Today, Tuesday August 29, is your last chance for a cup of toasted coconut coffee as a seasonal special at Bluffton's Twisted Whisk Cafe. Come Friday, pumpkin spice will be on tap.
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UPDATE: This event takes place from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Nancy Corle-Agner and Phil Gratz (PHOTO) will be playing in the alley next to Roots by Strattons on Wednesday, August 30.
The duo will "weave an adventurous thread of decades-spanning acoustic takes on tunes fun, tragic and mystic." The event includes food by Greenhorn. Bring a lawn chair and a friend to enjoy music in the alley.
The Bluffton High School girls soccer team pulled away late and shut out visiting Spencerville 3-0 in their Northwest Conference opener Monday night at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirate girls improved to 1-1-1 overall and 1-0 in NWC play as they began defense of their league title with a win. The scrappy Bearcat girls dropped to 0-3 and 0-2 in league play with the loss.
Bluffton hosts Ottoville Saturday, September 2 at 11:45 a.m.
By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton HIgh School boys soccer team began defense of its Northwest Conference title with a tense 1-0 league-opening win at Spencerville Monday evening.
The Pirates improved to 2-2-1 overall and 1-0 in NWC play with the win. Bluffton remains undefeated all-time in league play.
The defensive match was scoreless for the first half and most of the second half. Pirate Chase Kelly netted the first and only goal in the 72nd minute on an assist from Theo Andreas.
The following seven land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District in July 2023 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
5990 N Napoleon Rd, $110,000, Single Family Dwlg, Deeds, David A to Schramm, Steven P.
324 Parkview Dr, $69,900, Residential Vacant Land, Three S Development Group LLC to Heckman, Kevin R & Beverly J.
5925 N Phillips Rd, Single Family Dwelling, $135,000; Bidlack, Mark S & Linda M Rose to Dawson, Ryan Donald & Cassandra.
Other Residential Structures at N Phillips Rd., $135,000, Bidlack, Mark S & Linda M Rose To Dawson, Ryan Donald & Cassandra.
114 E Pearl St, $80,000; Single Family Dwelling, Beaverdam, Sloce, David A to Hudson, Timothy Jacob
167 Riley St, $299,000; Single Family Dwelling, Houshower, Hans To Jim & Louise Zaffiro Revocable Trust
129 Westland Dr. $120,000 Single Family Dwlg, Treft, John L Trustee To Morales, Eduardo G & Amber J
Are you interested in continuing to play an instrument or sing in a choir? Bluffton’s music department offers several options to continue your involvement in music and community participation is welcome.
Concert Band
No audition
Rehearsal time: 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
First rehearsal/organizational meeting: 4 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 29
On Labor Day Weekend, September 2-4, the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon will take a holiday break Saturday-Sunday, except for breaking news, sports and obituaries.
ELIDA--The Bluffton High School boys soccer team beat Sylvania Northview 3-2 in overtime on penalty kicks Saturday evening in the annual Elida Kickoff Classic.
The original semifinal match was postponed from Thursday evening due to extreme heat and humidity.
The winning shoot-out goal came from Cole Burkholder and the Pirates' two regulation goals both came from Theo Andreas.
