a charming DIY remodel

AUG 13 Families and customers create oral history of memorable businesses

AUG 15 Pirate boys soccer opens with loss at Shawnee

AUG 16 Unforgettable: Author Grace Moyer Frounfelker

AUG 19 Pirate girls soccer loss vs. Wapakoneta

AUG 19 Pirate volleyball drops opener to Ottoville

AUG 21 Capture the essence of Bluffton in photos

AUG 23 Pirate football opens with win at Benjamin Logan

AUG 24 Restaurants draw a crowd to 2nd annual Taste of Bluffton

AUG 25 Bluffton Lions reach 80% of All Abilities Playground fundraising goal

AUG 26 Bluffton Council: MHCO duplexes and long-range Village planning

AUG 27 President Sider introduces Reinvest, Reinvent, Reimagine framework

AUG 30 Pirate cross country opens Fall 2026 at DSJ Invite

AUG 31 Foulkes family raises $29,000 for Youth For Christ