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GRAPHIC Chamber announces winners for Bluffton holiday decorations

Posted by Paula Scott on December 22, 2023 - 12:05pm

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced Residential Lights Competition Winners for 2023: DECORATIONS 342 S. Main Street - 1st Place, CHAMBER'S CHOICE 205 Hilcrest Drive, LIGHTING 347 Sycamore Court - 1st Prize, MAYOR'S CHOICE 229 Locust Court, DECORATION & LIGHTING UNITY 199 Kibler Street - 1st Place BUSINESS WINNERS Samuel W. Diller Co., L.P.A. and Blackhoof Title Agency - 1st Place, The Curling Iron - 2nd Place, Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue - 3rd Place.

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PHOTO December 22 power outage

Posted by Paula Scott on December 22, 2023 - 11:07am

UPDATE: Outages cleared from map by noon.

If your lunch plans include a trip to Restaurant Row and other locations in Bluffton, make sure they have power before you go. According to AEP, power went out at 10:26 a.m. on December 22 and is estimated to be back up at 2:00 p.m. More than 1,000 customers are shown as being without power.

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Pirate girls fall to late Black Knight rally

Posted by Staff on December 22, 2023 - 7:46am

By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN__The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team led Van Buren by a point heading to the final quarter Thursday night.

But Black Knight freshman Brooklyn Wilkin scored 12 of her 22 points in the fourth period to lead VB on a 14-9 run and to a 37-33 win.

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Celebrating a Bluffton Christmas

Posted by Staff on December 22, 2023 - 7:39am

By Paula Pyzik Scott
Bluffton Icon owner-editor

When Christmas decorations start appearing after Halloween, I’m apt to feel a little Scrooge-ish. “Bah humbug!” When Christmas music starts to play downtown, I ping-pong between the two camps that exist in town: sometimes I love it and sometimes I wish I could pull the cord.

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Crossroads Crisis Center seeks Safe Exchange Center location

Posted by Staff on December 22, 2023 - 6:00am

Crossroads Crisis Center plans to open a Safe Exchange Center for the residents of Allen County in 2024.

For domestic violence survivors, leaving the abusive relationship doesn’t always end the abuse. Post-separation abuse continues to impact survivors long after the relationship ends.

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Business
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Peanut Brittle still available at Senior Center

Posted by Paula Scott on December 22, 2023 - 6:00am

Selling peanut brittle has been a major fundraiser for the Bluffton Senior Center since the early 1970s and 2023 is no exception. For five Mondays in October and November, over 30 volunteers gathered to make this delicious holiday treat.

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Business
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