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Ohio farmers intend to plant more corn and the same soybean acreage in 2023 than they did last year, according to the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Field Office.

Ohio corn producers intend to plant 3.45 million acres this spring, up 1 percent from last year. Ohio soybean acreage is forecast at 5.10 million acres for 2023, unchanged from last year. Hay acreage for 2023 is estimated at 820 thousand acres, down 1 percent from 2022. This includes alfalfa, grain, and all other types of hay intended to be harvested for dry hay.

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Men's Golf
The Bluffton University men's golf team tied for 3rd place at the Bluffton Spring Invite on Sunday, April 2. With the blustery winds and hail from Saturday in the rearview mirror, the Beavers showed out with a 300 on Sunday. The 12-over par established a new school mark for 18 holes.

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ArtSpace/Lima is pleased to announce the award winners from the 71st Annual Spring Show:

Best of Show – Meg Nickerson, Cable, Ohio
First Place Award – Annie King, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Second Place Award – Michael Huffman, Lima, Ohio
Third Place Award – Anita Lehman, Bluffton, Ohio
Bruce Chesser Award – T.R. Steiner, Bluffton, Ohio
Farmer Family Award – Joshua Briem, Columbus, Ohio
Martha Gustad Award – Rebecca Boutin, Lima, Ohio
Meg Dickason Award – Kelly Massillo, Ada, Ohio
Director’s Award – Camden Courtney, Findlay, Ohio

Juror for the exhibit was artist Bryan Moss of Columbus, Ohio.

The exhibit will be on display until May 19 during the ArtSpace business hours:

Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00  a.m.-5:00 p.m.

All exhibits are free and open to the public.

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The Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main, has issued a comprehensive update for events and programs taking place during the month of April 2023:

Two new Beanstack Challenges are available starting April 1 - check out Spring Into Reading and a Poetry Month challenge for the month of April. New to Beanstack? Check it out at https://blufftonpubliclibrary.org/digital/beanstack/

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Do you know the way to www.AdaIcon.com? Here's an easy shortcut to news from our neighbors up SR 235 for the week of March 27-April 2:

Arab American theater highlighted in ONU festival

An Ada business since 1986, Carol Slane Florist is Business of the Year

ONU hosts April 1 National Robotic Football Tournament

Board of Education meeting includes BVC discussion and interim superintendent appointment

Student Carmen Mancuso interviews professor David Kosmyna

Watch for the Icon's headline swap on Sundays.

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Pirates home opener vs. Arcadia is 5 p.m. on April 4

By Cort Reynolds

CAREY–Bluffton High School lost to Carey 10-0 in a non-league softball bout Friday evening, March 31.

The Pirates dropped to 2-1 after suffering their first loss.

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