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Pirate girls basketball seeded 10th in sectionals

Bluffton gets rematch with Paulding in 1st round

By Cort Reynolds

On Sunday, February 4, the Bluffton High School girls basketball team was named the 10th seed at the deep 11-team Elida district Div. III tournament drawing.

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John R. Skelly graduated from Bluffton High School

UPDATED 5:12 p.m. February 5

John R. Skelly, 75, of Ironton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland, Kentucky.  John was born January 30, 1949, a son to the late John B. and Dorothy D. (Cox) Skelly.  He is survived by his loving wife, Roberta (Bobbi) A. (Swartz) Skelly, whom he married January 3, 1981.

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CALENDAR February 6-7

Check out the full Bluffton Icon Community Calendar HERE.

Tue, Feb 6
Hot Tea Tuesday
10am - 3pm, Bluffton Public Library

Dulcimers @ BPL
12:30pm, 145 S Main St

BPL Open Chess
5:30-7:30pm, Bluffton Public Library
Lions Club Meeting
6:30-7:30pm, Town Hall, 154 N Main St, Blufft
 

Wed, Feb 7
Bridge
9:30 10:30am, Senior Citizens Center

Baby-Pre-K Storytime
10-11am, Bluffton Public Library

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Mark you calendars: Ride to Remember is July 13

Spending gloomy winter days planning for sunny summer? You can add the July 13, 2024 Bluffton Ride to Remember to your options.

Have activities for your organization to share? Email [email protected].

See our community calendar HERE.

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PHOTO One swan a-swimming

Blufftonite Lyle Henry passed along this photo, noting "one Mute Swan was on the National Quarry today (2/3/2024), and has been there for a bit over a week per our reckoning. It seems to enjoy being in the company of people, swimming to be near and quite approachable, thus far showing to be in no rush to leave town."

CrispyJo restaurant opens with crispy chicken and Mediterranean menu

By Paula Pyzik Scott

A local dining gap has been filled with the opening of CrispyJo at 415 State Route 103, the western-most restaurant along Bluffton’s “Restaurant Row” near I-75. The building previously housed KFC and then Li CO restaurant and has been empty for some years. In January 2024 the installation of a new sign revealed that the wait for an additional dining option was almost over.

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