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Aug. 29 Porch Fest: A day of live music in Bluffton

Events

/ Aug 28, 2026

By Paula Pyzik Scott / CLICK images to enlarge

For more information, visit Play Music on the Porch Day - Bluffton on Facebook. Copies of the schedule available at Bluffton Public Library, open Saturday 9:30-2:00

From 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, Bluffton will host Play Music on the Porch Day performances (a.k.a. Porch Fest), as part of an international live music celebration. First introduced to Bluffton as a Bluffton Public Library spinoff from weekly jam sessions, Bluffton's Erik Reneker began coordinating multiple musical acts and host locations in the village in 2024.

For this third annual event, there will be 20 hosts and 30 musical acts, with some playing at two locations.

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Pirate football turns out the lights on Edison

Sports

/ Aug 29, 2026

Lovell scores 5 TDs

By Cort Reynolds

MILAN__The visiting Bluffton High School football team soundly defeated Milan Edison 42-7 in a non-league game on Friday, August 28.

Bluffton raced to a 28-0 first-half lead for the second week in a row, and tallied 42 points again as well.

Senior back Parker Lovell scored five touchdowns, four on the ground and one on a long catch, to pace the onslaught.

The Pirates improved to 2-0 with the lopsided win, while Edison fell to 0-2.

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Weekend Doctor: Protecting young ears

Health

/ Aug 29, 2026

By Jessica Schulte, PA-C
Physician Assistant, ENT Specialists of Northwest Ohio

Children experience the world through the sounds around them, from a parent's voice and classroom lessons to music, sports and play. Healthy hearing is important for speech and language development, learning and social interaction. While hearing loss is often associated with aging, it can affect children as well, and in many cases, it is preventable.