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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 ?

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Regional news
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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.

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Events
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Suspect sought in December 31 Arlington bank robbery

Posted by Staff on January 3, 2023 - 1:53pm

The Hancock County Sheriff's Office issued the following statement and photograph regarding their search for a suspect in an Arlington, Ohio robbery:

On Saturday 12-31-2022 at 0952 hrs. the Hancock County Sheriff's Office responded to a robbery at the Premier Bank, 112 E. Liberty Street, Arlington, Ohio.

Through investigation it was determined the suspect brandished a note demanding money to one of the tellers before fleeing the business with an undetermined amount of cash.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Bluffton Forever: It's January 1965

Posted by Staff on January 3, 2023 - 7:26am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

It's January 1965. Dick Boehr took this photo of the Stauffer Brother's Pure Oil station at the corner of Main and Elm - directly across from the town hall.

We can't read the gas pumps, except that leaded gas was around 33 cents a gallon.

Today a different building stands there, housing Smith Realty, Padrone's Pizza and Ameriprise.

Here are several observations about this photo and Icon viewers are invited to offer more thoughts.

It appears that a 1955 Oldsmobile, with its hood up, is parked on at the station. The vehicle on the street could be a 1947 or 1948 what? Chevy? Ford? Help us out, Icon viewers.

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Historical Bluffton
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The Icon's most-read stories of 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on January 3, 2023 - 7:24am

By Paula Scott
 

What’s big news in Bluffton? Let’s take a look at the stories that attracted the most viewers in 2022. Two tragedies shocked Bluffton, while other stories reflected life and traditions in the village.

Death of Officer Dominic Francis
Bluffton Police Officer Dominic Francis was killed on March 31, 2021 during efforts to stop a high speed chase on I-75. Articles ranged from preliminary reports of the incident to the December approval of a memorial highway designation by the State of Ohio.

Photo-story: Community praises fallen Bluffton police officer Dominic Francis

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Advertiser of the Week: ONU Healthwise Pharmacy

Posted by Staff on January 3, 2023 - 7:24am

Join us in thanking ONU Healthwise Pharmacy for being an Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon advertiser. 

Since 2010, the ONU Raabe College of Pharmacy has provided health and wellness resources through ONU HealthWise, a multidisciplinary team of ONU faculty, students, and interdisciplinary health care specialists under the supervision of licensed professionals.

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