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Troopers urge sober driving this Christmas

Posted by Staff on December 22, 2023 - 6:00am

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to drive sober this Christmas. In an effort to reduce fatal and injury crashes, troopers will focus on removing impaired drivers from our roadways from Friday, December 22 through Monday, December 25.

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Peanut Brittle still available at Senior Center

Posted by Paula Scott on December 22, 2023 - 6:00am

Selling peanut brittle has been a major fundraiser for the Bluffton Senior Center since the early 1970s and 2023 is no exception. For five Mondays in October and November, over 30 volunteers gathered to make this delicious holiday treat.

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Business
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Serving congregation members in a nursing home

Posted by Paula Scott on December 22, 2023 - 6:00am

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes.

By Bill Herr

This article is written especially for preachers. I’m certain that one responsibility of a pastor is to bring spiritual nourishment to every member of the congregation. Providing this means the pastor is responsible not only to those that attend worship services, but also to church members that are not able to leave their homes due to aging or health issues, and also to members residing in elderly care institutions.

My uncle lived in a nursing home in his later years.  He was a veteran of WWII, a father of four fine kids, a good man who was not given to talking much. I used to visit him on Sunday afternoons and we would watch NFL football games together. He had been shot by a sniper in the Philippines during the war and came home to recover in a Veterans’ hospital. He was given drugs and became addicted to them. Being divorced and not having a home, his brother, my father, invited him to live with us. He helped us farm and became clean from the addiction.  

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Cenovus grant furthers invasive species removal at Nature Preserve

Posted by Staff on December 21, 2023 - 7:24am

Bluffton University has been awarded a $100,000 Protect the Planet Grant from Cenovus Energy. The grant will fund invasive-species removal and native-plant restoration at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve over a two-year period beginning in March 2024.

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Bluffton University
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Icon holiday schedule for Christmas, New Year's and in between

Posted by Paula Scott on December 21, 2023 - 7:18am

Happy Holidays! The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon will be in holiday mode from Christmas Eve on Sunday, December 24 to New Year's Day on Monday, January 1.

Content will be updated with breaking news including sports and obituaries, but our office will be closed. Please continue to send information 24/7 to [email protected] and leave messages at 567-400-4266.

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Iconoclast View
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Pirate boys basketball swamps Blue Devils

Posted by Staff on December 21, 2023 - 7:05am

By Cort Reynolds

CAREY__The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team dominated non-league foe Carey 67-36 Wednesday night, December 20.

The Pirates improved to 4-1 with the decisive road win.

Carey dropped to 4-3 after the loss.   

The Pirates led 17-9 after the opening stanza on the strength of five three-point goals. Junior guard Marek Donaldson nailed two of his five trifectas in the first quarter.

Blake Sommers also drained two treys in the first period en route to eight early points. Landen Worcester drilled the other three.

Bluffton extended its lead to 32-19 at halftime. Six Pirates scored in the 15-10 second stanza. 

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