Bluffton Hospital reports the following births in January.
Jan. 2 – Owen Nicholas, son of Andrew and Abby Fitch
Jan. 3 – Grayson Cole Zarhrich, son of Nate and Kayla Zachrich, Leipsic
Jan. 6 – Liam Tyler Young, son of Madison and Branden Young, Findlay
Jan. 11 – Everett Henry Black, son of Tyler and Muriel Black, Bluffton
Jan. 14 – Raiden Jaxtyn Silas Tijerina, son of Carmen Balcarcel and Nathan Tijerina, Leipsic
Jan. 17 – Nyan Ashlynn Berger, daughter of Greg Berger and Vanessa Flores, Gilboa
Bluffton University football coach
Denny Dorrell featured on
coaches panel at 5:30 p.m.
Ada invites Icon viewers to a Saturday midnight football drop that launches Super Bowl LII.
The second annual “Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival” on Saturday, Feb. 3, will celebrate the village of Ada’s connection to the biggest football game of the year.
Here is the January Bluffton Police Department docket.
January 1
Officers responded to Bluffton Hospital ER in reference to a possible child abuse complaint. The case was forwarded to Allen County Children’s Services for follow-up and review.
January 2
Officers responded to a non-injury traffic crash in the 100 block of Beaver Street.
By Cort Reynolds
Ada will host the Northwest Conference wrestling championship meet for the first time ever Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.
Allen East is the defending NWC champion, having edged Bluffton 209-206
last year at Spencerville. Ada took fourth in the 2017 eight-team event
with 134.5 points.
Ada senior Chase Sumner won the 138 lb. title at the 2017 NWC meet, and
was named league Wrestler of the Year.
The event will be held in the 1971 varsity gym Saturday.
Transition Bluffton will be hosting a game night at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, on the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.
The event includes an evening of games, refreshments and socializing. Games and goodies will be provided, but persons may bring a favorite to share.
This February game night is one of many events hosted by Transition Bluffton. The organization’s mission is to bring people together to build resilience and sustainability in Bluffton and beyond. To learn more about this and future events, visit TransitionBluffton.org or find it on Facebook.
Bluffton University will host an instrumental concert featuring its Concert Band at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in Yoder Recital Hall. Under the direction of Dr. Roy Couch, assistant professor of music, the concert band will perform both original and arranged compositions.
Kassandra Bishop, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Bluffton Icon's artist of the month.
She has taken photography classes.
After high school she plans to attend Malone University to study Zoo and Wildlife Biology.
About photography, she said, "I enjoy photography because I love capturing memories and experimenting with different angles and moods I can show in my photos.
