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Here's last week's Icon poll results

Here's last week's Icon poll results. Take this week's poll asking "when a covid-19 vaccine arrives what will you do?"

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Blaze of Lights is on TourismOhio driveable lights trail

Bluffton is among stops in Cambridge, Zanesville, Gallipolis, Hamilton, Middletown, Troy, Columbus, Hebron, Delaware, Marion, Upper Sandusky and Fremont.

Bluffton’s Blaze of Lights is one of 16 stops on the 2020 Ohio driveable holiday lights trail promoted by TourismOhio, according to Paula Scott, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce CEO.

"We have very prominent placement and a direct link to the chamber web page in the lights trail promotion," she added.

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Senior center cancels next week's planned activities

The Bluffton Senior Center is canceling all planned actives for the week of December 7, according to Tonya Meyer, director.

This includes exercise class, line dance class, jam session and dominos.

The Senior Center will still be open for shopping and members to pick up library materials and other one on one services.

"Hopefully, activities can be offered again soon but we will be making decisions on a week by week basis. The governor has asked everyone to stay home except for necessities," said Meyer.  

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Ohio House passes comprehensive school funding formula reform

Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent: “This new funding formula is very good for public schools across the state of Ohio"

SPECIAL TO BLUFFTON AND ADA ICONS - The Ohio House announced passage of House Bill 305, legislation that provides a comprehensive reform of Ohio’s primary and secondary school funding framework.

House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima), said, “The Ohio House has taken a significant step forward in replacing Ohio’s broken school funding formula with a new, workable framework that is appropriate to meeting the cost of a quality education for all students.”

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What's for lunch in December?

The 2020 school clock is ticking down. Here are the menus for the remainder of December at Bluffton schools.

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