The Bluffton High School Ricky Matter Strength and Conditioning Center is now the envy of most high schools in Ohio, thanks to a very significant equipment donation from Rogue Fitness, Columbus.
While Rogue Fitness may not be a household name to Icon viewers, the owners of the company are. Caity Matter Henniger and her husband, Bill, own of the Columbus-based company.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 seeks public comments concerning planned maintenance on a bridge in Richland Township in 2021.
The bridge is located at the State Route 696 and U.S. 30 interchange just east of the village of Beaverdam.
The maintenance work on this bridge will require the closure of the ramp that allows traffic to head east on U.S. 30 from State Route 696 and traffic to access State Route 696 from U.S. 30.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued the following statement on the situation at the U.S. Capitol:
"This is an embarrassment to our country. This must stop immediately.
"The President should call for the demonstrators to leave our Capitol Building. The final step in the constitutional process of electing our president has been disrupted.
"The stopping of the count of the Electoral College votes has occurred because the security of the U.S. Capitol has been breached by a violent mob.
Bluffton’s 2020 building permits totaled $4.4 million, according to information provided to the Icon by the Village of Bluffton.
The 80 building permits totaled $4,477,874, including:
• $3,459,843 – residential
• $1,018,031– commercial/industrial
• $33,550– demolitions
All 2020 permits were in Allen County. The single largest construction project was a permit filed totaling $953,185 by Danop LTD, (Dunkin Donuts), and a $18,650 filing by this company to demolish the Burger King building.
Here are updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the governor's office.
VACCINATION PHASES
Because the availability of the vaccine remains limited in Ohio and across the country, Ohio is taking a phased approach that prioritizes the most vulnerable citizens, those in the healthcare field, and school staff members.
Phase 1A, which is currently underway, includes approximately 1 million Ohioans.
It is anticipated that vaccine distribution in Phase 1B will begin as Phase 1A begins to wind down.
