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The Great Flood of 1913

Posted by Staff on March 19, 2023 - 6:00am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

This flood became so devastating that it had a name: The Great Flood of 1913. It’s also called Ohio’s greatest natural disaster. And, Bluffton experienced it on March 23-26, 110 years ago this month.

Here’s a photo (at right, click to enlarge) of the swollen Riley Creek on Cherry Street at the height of the flood. How was this photo taken? In a boat? We don’t know.

The building slightly visible on the left today is Village Cut ‘N’ Curl, 207 Cherry Street. In 1913 the Cut ‘N’ Curl building and the building connected to it was the Ed Jones Furniture Store. 

The center building was the Phillip Wilch buggy shop. The two-story building on the far right was a Triplett storage building. 

Believe it or not, a fire occurred in the storage building during the height of the flood, believed to be caused by a short circuit. The Bluffton fire department somehow put out the fire.

The complete story and more photos are HERE.

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Historical Bluffton
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Agenda for March 2023 Bluffton School Board meeting

Posted by Paula Scott on March 19, 2023 - 6:00am

On Monday, March 20, the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools will hold a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Media Center of the Elementary School. The agenda includes establishing a fund for the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) K-12 Safety Grant in the amount of $300K, resignations and contracts including the resignation of Jodi Brauen and the hiring of Courtnee Morris as Technology Coordinator.

Details from the attached agenda include the following:

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Public Meetings
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Opening day with no drips, no runs

Posted by Paula Scott on March 18, 2023 - 1:16pm

March 18 was a "brisk" opening day (in both senses of the word) at Bluffton Dari Freeze, 595 S Main St., and the Icon was first in line. Kara Snyder, Riley Eachus and Dylan Worcester were ready and waiting for orders with owner Kevin Tuttle. The next customer noted that his family is always there on opening day, no matter the weather. He, however, ordered a hot lunch.

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Jennifer R. High was a homemaker

Posted by Staff on March 18, 2023 - 10:47am

Jennifer R. High, age 32, passed away March 11, 2023, at 5:52 p.m., at her residence. Jennifer was born March 12, 1990 in Lima, OH, to Chris J. and Tammie G. (Lewis) High.

Jennifer is survived by her father, Chris J. (Jean Setser) High Sr. of Columbus Grove, OH, her life partner, Cody King of Lima, OH, her daughter, Emma King of Lima, OH, a brother, Christopher High Jr. of Columbus Grove, OH, a sister, Laura (Justin Veit) High of Columbus Grove, OH, a niece, Natalie Veit and 3 nephews: Blaike, Cameron and Chad Veit, special aunts: Freda, Debbie, Tina, Karen and Eva. She was preceded in death by her mother, Tammie High and a niece, Autumn Veit.

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Obituaries
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March 18 morning snow expected to impact road conditions

Posted by Staff on March 18, 2023 - 8:35am

From www.weather.gov, a Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service Northern Indiana 529 AM EDT Sat Mar 18 2023

...BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW THIS MORNING... A band of moderate to briefly heavy snow is expected to affect areas roughly along and south of the US Route 24 corridor across north central and northeast Indiana along with northwest Ohio.

Visibilities will drop to less than one half of a mile briefly as this band shifts from west to east through 10 AM EDT.

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Regional news
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About anonymous letters to the editor

Posted by Paula Scott on March 18, 2023 - 8:10am

The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon do not publish anonymous letters to the editor.

In rare cases, the editor will consider using a pseudonym but still requires the name, place of residence and contact information for the writer.

This policy is important whether the letter is a statement of opinion or an account of something that has happened.

Letters to the Icon may be submitted at [email protected] or to Bluffton Icon Media LLC, PO Box 31, Bluffton OH, 45817.

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