Catching Village crews in power wash and vacuum mode

What's that "hum" you hear on Bluffton streets? Could be a super-sized vacuum and power wash combo being applied to catch basins in your neighborhood. The Icon learned that some 450 catch basins are part of the system, with a few having seen 150 years of service.

PANDORA – The Board of Directors of First National Bank has officially named Brendon Matthews as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank. Matthews has been serving as President of the bank since May, 2024. He succeeds Todd Mason who is retiring after 22 years at First National Bank and 40 years as a community banker. Mason will remain as a director on the board.

Matthews has worked in a variety of roles in his 23 years in banking, including teller, branch manager, small business lender, sales manager, Senior Lender, Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and his most recent role as President. Brendon is originally from Bluffton and is a graduate of Bluffton High School. He received his undergraduate degree in English from Anderson University in Anderson, IN in 2002. After starting his banking career at Madison Community Bank in Anderson (now First Merchants Bank), Brendon earned his MBA from Anderson University and then moved back to Bluffton in 2006 and joined First National Bank.

The Bluffton High School Drama Club will perform Bringing down the House, A Musical? on April 11, 12, 13. Directed by Kevin Gratz and Kara Zink, with student assistants Genesis Ochoa, Kaleigh Coffman and Aubrey Rieman. 

Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Bluffton Middle School Cafetorium, 116 S. Jackson St. The Sunday performance begins at 2:00 p.m. Doors open one hour prior to curtain time.

General admission tickets are available at the door. Adults $5.00. Students $2.00  

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Reminder: applications for all positions--lifeguards, slide attendants and assistant managers--for the Bluffton Community Pool are due by April 10.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

On Wednesday, April 2, Dustin Ray Bolen of McGuffey was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, having pleaded guilty to three felony counts including murder. 

UPDATE WTOL-11 reports that the Putnam county tornado near Dupont on Wednesday, April 2 had a rating of EF-2! Peak winds to 120 mph and a max width of 375 yards.

From Putnam County EMA, approximately 3:00 a.m. on April 3

By Cort Reynolds

SHAWNEE – The visiting Bluffton High School boys tennis team edged WBL foe Shawnee 3-2 in a close match featuring three tiebreakers Thursday evening.

The Pirates improved their record to 2-1 with the win.

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