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Fall Festival activities are all over Bluffton, Sept. 26

Events

/ Sep 25, 2026

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The 21st annual Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26 has a new promoter--the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce--and a mix of new and familiar family-focused activities. The festival provides many free options as well as opportunities to purchase food and merchandise.

Fall Festival activities will take place at multiple locations, shown on this map and linked below.

FALL FAMILY FUN AT BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY

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Distance runner Chappell-Dick to be inducted in EMU Hall of Honor

People

/ Sep 26, 2026

Hannah Chappell-Dick will be inducted in the Eastern Mennonite University Athletic Hall of Honor in a ceremony at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, during Homecoming 2026.

MEDIA RELEASE__A last-minute road trip led Hannah Chappell-Dick ’16 to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), where she became one of the most accomplished distance runners in program history.

A biology major with minors in exercise science and honors, Chappell-Dick wasn’t initially focused on Mennonite colleges. She joined a friend traveling to Honors Weekend and quickly found herself drawn to EMU.

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Weekend Doctor: What is a DO?

Health

/ Sep 26, 2026

Bradley Jerew, DO
Family Medicine, Eastern Woods Family Practice

There are numerous types of healthcare providers a patient may encounter when interacting with the healthcare system, and at the highest level of training and expertise are physicians. In the United States, there are two main routes to earning a doctoral degree in medicine and the professional title of “physician”: the Doctor of (allopathic) Medicine (MD) and the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). The primary difference between these pathways lies in their underlying philosophy.

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October Business Collective with Bluffton Food Pantry

Events

/ September 26, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The October Business Collective Networking Night will include a presentation by the Bluffton Food Pantry.

Business owners and managers are invited to join on October 1 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. at 1861 Wine Lounge.

Ada Icon headlines, September 25

Regional news

/ September 25, 2026

New content on www.AdaIcon.com on Friday, September 25.

September 25 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming

Sports

/ September 25, 2026

Sept. 25, 7:00 p.m. Varsity Football Home vs Spencerville - Military Appreciation Night

Pirate volleyball loss vs. Crestview

Sports

/ September 25, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team lost in three sets to Northwest Conference foe Crestview to snap their seven-match win streak on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, 87, was a lab technician

Obituaries

/ September 25, 2026

Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, a longtime resident of Bluffton and then of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away on September 18, 2026, at the age of 87. She was born on May 5, 1939, to Marion (Tam) and Helen Minnich in Continental, Ohio.