In a recent press conference, Governor Mike DeWine encouraged nursing homes and assisted living communities to enroll in a vaccination maintenance program.
He expressed frustration that more than 200 communities had yet to sign up for the program.
"Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio was surprised to find some of our facilities included on this list, including Mennonite Memorial Home and Hilty Home," said Jason Cox of MHCO.
Bluffton Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), has been recognized as a 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital.
Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this 11th annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX.
Here's a look at the Bluffton College campus from the air in 1949. We know the year because Founders Hall is under construction. It's on the top of the photo just to the right of center.
Reviewed/written by Craig Hoffman
In another century we won’t be singing many of the hymns we’re screeching out on Sundays. While some will have lasted a week, perhaps, others even for a few years, there are several that should be retired from regular use right now!
Do you agree with the following candidates for overdue retirement? Let the Icon know in the comments!
“Onward Christian Soldiers” (1865) - Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould
The Bluffton University football team was back in action on a sunny Saturday, March 27, as the Beavers welcomed Franklin College to Salzman Stadium.
Bluffton entered the contest with a record of 3-1 as they looked to rebound from their only loss of the season at Hanover last week. Franklin came into Saturday's game with a 2-1 mark, their only blemish a 56-19 shellacking at the hands of MSJ last week.
Here are updates on Bluffton University baseball and softball games.
Baseball
The Bluffton University baseball team split a pair of two-run games at Hanover College on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Hanover took game one (6-4) and Bluffton bounced back with an 8-6 victory in the capper. The Beavers moved to 2-10 overall and in the conference, while Hanover stands 7-5 on both accounts.
FROM ADA ICON -Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department was called to a wind turb fire reported at 4:31 a.m., Friday morning (March 26), according to the Ada police report.
The turbine at Klingler Road and County Road 50 is one of three on the Ohio Northern University campus.
According to Northern Review @NorthernOnLine, Klingler Road and part of the “Green Monster” (bike and pedestrian path) were temporarily blocked off as crews attempted to put out the blaze.
Friends of the Bluffton Public Library 2021 membership drive is underway, according to Deb Beer, Friends president.
The cost of a membership is only $5. According to Beer, the Friends now have over 40 members and hope for the number to increase.
“The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library is a service organization,” she said. “Our main goal is raising money for the library programs that can no longer be funded by the library board due to cuts in state funding.
During Bluffton University’s annual Keeney Peace Lecture, Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr. called on members of the campus community to “courageously use their resources, platforms and privilege to disrupt and dismantle policies that discriminate and decimate.”
Sullivan, an ordained minister, executive director of the Ohio Council of Churches and anti-death penalty activist, shared the message during the March 9 Forum, “The Transformative Stardom of Ordinary People.”
The Easter Bunny will make a special visit to your house. It can happen any time from now to Saturday, April 3 – the day before Easter Sunday.
All you need to do it ask. The visit is a fundraiser by the St. Mary’s Catholic Church youth. Proceeds are used for summer camp.
The Bunny will hop to your house, deliver a goody bag and then you can take a photo of the Bunny with your family. All this for a $25 donation to the church youth group.
And, the Bunny’s range is to residences within a 10-mile radius of Bluffton.
