The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools summer newsletter for the 2026-2026 school year has been sent to local mail customers. The four-page document attached below provides updates on seven new teachers and staff members and lists of scheduled events and days off, as well as financial reports on the 2026 general fund and permanent improvements.
For the year ending June 30, 2026, the school district had expenditures of $14.6M and an ending cash balance of $8.9M.
For more information, contact Superintendent Greg Denecker at 419-358-5901.
Even if you don't have children in your family going back to school today, August 31, in Bluffton, it's time for some seasonal adjustments. Traffic patterns for drop-off and pick-up will impact the downtown, and school buses will be on the road throughout the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools district. / Images from Facebook: Bluffton PTO and Allen County Sheriff.
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Lions Club members will be participating in the following activities and events during September 2026. Events with speakers are open to the public.
Sept. 1 Club meeting at 6:30 p.m., Bluffton Town Hall. Speaker TBA.
Sept. 3-5 USA/Canada Forum in Memphis, TN.
Sept. 14-25 - Eye Screening of school children. Contact Lion Barbara Plaugher to help with the project.
Sept. 15 - Club meeting at noon, Bluffton Town Hall. Lunch $7.00 Speaker TBA.
CLICK photo to enlarge / L-R Kevin Gratz, Fred Steiner and Neil Hauenstein at the first Bluffton History Day in 2023
MEDIA RELEASE__Calling all would-be actors! Calling all history fans! Bluffton Ohio Historical Society is asking for volunteers to take part in a unique, one-off reenactment of the day Dillinger’s gang robbed Bluffton’s bank.
Fred Steiner has written the script. Kevin Gratz will be the chief narrator.
The Village of Bluffton is refreshing crosswalks near the Bluffton Schools in preparation for the start of the 2026-2027 academic year. Bluffton University Beavers began classes on Monday, August 17, while Bluffton Pirates will go back to school after the Allen County Fair, starting on August 31.
FROM BCS HAPPENINGS_On Thursday, August 20, the Community Meal served by the Bluffton Presbyterian Church will be held at the Senior Center. The meal starts at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken to support the local food pantry.
