AUG 14 MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for Inside Innovations, Inc., a woman-owned, full-service interior design studio and shop, at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22 at 125 N. Main Street. A community open house will follow. The event is free and open to the public, area businesses and media.
Inside Innovations, Inc. has served clients for nearly 34 years. Formerly based in Findlay, the studio now calls Bluffton home under the leadership of owner and Lead Designer, Brooke Place. The new studio features an extensive library of interior fabrics, custom furniture, floor and wall coverings and window treatments, along with a curated Inside Innovations, Inchome furniture and décor shop at the front of the space.
AUGUST 14 MEDIA RELEASE__Citizens Wealth Management Group (CWMG), 102 S. Main St., is raising awareness this month about the importance of keeping beneficiary designations up to date. To help individuals ensure their assets are protected and passed on according to their wishes, CWMG is offering free beneficiary reviews throughout the month of August.
The Allen County and Hancock County Board of Elections show the following candidates for November 2025 races for Bluffton area elected offices: Bluffton Exempted Village Schools board, Orange and Richland Township boards of trustees, and Village of Bluffton council. The deadline for filing candidate petitions was August 6. Some applications are currently shown as valid and some are shown as pending.
Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board
To elect: 3, nonpartisan
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
Bluffton American Legion Post 382 made its annual check presentations on Monday, August 4, presenting a total of $9,000 in support for 12 local non-profit organizations. Post Commander Kurt Emans provided background information on the recipients and committee members Sam Reineke, Tom Benroth, Fred Rodabaugh and Dennis Morrison presented individual checks.
The following 13 land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District in July 2025 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
ADDRESS - FROM/TO - SALE DATE - PRICE - LAND USE
BEAVERDAM RESIDENTIAL
301 Lima St - Nowlan, Matthew T & Sara L to Nowlan, Yvonne & Thomas J - 7/8/2025 - $60,000 - Single Family Dwlg Unplat
To date, fewer candidates than seats in Bluffton Council race
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The filing deadline for nominating petitions by non-partisan candidates to appear on the November 4 General Election ballot in Ohio is 4:00 p.m. on August 6, 2025 (90 days before the General Election).
Write-in candidates must file declarations of intent by 4:00 p.m. on August 25.
To become a candidate, individuals must collect the designated number of valid voter signatures on the form designated by the Secretary of State and pay a $30 fee.
