You are here

Home

All Bluffton Icon News

First BHS sports state champions?

Posted by Staff on January 5, 2023 - 6:26am

By Bill Herr

What was the first Bluffton High School Pirate sports team to win a state championship?

The 1981 varsity wrestling team. In wrestling at Bluffton High School, there have been 48 Pirate wrestlers that qualified for the State Championships in the 46 years between 1975 and 2021. 24 of them qualified multiple times and 7 became State Champions. The high caliber of this sport at BHS reached a peak in 1981 when the varsity wrestling team won the State Championship. This is their story.

Section: 
Columnists
»

January 2023 programs and services at Bluffton Public Library

Posted by Staff on January 4, 2023 - 7:46am

The Bluffton Public Library has announced, "We’re returning to our regular hours, starting January 2023!" as well as the following events and services. Subscribe to library news HERE.

Library hours are: 

Mondays -Thursdays: 9:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. 

Fridays: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 

Saturdays: 9:30 a.m-2:00 p.m. 

EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

From Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, Bluffton Public Library is participating in “All the Feels,” a Winter Reading Challenge sponsored by Beanstack. We challenge our community to read and log at least 7 hours a week during the challenge. Earn fun emoji-themed badges for logging your reading, completing activities, submitting book reviews, and earning bingo.  Paper and digital bingo cards are available!

Section: 
Bluffton Public Library
»

Library board of trustees announce 2023 meeting schedule

Posted by Paula Scott on January 4, 2023 - 7:35am

The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2023. 

Meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Board Room at 145 South Main St., Bluffton. No meetings will take place in July or December.

Board meetings are open to the public. Board members are:

Bob Beer, president

Nancy Yeager, vice president

Carrie Phillips, secretary

Amy Lehman Mikesell

Robert Scott

Section: 
Public Meetings
»

Protect financial accounts from “cyberthieves”

Posted by Staff on January 4, 2023 - 7:09am

From Ryan DeMarco, CRPC™
Edward Jones Financial Advisor, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, 567-226-4506

Cybercrime is booming. In 2021, the FBI reported that cybercriminals scammed nearly $7 billion from Americans — a figure slightly higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Switzerland for that year, according to research organization World Economics. How can you protect yourself from cyberthieves?

Section: 
Business
»

2022 Bluffton area weather summary

Posted by Staff on January 4, 2023 - 7:09am

Data by Guy Verhoff, Pandora NWS Weather Observer

How did weather in 2022 stack up against recent years? Guy Verhoff has the data to answer that question.

Would you have guessed that since 2006, the area has experienced a high temperature of 102 degrees F and a low of -19 degrees F ?

VIEW FULL SIZE CHART

Section: 
Regional news
»

Invitation to join new Bluffton Historical Society on January 11

Posted by Paula Scott on January 4, 2023 - 7:06am

Dan Groman has announced that the newly established Bluffton Historical Society will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 on the 3rd floor of the Bluffton Town Hall. 

Anyone interested in being a part of this new organization is encouraged to attend.  This will be an informational and planning meeting for 2023.

Section: 
Events
»

Pages