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With 45 out of 59 votes, most Bluffton Icon viewers (at least those who bother to take polls) preferred to stay home for our most recent holiday weekend.

Have a suggestion for a poll? Drop us a line at [email protected].

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September 2021 weather began with remarkably beautiful days, as shown by a summary of week 1 from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Northwest Ohio extension offices are noting "an unusual number of reports about fall armyworm outbreaks particularly in forage including alfalfa and sorghum sudangrass, and in turf. Certain hard-hit fields have been all but stripped bare." 

The infestation can affect crops and lawns. Fall armyworm does not overwinter in Ohio.

Additional information can be found at News and notes from Allen County OSU Extension. 

 

September lunch menu now available

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Bluffton students will be returning to school on Aug. 30.

There is no school for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6.

The entire September lunch menu is included below.

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Every year the Bluffton Community Assistance Program completes a school supply handout to those in the community that need it or could use it.

The Bluffton Community Assistance Program is asking for the public's help by donating any new school supplies. The deadline to donate is Sunday, August 15. Items will be collected, sorted, and handed out on Saturday, August 21.

Items can be dropped off at the following locations:

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According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, Icon viewers experienced a hot July 4 weekend as temperatures reached 90 degrees on July 5.

The average temperature for the month of July was 73.4.

Total precipitation was 4.69 inches. The average precipitation for July has been 3.80 inches.

The July 2021 daily weather summary follows.

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