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/ Jul 05, 2026

CLICK to enlarge / STAY TUNED for more photos and articles on Bluffton's 4th of July celebrations

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The best laid plans are subject to weather and whimsy. Bluffton’s 4th of July celebrations dodged both.

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Orange Twp. receives ODOT request to close two US 30 intersections

Public Meetings

/ Jul 07, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The following agenda has been provided for the Thursday, July 9 meeting of the Orange Township Trustees.

AGENDA

1. Call the Meeting to order at 7:30 PM.

2. Minutes of last meeting held on June 11, 2026.

3. Pay Bills

4. Old Business

a. Plow Truck update

b. Suck Hole TR 51 update

c. Catch Basin TR 29 update

d. Response to ODOT request to close US 30 intersections at TR51 and TR52

e. OPWC paving request for 2027

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Critters, Flitters, and Gallinippers: SCHS 2nd Saturday, July 11

Events

/ Jul 07, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Well, there weren’t any lions or tigers but there probably were bears (and definitely wolves) when the Swiss settlers began to arrive in the Bluffton/Pandora area.

Join us on Saturday, July 11, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Schumacher Homestead and Swiss Heritage Center, 8350 Bixel Road, for a look at the critters that our Swiss ancestors had to deal with when they began to build “The Settlement.”

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Highway Patrol reports on July Fourth fatal crashes

Police/Fire/EMS

/ July 7, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 18 people lost their lives in 18 traffic crashes during the 2026 July Fourth reporting period, which began Thursday, July 2 at midnight and ended Sunday, July 5 at 11:59 p.m.

2026 Porch Fest preview: Blanchard Creek Band, Conner Raines and AJ Knepper

Living in Bluffton

/ July 7, 2026

IMAGES from Facebook / By Marlena Ballinger

Take an RTA bus trip to Delphos on July 29

Living in Bluffton

/ July 7, 2026

FROM BSC HAPPENINGS_The Bluffton Senior Center is hosting an RTA bus trip led by Sherry Miller to Delphos on Wednesday, July 29.

Senior Center to host Route 66 Centennial trip

Living in Bluffton

/ July 7, 2026

BSC HAPPENINGS__The Bluffton Senior Center will be hosting a Route 66 Centennial trip from September 2 through 13, 2026. Prices start at $3999 per double occupancy, with brochures available at the Senior Center.

Family-friendly Jurassic Adventure Escape Room, July 17 and 18

Bluffton Public Library

/ July 7, 2026

BPL UPDATES__Small groups are invited to an escape room experience at the Bluffton Public Library. On Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, starting at 10:00 a.m., visitors can experience a "Jurassic Adventure" Escape Room in the library's lower level.

Register now for Bluffton Public Library's Read with a Dog

Bluffton Public Library

/ July 7, 2026

BPL UPDATES__The Bluffton Public Library invites readers to come and read with a dog on Friday, July 17, and Friday, July 31, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.