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Bluffton Lions Festival of Wheels is a sweet treat

Posted by Paula Scott on June 20, 2023 - 6:00am

By Paula Scott

The Bluffton Lions Club has a pretty good recipe for its Festival of Wheels, one that they’ve tinkered with for 55 years. On June 16, the Lions cooked up a show that attracted 266 entries to downtown Bluffton. The main ingredients are vehicles—cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors—that under the hands of an ordinary owner would be past their expiration date. From time to time the head chef changes. The special sauce—the weather—is a little unpredictable. Food, music and raffle tickets are sprinkled on for extra flavor.

Here’s the Icon’s sampling of the show, which spanned the afternoon and evening of the Friday before Father’s Day:

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Events
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UPDATED Reward offered for information on June 7-8 theft

Posted by Staff on June 19, 2023 - 2:17pm

CORRECTION: The Bluffton Police Department has reissued this notice with the incident date corrected to June 7-8.

On June 8th, 2023, at approximately 0945 hours, the Bluffton Police Department received a complaint of Breaking and Entering that occurred at the Bluffton Swimming Pool sometime after the close of business on June 7th, 2023. The unknown suspect(s) took the following items: keys to the cash register, HP laptop with power cord estimated value $500.00, photographic optical equipment value at $143.00, and a safe containing money and checks in the amount of $930.00.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Diane Muller worked for Whirlpool Corp.

Posted by Staff on June 19, 2023 - 8:20am

Diane Jane (Ackerman) Muller, 86, passed away June 17, 2023 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Diane was born May 11, 1937 in Lancaster, Ohio to the late Gould and Viola (Krogh) Ackerman. On July 25, 1960 she married Jean Muller who preceded her in death on February 9, 2012.

Diane lived in Bluffton, Ohio most of her life and loved the farmland.  She was a long-time employee of Whirlpool Corp. in Findlay, and was a long-time volunteer of the Et Cetera Shop in Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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Bluffton Icon to observe Juneteenth holiday

Posted by Paula Scott on June 19, 2023 - 1:58am

The Bluffton Icon will be closed on Juneteenth, Monday, June 19. Except for breaking news including obituaries, new content will pause until Tuesday morning.

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Juneteenth publishing holiday for Bluffton Icon

Posted by Paula Scott on June 18, 2023 - 7:37am

The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon pause content except for breaking news on federal holidays including Juneteenth, which will be observed on Monday, June 19.

On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recognized Juneteenth as a national and state holiday.

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Iconoclast View
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May 2023 land transfers in Bluffton

Posted by Staff on June 18, 2023 - 7:30am

The following land transfers took place in Bluffton, Ohio in May 2023.

203 Cherry St, Bluffton, $80,100; Single family dwelling; Varner Clyde & Michelle To Partee Courtney & Kyle Knezovich

159 Garmatter St., Bluffton, $162,500;Single family dwelling; Lujack, LLC to Wilson, Zachary D, 

194 E. Jefferson St., Bluffton, $90,000; Single family dwelling; Bixel, Seth C/Bixel, Carol A to Burrell, Jo Lynn Trustee/Jo Lynn Burrell Living Trust.

199 W. Kibler St., Bluffton, $235,000; Single family dwelling; Newkirk, Daniel/Hogan, Lauren H to Koontz, Dana L.

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Regional news
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