St. Rita’s Medical Center is the recipient of grant funds from OhioMeansJobs – Allen County to help current employees continue to grow and gain additional jobs skills. St. Rita’s has been a long-time participant in the Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) program.
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment announced passage of a number of changes to Ohio law that will benefit Ohio consumers while further strengthening Ohio’s robust insurance market. Among the changes made by Ohio’s legislature are sweeping cybersecurity reforms that will help to better protect Ohio consumers while providing a level playing field for Ohio insurers.
Interviewed by Liz Gordon-Hancock
Benjamin Stahl went to Pandora-Gilboa along with his future wife, Terri Bishop - class of 2006 and 2005, respectively. They got married in June of 2009 in a small church in Columbus Grove, right after Bishop graduated from Wilmington College. Stahl graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Computer and Information Science.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
The Lady Pirate basketball team persevered through a rugged affair Saturday afternoon and earned a hard fought 60-50 win over North Baltimore.
Senior Averey Rumer scored a game high 25 points to lead Bluffton. Rumer made bank at the free throw line, connecting on 15 of 18 attempts for the game. Alivia Koenig and Libby Schaadt each scored 12. Bluffton is now 5-2 on the season and will host Paulding Thursday night in their next game.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Bluffton poured in 30 first quarter points to quickly erase any ideas of a big win hangover following Friday’s epic win over Crestview. The Pirates kept their foot on the gas and raced to an 87-42 win over Vanlue to move to 5-0 on the season. Juniors Luke Denecker (22) and Mason Soper (20) led Bluffton in scoring and equaled the total Vanlue output. Jared Piercefield added 12 points for a third Pirate in double figures.
In the spirit of this year’s Blaze of Lights, the Icon offers viewers a daily local gift idea based upon the 12 Days of Christmas theme. There’s no need to shop out of town or on the internet for Christmas gifts this year.
Howard J. Beach, 90, of Jenera, died on Monday evening, Dec. 17, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Jenera on Dec. 5, 1928, to the late Phillip and Bertha (Bigenho) Beach.
On May 2, 1954 he married Dorothy Rausch and she survives along with four children: David (Shirley) Beach of Tampa, Florida; Jane (Ed) Amstutz of Bluffton; Wayne (Rinda) Beach of Wapakoneta; and Ed Beach of Lakeland, Florida.
The contract for Stephen Chamberlain, which expires on Dec. 31, was not renewed. Chamberlain of Lima, worked as village solicitor for over 10 years. No reason was given by council for the change on Monday.
Nearly 30 persons attended Monday’s school board meeting to request assistance for a powerlifting group of students. Their requests went unanswered.
As an informal group, Bluffton students have participated in powerlifting competition for eight years. The specific request from the group was for the board to approve a volunteer to assist powerlifters in the Ricky Matter weight room.
At the present time there is no approved volunteer. Powerlifting is a winter sport. In Bluffton it is primarily a sport involving girls, however there are also boys who participate.
