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Village of Pandora and local businessmen create plan to keep Hilty Preschool & Childcare Center open

Posted by Paula Scott on January 24, 2024 - 6:00am

The board of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and the Village of Pandora made a joint announcement on January 23 that plans have been developed to continue operation of the Hilty Preschool and Childcare, 304 Hilty Dr, Pandora. Purchasers have been found for the preschool and the Village of Pandora is applying to purchase the facility.

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6th grader Colton Kelly spells his way to the top of BMS competition

Posted by Staff on January 24, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Does the idea of participating in a spelling bee sound “terrifying” or even “poisonous” or would you naturally break down words “paragraph” by paragraph and calmly spell them out loud?

The January 18 spelling bee at Bluffton Middle School (BMS) presented words including the thematically appropriate selections above, as eleven spellers from grades 6, 7 and 8 went head-to-head in the school’s annual competition.

The level of difficulty was amped up in the 11th round, when five spellers had yet to be followed by the bell that indicates an incorrect spelling.

It was the word “fiendishly” that left one speller standing–6th grader Colton Kelly. The son of Molly and Brian Kelly, Colton has qualified to compete at the county level.

The following students qualified for the BMS bee with an initial test. Top scorers in

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Trailer released for Arruza documentary about Bluffton

Posted by Paula Scott on January 23, 2024 - 10:00am

During the past year and more, journalist and filmmaker Eddie Arruza has focused his lens on the Village of Bluffton, Ohio. A preview of the resulting film--Bluffton: Portraits of an Undying Town--is found on YouTube HERE. Arruza hopes to premier the film in Bluffton in March 2024.

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Welcome Bluffton Icon advertiser Tina Rayl, Realtor

Posted by Paula Scott on January 23, 2024 - 9:26am

Join us in welcoming Realtor Tina Rayl as a Bluffton Icon advertiser. She is an agent for Dye Real Estate and Land Company.

Rayl says she “loves meeting new people and working with them to meet all of their real estate buying and selling needs; whether it be residential, business or land. Her goal is for her clients to have a comfortable experience.”

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Indoor soccer session at Bluffton Family YMCA

Posted by Staff on January 23, 2024 - 8:12am

Registration is open for the Bluffton Family YMCA Indoor Soccer Session 3. The registration deadline is January 28, but divisions may fill before this date.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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December 2023 land transfers in Bluffton Exempted Village School District

Posted by Paula Scott on January 23, 2024 - 6:00am

The following nine land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District in December 2023 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

Address (alphbetical by street) - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use 

111 Magnolia Ln - 12/7/2023 - $195,000 - Condominium Residential Unit

240 S Lawn Ave -12/4/2023 -$260,000 Single family Dwlg

721 N Main St - 12/21/2023 - $197,500 - Mini Warehouse

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