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Bluffton detour

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2011 - 11:13pm
Bluffton detour

The was the scene around noon Monday on the Bentley Road overpass. Vehicles were being rerouted by the Ohio State Patrol because the Interstate was closed.

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Carol Louise Jordan Edwards 1943-2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2011 - 6:55pm

Carol Louise Jordan Edwards, 67 died at 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at her home in Bluffton following a month's illness.

She was born to James T. Sr. and Lenore L. Willauer Jordan on July 3, 1943 in Toledo, Ohio. The youngest of triplets, the Rev. Dr. Henderson L.V. Shinn at Grace Evangelical & Reformed Church, Toledo, baptized her with her brothers into the Christian faith. On May 29, 1966 she wed the Rev. Craig Edwards, who died on June 14, 2009.

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Obituaries
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1,000 sand bags later: Bluffton take a breather

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2011 - 6:42pm
Monday's flooding from the Main Street bridge looking toward the Buckeye

One thousand sand bags.

That's the number of bags created in advance and distributed throughout the village as a result of Monday's flood, according to Rick Skilliter, police chief.

To read more flood stories, view videos and photos click here.

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Regional news
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Give an Oscar to the Shannon Theatre - it's now digital

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2011 - 6:06pm
Pete Suter goes over final instructions Monday night on operating the Shannon Theatre's movies digitally

Pete and Kim Suter deserve an Oscar. The Icon may nominate them.

Click here for a video interview.

The Suters made Bluffton movie history on Monday night: They successfully converted the Shannon Theatre from 35 mm film to digital projection. Until Monday night, every film ever shown in a Bluffton theater, going back to the Carma and Star Theater (the Star showed silent movies), were on film.

"It's the biggest change ever in the film industry," said Pete in an interview with The Icon.

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Regional news
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Council hands town hall mural project to sesquicentennial committee

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2011 - 5:41pm

Bluffton council deferred its historic town hall mural project to the Bluffton sesquicentennial committee on Monday.

At the time that the town hall renovation project was completed Oscar Velasquez, Bluffton artist, approached the council with the suggestion that he create a historic mural to be placed inside the town hall. The mural would more than likely be placed in the lobby area of the third floor.

No action was taken at the time of the original discussion, however council indicated an interest in seeing that the project go forward.

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Public Meetings
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University Lake

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2011 - 3:54pm
University Lake

Bluffton University student Brittney White of Delphos stands on Adams Bridge where the Little Riley has overflowed its banks thus separating the campus.

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