You are here

Home

All Bluffton Icon News

MD and RD

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 13, 2010 - 4:57pm

Who is MD? Who is RD? Are they a married couple? Married in 1930? Probably not. Just a thought. The Icon spotted this plate on Main Street.

Section: 
Regional news
»

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio celebrates 55 years on Sunday

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 13, 2010 - 8:34am

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio will host an open house to celebrate its 55 years of mission to the community on Sunday, July 18, according to Laura Voth, chief executive officer.

The open house will be held in the Chapel at Mennonite Home and at Maple Crest from 2 to 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend either location. For more information call 419-358-1015.

Section: 
People
»

Bluffton University awards top scholarships

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 13, 2010 - 8:22am

Two incoming students at Bluffton University have been awarded the university's full-tuition Presidential Scholarships, valued at about $98,000 for four years, while three others have received Dean's Scholarships, worth roughly $73,500 over the same period.

Jared Horstman of Cloverdale, and Sarah Inskeep of Radnor, are the Presidential Scholarship recipients. Horstman, a 2010 graduate of Ottoville High School, is the son of Jerome and Emma Horstman, while Inskeep, the daughter of Dale and Bernadette Inskeep, is a 2010 Ridgedale High School graduate.

Section: 
Bluffton University
»

Corner of Garau and Harmon

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 12, 2010 - 10:25pm

Here's the action taking place at the corner of Garau Street and Harmon Road this week. On July 12 the hospital requested that the village temporarily allow short-term parking on Garau for loading and unloading during the construction project. Soon a temporary side entrance to the Emergency Room, off Harmon Road will be open. The hospital also requested either "short-term parking only" or "loading/unloading only" for the southbound lane of Garau. The main entrance would then be used for deliveries.

»

The Inn at ONU offers a "staycation"

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 12, 2010 - 6:46pm

The Inn at Ohio Northern University is the perfect setting for your next staycation. Whether your reason for staying closer to home this summer is your schedule, your finances or simply the desire to reconnect with your own corner of the world, The Inn is close enough to home to help you get away from it all but makes you feel like you traveled far.

Section: 
Regional news
»

The year was 1988

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 12, 2010 - 6:40pm

CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE

It doesn't seem that long ago. It was June, 1988. You are looking at the last Greyhound bus to stop in Bluffton. This bus, a Lima-bound Greyhound did not pick up any passengers in Bluffton on that final zip through town.

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

Pages