Bluffton Hospital has made preparations to move forward with its planned facility expansion and renovation project.

Bluffton Hospital has chosen Charles Construction Services of Findlay as the general contractor for the project.

The project will create new, much needed space for Bluffton Hospital's emergency and surgery departments, as well as add professional/medical office space.

By Austin Arnold, BGSU Icon intern

Judy Bronson and Carol Phillips both operate their own shops on Main Street that are nearly across from each other. One might assume that the two women would be competing for business, but in fact, that is not the case at all.

After having a conversation this January, Carol and Judy decided to work together in an effort to benefit both businesses, an idea that has worked out well for both parties.

Suddenly it's March. Bluffton's outdoor thermometers were checked twice to see if they still recorded correct temperatures.

52 degrees on March 7! Suddenly people began to emerge from their homes. The sun came out. Is winter over? Here are the highs and lows of the first eight days of March, reported by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.


Date High temp Low temp Prec.

March 1 42 25

March 2 32 19 trace

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Your guess is as good as ours. Is it the combination of two people's initials or a cryptic message? We spotted this plate in the Rosenberger Drive parking lot.

At first glance this plate looks like one of the earlier Ohio versions. But, not so. This place is from Massachusetts. We spotted it in the Rosenberger Drive parking lot.

8 MEW

How many plates have you seen that can be read upside down? Upside down, this on could read L MEW. We spotted this one on the Bluffton University campus. It's a Hancock County plate.

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