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Bluffton front porches and back yards hum during 2026 PorchFest

Events

/ Sep 03, 2026

20 locations and 30 performers for Play Music on the Porch Day

By Paula Pyzik Scott

August 29 was an extraordinary day in Bluffton. Twenty families invited other music lovers to drop by and enjoy live music on their front porch or back deck. Shady yards and pop-up canopies provided shelter on the sultry day, while food and drink vendors offered pick-me-ups. Thirty performers from as near as the next block and as far as Nashville provided the live entertainment.

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Meet the Pirate cross country runners, Fall 2026

Sports

/ Sep 03, 2026

Photos by Amy Bettinger Mortimer

UPDATED__Here are the Bluffton Pirate cross country participants for the fall 2026 season. The boys and girls teams are coached by Bill Theisen.

HS Cross Country

Front Row: Tala Gipson, Xandra Gatchel, Zaeda Hermiller
Back Row: Jora Boisvert, Owen Shoemaker, Coach Bill Theisen, Atticus Prothro, Georgia Hagen
Not pictured: Micah DeMarco, Toby Clevidence, Levin Essinger, Ian Scott, Tessa Tarplee

MS Girls Cross Country

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Before Our Weakness Gets Too Strong: Science to modulate our immune system

Health

/ Sep 03, 2026

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

On August 25, 2026, we lost the beautiful and talented Dolly Parton. She left a wonderful legacy as a country music writer and performer. Her kindness was legendary. Dolly worked with so many different artists and covered many different genres, but she was pure country in her early career. On her fifth album with country legend Porter Wagoner in 1970, they recorded the song “Before Our Weakness Gets Too Strong.” In 1971, they won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a group or duo for the album Once More.

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September 3 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming

Sports

/ September 3, 2026

Sept. 3 Bluffton Pirates sports schedule: Girls tennis, girls soccer (JV half match), volleyball, 7th-8th football

ONU mobile clinic schedule, serving Hardin, Allen, Putnam and Auglaize counties

Health

/ September 3, 2026

FROM FACEBOOK__The ONU Healthwise Pharmacy issued an updated schedule on September 1, 2026. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Services offered: