By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton swim team finished a strong second out of eight teams at the 39th annual Elks West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet held Friday and Saturday at the Bluffton pool.
Perennial power Westside won the combined team meet with 2,964 points to nose out the hosts, who scored 2,779.5 points.
Westside out-pointed Bluffton 1,421.5 points to 1,357 to win the girls team crown, and also won the boys team standings 1,542.5 points to 1,422.5 over the Sardines.
Although children may appear to be less affected by the death of a loved one, there are many questions, fears and worries as they attempt to make sense of the loss and deal with the changes.
Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
The number of illnesses caused by tick, mosquito and flea bites has more than tripled over 12 years, according to the CDC. But there are ways to keep yourself safe.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 640,000 cases of these illnesses were reported from 2004 through 2016.
By Karen Bishop, RN, ADON The Heights at Birchaven
Maybe you or a family member have been asked by a health care professional, “What is your code status?” Most people respond by saying they have a living will. Let us discuss the difference between a living will and a code status.
After the first day of competition Bluffton Sardines swim team is vying for the lead in the Western Ohio Aquatics League championships
Westwood Swim and Racket Club is the overall leader with 1,445 points. Bluffton follows within striking distance at 1,391.5 points – 53.5 points behind the leader.
Team scores after day 1:
Westside 1,445 BLUFFTON 1,391.5
Wapakoneta 1,144.5
Ada 835
Shawnee 559
Kenton 455.5
Sherwood 295
Van Wert 190.5
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boasts the best farmers market in northwest Ohio."
In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon will be featuring a market vendor each week over the course of the summer.
This week's feature vendor is SugarCreek Baked Goods.
Permit parking and permissive license plate tax are two subjects addressed this month by the Bluffton council’s street, light, alley and sidewalk committee.
Meeting on June 27, Joe Sehlhorst and Jerry Cupples, committee members, with Jesse Blackburn and Bryan Lloyd of the village, discussed those subjects and others:
• Permit parking
• Combined sidewalk and curbs
• 2019 capital improvement budget
• Permissive license plate
• Radar speed identification signs
State Road over Interstate 75, south of Beaverdam, will be closed Monday, July 15, during daytime hours for bridge deck sealing, according to th Ohio Department of Transportation.
This project will not affect Interstate 75, but the interstate will be restricted to one lane in the area due to a larger resurfacing project.
The bridge work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 roadway services department.
Blanchard Valley Hospital has recently been named a recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The GuidelinesTarget: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, as well as the Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.
These awards recognize the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to national guidelines and standards. Blanchard Valley Hospital earned the Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus achievement by meeting specific quality measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients.
This year's members of the Bluffton Cattle Club include Grace Meyers, Claire Armentrout, Brittany Goodman, Sophie Zeller, Landon Sehlhorst, Hudson Phillips, Greta Meyers, KJ Hohenbrink, Branson Hilty, Seth Gladwell, Zoe Zeller, Klaria Hohenbrink, Elizabeth Phillips, Courtney Goodman, Nathan Speicher, Evan Speicher, Riley Herrimann, and Xavier Narrarro.
