The scarecrows are coming to downtown Bluffton. This week more than two dozen will be installed on lamp posts and in shop windows as part of a Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce competition. Watch the Icon for voting opportunities.
The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team won 4-1 at Lincolnview behind the offensive exploits of Justin Good Monday evening, October 3.
The W also iced the Pirates' top spot in the Northwest Conference league. The streaking Pirates improved to 8-4-1 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with their seventh straight win, and 38th consecutive league victory.
The Lancers dropped to 5-6-2 overall and 1-1-1 in NWC play with the defeat.
Bluffton University has reported that after three years of increases, the number of first-year, full-time students is slightly down for the 2022-23 academic year. The university’s number of full-time equivalent students, including undergraduate and graduate programs is steady at 730.
On the graduate side, the total number of full-time students is increasing which includes students completing dietetic internship, business or education classes. That’s up 44 percent from the previous year. It’s also the largest number of graduate students in the last three years.
A Community Breakfast (of pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, coffee, milk, juice) will be held at Bluffton First United Methodist Church, 116 Church St., to benefit the youth group, mission trips and to be able to help families in need in the community.
Saturday, October 8
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's golf team fired a 319 on Sunday at Eagle Rock Golf Club on a beautiful Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Coupled with a solid 314 on Saturday, the Beavers took 2nd place out of six teams at rival Defiance College.
