This week Bluffton High School welcomed University of Findlay professor Hiroaki Kawamura and 2022-23 Ohio Saitama University Scholarship recipient Yuki Miyahara to meet with students and the school board to introduce the community to a new partnership between the high school and Ogawa High School in Japan.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church has issued the following invitation:
"You and your family are invited to join us for our Easter Services. Easter Sunday is the Sunday when Christians all over the world proclaim the good news of the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
This week I was asked an interesting drug information question about the mushroom known as Lion’s Mane and its related health benefits. The first thing that came to my mind was the movie Secondhand Lions. Not sure why!
The movie was released in 2003 in the comedy-drama genre and starred Robert Duvall. Michael Caine, Haley Joel Osment, and Kyra Sedgwick. Haley Joel Osment had the role of the 14-year-old Walter who is left for the summer with his great uncles. It is rumored that the uncles have a secret fortune and are targets for traveling salesmen and relatives looking for money. The uncles are often seen sitting on their porch with shotguns.
A high-speed pursuit on I-75 that began in Sidney, Ohio and ended north of Bluffton occurred on the evening of March 21. The Bluffton Police Department issued Nixle alerts notifying residents that suspects had been apprehended. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department has provided additional information.
At 8:23 p.m. an improper lane change resulted in pursuit by Sidney police. Stop sticks caused the vehicle to halt north of the County Road 12 overpass.
There were two occupants in the car, James Bridget and Clif Williams of Michigan. One suspect was apprehended immediately. The other fled on foot, resulting in a search including a helicopter and tracking dog. At 9:32 p.m. the second suspect, who came out with his hands up, was apprehended near a wooded area.
Agencies assisting in the incident include the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Earlier this week, the Icon provided a preview of items on the Bluffton Exempted Village School board of eduction agenda for its March 20 meeting. All items requiring board approval, including financial transactions, minutes of the prior meeting and contracts, were passed with unanimous support.
Here we’ll report on some of the discussions not previewed on the meeting’s agenda:
For the second straight week, Bluffton University senior Bobbi Adams (Delaware/Rutherford B. Hayes) has been named the Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week. It also marks the third consecutive week that a Bluffton softball player has been recognized as an HCAC Player of the Week. Erin Norman (Pleasant Hill/Newton) was named Pitcher of the Week on March 4.
March 21 vs. Otterbein
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Bluffton University baseball team lost a Tuesday matchup against a tough Otterbein unit on March 21 by a final score of 5-3. Bluffton fell to 5-6 on the season while Otterbein continued to roll at 13-3.
GAHANNA, Ohio, March 21, 2023—This week is Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week in Ohio. As we officially say goodbye to winter, now is a good time to prepare for the unpredictable storms that often accompany the spring season.
Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two
During the 2022 white-tailed deer archery hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Michele Butler, assigned to Erie County, responded to a call from the TIP (Turn-In-A-Poacher) hotline. A deer hunter reported seeing several hunters trespassing on a neighboring property. Officer Butler found a blood trail and tracks that led to a neighboring residence. Officer Butler spoke to the owner of the residence and determined that a buck had recently been harvested but the hunter had not game checked the deer and had retrieved it from the neighboring property without permission.
On Monday March 20, 2023 the Bluffton Board of Education officially hired Adam Burris as the new Bluffton High School Varsity Girls Basketball Coach.
Coach Burris is replacing Eric Garmatter. He played basketball for, and graduated from, both Bluffton High School and Bluffton University.
Coach Burris brings thirteen years of coaching experience with seven of those years as a Varsity Head Coach. He coached Varsity Girls and Boys at North Baltimore and Varsity Boys at Bath.
Athletic Directo Alex Hanna comments, "We look forward to working with Coach Burris and welcome him back to Bluffton."
