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GROB's group effort creates medical testing booths

11 donated to Bluffton, Findlay and Lima hospitals; used to test for COVID-19 virus
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2020 - 5:01pm

Some health professionals call it the Superman booth.

Whatever you call it, a Bluffton-made product has immediate use for health care professionals testing persons who may have the COVID-19 virus.

A three-and-one-half week crash-course group effort by associates at GROB Systems resulted in creation of 11 testing booths that GROB is donating to area hospitals. The booths are being delivered this week.

The booths were created in GROB’s fabrication department, according to Emily Brock, GROB’s marketing coordinator. 

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Regional news
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Brother assisting brother

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2020 - 1:21pm

Brendan Taylor, Bluffton fifth grader in Mr Richard’s class, and his 2-year-old brother, Noah, do some homework on the kitchen table. The Icon will post photos of students learning in an at-home setting. Send photos, art work, writing assignments and class projects to: [email protected].

 

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Pool opening decision not yet made

But, council sets pay scale and rates as the season gets closer
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2020 - 1:01pm

With summer on the horizon, one question yet unanswered is: “Will the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool open?” Or, “When might it open, if not in late May?”

Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told the Icon that no decision about the pool has been made by the village at this time.  

“We will prepare for opening, but realize the final decision might not be ours to make,” he added.

No matter if, or when the Bluffton pool opens this summer, Bluffton council passed legislation on Monday setting positions and wages for the pool staff and rates for the 2020 season. 

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Regional news
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Betty Kier was a resident of MMH

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2020 - 11:54am

Betty L. Kier, 96, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 7:55 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on April 15, 1924, in St. Marys, West Virginia, to the late Blair P. and Ruth C. (Krichbaum) Cooke.  On April 12, 1958, Betty married Thomas I. Kier and he preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 2003.

Betty retired from Ohio Bell, where she worked as a telephone operator.  She was a member of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Canton.

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Obituaries
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Kleman-Ritter team wins Weird Bluffton Scavenger Hunt

And, here are the answers
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2020 - 11:04am

How did you do in the Weird Bluffton scavenger hunt? 

Thanks for a contest created by Bluffton resident Ron Headings, the Icon invited viewers to find the location of 17 items in which clues were provided.

Each of the items could be seen within the boundaries of:
• Riley Street on the northeast
• Riley Creek on the southeast
• Kibler Street on the southwest 
• Spring Street-Campus Drive on the northwest

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People
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Q: Is Bluffton council legally permitted to meet via Zoom?

A: Yes; Ohio House Bill 197 permits governmental bodies access to Zoom
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2020 - 9:25am

Monday evening's Bluffton council meeting via Zoom, with no members sitting together in the same room, poses the question, "Is this a legal, open meeting?"

The answer is "Yes." The answer comes from the the Ohio attorney general's office, which has issued guidance regarding this issue.

Elliott T. Werth, Bluffton solicitor, shared the following information to the Icon:

On March 13, 2020, Attorney General Dave Yost issued a letter of guidance in regards to the issue.

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