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Bluffton, Ohio: You can get there from here, by bike

Posted by Staff on July 4, 2024 - 7:40am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

New green and white signs have popped up in and near Bluffton marked “25.” They are wayfinding signs for US Bike Route 25 North, which takes cyclists from Toledo to Cincinnati.

At virtually the same time, Bluffton popped up as rated #2 in Ohio on People for Bikes’ City Ratings. Bluffton received a 75 (out of 100) network score. The average network score for all cities in 2024 is 28.

Both designations come with online maps that show you cycling options and their level of difficulty.

The USBRS page provided by Adventure Cycling Association shows the Toledo-Cincinnati route is 269 miles in total and “begins at the Michigan border and passes through Toledo, Lima and Dayton before ending on the Purple People bridge in Cincinnati. This route runs along segments of the Little Miami Scenic Trail and Great Miami River Trail.

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July 4: Classified ads update

Posted by Staff on July 4, 2024 - 6:26am

See our Classifieds page for ads and ad rates

Our newest classifieds 

BARN SALE at 1195  Township Road 28, July 5-6

HELP WANTED Special Event reporters

NOTICE July 6 Board of Education meeting

HELP WANTED Truck Driver at Diamond Manufacturing

HELP WANTED CPA firm seeks FT administrative assistant

NOTICE Village of Bluffton annual budget hearing, July 8

HELP WANTED PT Custodian at First Mennonite

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Family Bike Ride, July 6

Posted by Staff on July 4, 2024 - 6:00am

St John's UCC will host a family bike ride on Saturday, July 6, at 11 a.m. This is rain date for the ride originally planned for late June.

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Focus on sober driving this holiday weekend

Posted by Staff on July 4, 2024 - 6:00am

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible and cracking down on impaired drivers during the Fourth of July holiday reporting period, which begins at midnight on Wednesday, July 3 and will run through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 7.

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Independence Day holiday for Icon media

Posted by Paula Scott on July 4, 2024 - 6:00am

BlufftonIcon.com and AdaIcon.com will take an Independence Day publishing break on July 4-7, 2023. Except for breaking news, content will pause with Thursday morning updates and resume on Monday morning. Send news and advertising inquiries to [email protected] or leave a message at 567-400-4266.

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Weekend Doctor: Virtual world, real problems

Posted by Staff on July 4, 2024 - 6:00am

Technology and social media’s effect on mental health and young minds

By James Legge III, MSN, APRN, PMHNP
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio

After almost two decades in the healthcare field, I have noticed several themes that cause concern not only for teenagers, but also for young adults. 

The topics are driven by direct connections between technology/social media platforms and mental health, as well as the developing brain in general.

It has been claimed that social media outlets -- and the integration of artificial intelligence into them -- comprise what is called a “free platform.” 

This is ironic because recent studies suggest that these “free platforms” are actually very costly. Of course, these costs are not necessarily measured in dollars and cents. Rather, the costs can be seen from a mental health standpoint.  

Endless scrolling, accompanied by persistent cueing and random, perceived rewards, are the same methods that gambling casinos use to draw customers to their slot machines, theoretically. 

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