Bluffton Bread Company is back for Mother’s Day. Online orders for Mother’s Day will open on Sunday, April 25, through a new shopping cart system at www.bluffton.edu/blufftonbread.
Available flavors include Lemon Blueberry, a specialty bread that features the traditional flavor of pound cake, updated with a modern twist, and the always popular Asiago Cheddar.
Online orders can either be shipped 2-day priority or picked up in Bluffton. Pickup details will be sent after the order is completed.
Steven Neely, Bluffton High School junior, is the Icon's artist of the month for April.
He has taken Ceramics 1 and Ceramics 2. Following high school he says that he is considering engineering as a college major. The three animals in the photo with him are some that he says that he's always found interesting.
"I enjoy art because I find that it is a good way to express creativity," says Steven. Vickie Garmon is the Bluffton High School art teacher.
By Cort Reynolds The Pirate baseball story is a below the softball story.
CONVOY - Host Crestview defeated Bluffton 13-6 in an offensively high-powered Northwest Conference softball matchup Thursday evening.
Bluffton fell to 2-8 and 1-2 in league play after the defeat. The first-place Lady Knights improved to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with the victory.
Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.blufftonicon.com/classifieds.
New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing positions available should contact [email protected].
Ohio Department of Transportation announced two projects that impact traffic on Interstate 75 around Findlay next week:.
• Interstate 75 northbound, on the southern end of the city of Findlay, will have overnight lane restrictions in the two right lanes for bridge maintenance.
The left lane will remain open.
The work zone will begin south of the U.S. 68 interchange and extend to just past the U.S. 68 fly over ramp.
The lane closures will begin on Thursday, April 22, at 7 p.m. and extend until 7 a.m. on Friday.
New Leaf Lawn and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, according to Laurie Laird, owner. Several special sales, listed in its Icon display ad, are available.
Current hours are Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study(SM), the firm announced.
After a one-year covid-19 absence, Bluffton Sardines swim team is back.
The team competes in the Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL). In 2019, the most recent swim season, Bluffton finished second of eight teams in the league meet, closely behind Westside.
This year several members of the team competed Putnam County YMCA swim team and with Lima YMCA swim team. Several of those swimmers qualified for the Great Lake Zones championships in March at BGSU.
It’s obvious that Bluffton first graders love to read.
The students held a three-week March Madness reading incentive competition last month.
During the competition, students in Mrs. Combs’ class earned first place overall, reading 1,848 books.
At the conclusion of the reading madness a total of 7,467 books were read, and the teachers told the Icon that they are impressed and proud of all the hard-working first grade readers.
