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United Way wants you! Printer-friendly contribution form on Icon

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2014 - 5:25pm

What! You’ve not yet made your United Way contribution!

No prob. The Icon has the Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland Township United Way donation form as a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

Bluffton’s door-to-door solicitation was in mid-September. Perhaps you weren’t home when your doorbell rang.

This year’s local United Way goal is $25,000.

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Regional news
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First National Bank offers 23-month and 47-month special CDs

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2014 - 4:31pm

First National Bank celebrates 95 years of community banking with two special certificate of deposit rates.

For a limited time the following CD rates are available:

• 23-month CD at 0.95 percent APY
• 47-month CD at 1.95 percent APY

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Business
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Recording-breaking night for Austin Bricker but Bulldogs best Pirates by 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2014 - 1:20pm

By Delano Whidbee

It was a perfect Friday night homecoming football contest for the Northwest Conference as 1-3 Bluffton host 1-3 Ada and both teams put on a gun show. 

Unfortunately Bluffton could not hold on as Ada takes a 42-41 victory in the last seconds of the game.

After a scoreless 1st quarter, Pirate's Mitchell Ault completed a 25-yard pass to receiver Robbie Stratton for a touchdown. Point after kick by Dylan Alt was good Bluffton was in control 7-0. 

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Sports
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Brad Jones wins week 5; Kim Badertscher cumulative leader

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2014 - 10:40am

CLICK HERE TO ENTER WEEK 6 CONTEST.

The winner of Week 5 of The Icon Football Contest is Brad Jones.  He correctly picked 9 games this week.  

Other contestants:

8 correct - Jerry Cupples, Luke Amstutz, John Clevidence, Silas Amstutz, Lisa Paugh, Ross Emans, Landyn Fleharty, Scott Weissling, Brad Smith, Duane Bollenbacher, Nancy Armour, Shannon Weissling and Marc Staley.

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Sports
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School board will act on purchase of Triplett parking lot at tonight's board meeting

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2014 - 9:30am

The Bluffton school board will act on the purchase of approximately 2.23 acres of property along Triplett Drive-Harmon Road at its Monday night meeting.

The property is the parking lot of the former Triplett Corp. The land extends from East College Avenue to the north edge of the Steinmetz Soccer Field. The purchase price is $50,000.

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Public Meetings
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Bluffton University athletic director, Phill Talavinia, appointed to Bluffton council seat

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2014 - 9:17am

Phill Talavinia is Bluffton’s newest council member.

Following interviews with eight potential candidates, the five Bluffton council members chose Talavinia by a 3-2 vote to replace Mitch Kingsley on the council.

Action took place in a special meeting held Sept. 25.

Rich Johnson was initially nominated for the vacancy. Acting on the motion to name Johnson to the vacancy, council voted 2 in favor and 3 against. Voting for Johnson were Sean Burrell and Roger Warren. Voting no were Everett Collier, Dave Steiner and Joe Sehlhorst.

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Public Meetings
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