Donald Dean Donovan, 73, passed away in the early morning of October 4, 2026 in his sleep at a nursing facility in Kansas City, Kansas.

LIMA__The Bluffton High School girls cross country team finished third in the Allen County Invitational meet at Lima’s Faurot Park on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Xandra Gatchel was the top Pirate finisher, ...

DELPHOS__The visiting Bluffton High School girls volleyball team lost the first set, but rallied to beat Delphos Jefferson in a four-game Northwest Conference match on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Pirate ...

Reminder that you can still get Presale Tickets for the football game this Friday at Crestview for $6 Adult and $4 Student at ...

FROM BPL UPDATES__Bluffton Public Library is hosting the ONU Mobile Health Clnic on Thursday, October 8 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School volleyball team lost to visiting unbeaten Patrick Henry in a non-league match at home on Monday, Oct. 5. The Pirate girls fell to 12-7 overall with the 25-17, 25-22, ...

KALIDA - The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country teams each finished ninth at the Kalida Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 3. BOYS RESULTS Van Wert won the 21-team boys meet with 55 points, ...

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 2-0 to visiting WBL power Celina on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Steinmetz ...

BLUFFTON__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to visiting Toledo St. Ursula Academy 4-1 Thursday night, Oct. 1 at Steinmetz Field. The Pirate girls dropped to 6-7 overall with the ...

OTTAWA__The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team tied Western Buckeye League foe Ottawa-Glandorf 1-1 in a non-conference match Thursday, Oct. 1. The Pirate boys ran their record to 6-4-3 ...

MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, October 9, 2026. The meeting will be held on the third floor of Town Hall.

Mutual aid was requested from both the Beaverdam-Richland Fire Department and Southwest Hancock Joint Fire District. "According to SRK personnel, maintenance was being performed on a paint-spray ...