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Spring severe weather awareness week tips from AEP

Posted by Staff on March 23, 2023 - 6:00am

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.

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I spy: Details on the Town Hall clock

Posted by Paula Scott on March 22, 2023 - 6:53pm

On a clear day with a zoom lens, the Icon spied details on the Town Hall clock tower including the rivets on the Roman numerals, the goose neck lights that illuminate the clock faces at night, a white second hand and a little door to give access to all of the above.

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State-wide tornado drill

Posted by Paula Scott on March 22, 2023 - 10:03am

The Icon keeps its ear to the ground but wasn't expecting a 9:50 a.m. tornado drill on March 22. For a list of Ohio Emergency Management Agency events, visit https://ema.ohio.gov/media-publications/all-events

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Adam Burris will coach BHS girls basketball in 2023-2024

Posted by Staff on March 22, 2023 - 9:06am

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."

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Bluffton law enforcement alerts show suspect apprehended on March 21

Posted by Staff on March 22, 2023 - 8:38am

On Tue, March 21, the Bluffton Police Department issued two Nixle alerts:

9:38 PM SUSPECT is apprehended ! 

9:34 PM Alert: Pursuit north of Bluffton near SR 235 one suspect at large . Contact 911 if you see anything to assist law enforcement.

To sign up for text or email alerts, visit https://www.nixle.com/

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Shoe collection for St. Mary's youth programs

Posted by Staff on March 22, 2023 - 5:13am

St. Mary's Catholic Church of Bluffton is seeking clean new and gently used shoes for a shoe drive fundraiser, going on until April 19. The shoes will be sent to help support micro business owners in other countries. Organizers note that the donations "stimulate other economies along with keeping shoes out of landfills."

The goal is to collect more than 2,500 pairs of shoes to help support St. Mary's
youth programs. A drive-through collection will take place on March 25, from 9:00 a.m.-noon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 160 N. Spring St.

Other drive through dates are April 1 and April 15 from 9:00 a.m.-noon.

There are also drop boxes inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church and at Citizen’s National Bank, 102 S. Main St.

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