CLICK HERE to view the Icon's teddy bear map - featuring 93 locations.
Teddy bears in Bluffton reacted to last month's nationwide craze of parking themselves in windows so that young children could look for them while riding in vehicles with their parents.
According to the Icon's count, 93 teddy bears participated in this project. Additional stuffed animals joined the fun including owls, llamas and even a beaver.
The Rhodes State Police Academy is accepting applications for its Fall full-time Academy.
Academy classes are scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 17, and will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday with some Saturday and Sunday sessions ending in mid-January.
Bluffton schools will not conclude the 2019-20 school year early, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent.
In a letter to parents and students posted on the school website, Denecker writes that some schools are ending the school year early, but not Bluffton.
He states that decisions such as these (ending the school year early) are directly against what the Ohio Department of Education has advised schools to do with their academic calendars.
The way Bluffton votes may be different in November than in previous general elections.
Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, said today that Ohio needs to take the application process for mail-in ballots online, agree to pay postage on return applications and ballots and make other voting-law changes in order to assure a smooth presidential election in November.
LaRose’s proposed changes would:
• Allow online requests for a vote-by-mail ballot, rather than requiring a form to be printed off from the internet or requested by phone;
The following letter is from Greg Denecker, Bluffton school superintendent.
Dear Parents and Students -
I write this letter to you with a great deal of emotion. As the parent of a Senior, I know full-well the disappointment that you are feeling, as COVID-19 has disrupted so many of the events and celebrations we had envisioned enjoying with our children as they mark this milestone of completing their K-12 education.
Like you, I am working to keep things in perspective, and I remain grateful for my family for our Bluffton community.
