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CNB hosts Community Shred Days, highlights fraud prevention

Posted by Staff on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

Community Shred Day, April 26

April is National Community Banking Month. It focuses on the many contributions community banks make to the areas they serve through local lending, employee volunteerism and personal service. 

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Business
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Letter: What makes a thing into a souvenir? 

Posted by Staff on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

By Wendy Chappell-Dick

Clearly objects can hold memories for people. When we experience a momentous occasion, small souvenirs can bring back the memories of that time and place. The April 8 total eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime memory, and it is interesting to see what we will choose as our souvenirs. 

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Letters
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Peace oratorical contest to be held at Bluffton University

Posted by Staff on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton University will hold its annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at 7:00 p.m. on April 10 in Yoder Recital Hall. 

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Bluffton University
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Third quarter 2023-2024 Honor Roll for Bluffton High School

Posted by Staff on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton High School has issued the following Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2023-2024 school year:

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People
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What to expect when you're expecting a total solar eclipse, part 2

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

NOTE: As of April 5, the forecast for Monday afternoon is mostly sunny with a high near 71 degrees.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Icon has sifted through local and national resources to provide you with the following tips on what to expect when you’re in the “path of totality” of the total solar eclipse in the communities of Ada and Bluffton on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Events
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Whoop-de-do: Updated Vaccine Information

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

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team

As I was grocery shopping this week, an announcement came overhead about the new updated guidelines for the COVID-19 vaccines. After the announcement, a lady in the same aisle rolled her eyes and said, with obvious disdain, “Whoop-de-do.” 

I refrained from going into a pharmacist educational mode in the dairy aisle, but I wondered if she really understood what she was whoop-de-doing about.

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Health Services
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