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Village of Bluffton alert: April 2 severe weather, flood warning

Posted by Staff on April 2, 2024 - 9:34am

PHOTO Mid-afternoon April 2 flooding at Harmon Field. PHOTO by Zac Kohli

UPDATED 3:25 P.M. 

A flood warning has been issued for Allen County and this afternoon College Ave. has been closed at Riley Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes.

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March 25 Bluffton Council: BPD awards 2023 Citizens of the Year honors to three residents

Posted by Staff on April 2, 2024 - 7:53am

PHOTOS clockwise) Ross Zimmerman sworn in as Bluffton Police Officer; Teri Steinmetz accepts BPD Citizen of the year honors shared with Ryan Demarco and Makayla White; members of Bluffton Boy Scouts Troop 256.

CORRECTION: The last name of Officer Abby Michael was spelled incorrectly in the first version of this article.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The 28-page meeting packet is HERE.

The March 25 regular meeting of the Bluffton Council presented a gallery full of people including Boy Scouts from Troop 256, an admittedly unusual condition for these meetings. The Scouts were introduced to the Village Councilors and to the staff in attendance.

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Bluffton University professors discuss BUILD grant on April 5

Posted by Staff on April 2, 2024 - 6:00am

Dr. Cherie Hocanson and Jordan Hamilton, assistant professors of education at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “BUILD (Bluffton University Improving Literacy Development) and the Science of Reading: An Overview of the Five Components of Effective Literacy,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 5 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. 

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Bluffton University
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News menu update, Spring 2024

Posted by Paula Scott on April 2, 2024 - 6:00am

"Honey, where did you put....?" Did you notice that the Icon has done a little reorganizing?

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Preparing farms for the April 8 solar eclipse

Posted by Staff on April 2, 2024 - 6:00am

See more news from the Ada Icon HERE.

By Peggy Hall, OSU-Agricultural & Resource Law Program and Wayne Dellinger, OSU  Extension-Union County. Edited by Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County.

Up to a half-million people could flow into the solar eclipse path that will cross Ohio  on April 8. The potential increase of visitors to Ohio’s rural areas raises unique safety and legal  concerns for farmers and farmland owners.

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Items needed at Bluffton Food Pantry, April 2024

Posted by Staff on April 2, 2024 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Community Assistancee program has identified the following Items that are needed in April 2024 at the Bluffton Food Pantry:

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