Andrea Nicole Setzer, 35, formerly of Thomasville, Georgia, passed away February 21, 2023, at her residence.

Andrea was born October 18, 1987 in Toledo, to Robert Setzer Jr. and Karin (Gardiner) Setzer who survive.

Beverly Ann Moyer, 84, passed away February 21, 2023, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.  Beverly was born June 20, 1938 in Bluffton to the late Dull and Natalie (Hollaway) Battles. On August 23, 1964, she married William "Bill" Moyer and he survives. 

Beverly graduated from Cory-Rawson High School. She was a teacher's aide at Cory-Rawson High School and worked as a secretary at the Midland Grocery in Findlay. Beverly attended the Mt. Cory United Methodist Church. She loved her pets, animals, ceramics, cooking and her flowers.  

According to WTVG-13 Action News of Toledo, a suspect charged in connection to the March 2022 death of Bluffton police officer Dominic Francis has taken a plea deal and been convicted of several charges in Hancock County.

Reports show that on Tuesday, February 21, Dante Tate pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and complicity to receiving stolen property. 

By Cort Reynolds

Two Bluffton High School boys were named second team All-Northwest Conference in voting recently conducted by the league basketball coaches.

Bluffton sophomore guard Marek Donaldson topped the Pirates in three-point goals made and in scoring to garner second team All-NWC notice. 

Pirate junior Wade Ginther came on strong the second half of the season to also earn second team all-league honors.

Bluffton senior guard Carson Soper was tabbed honorable mention All-NWC.

Northwest Ohio solar energy design and installation company, Superior Energy Solutions, has been acquired by Greensburg Investment Group, LLC, a local real estate and investment firm. The sale includes all assets, current customers and some existing and upcoming projects as well as the name.

OTTAWA—Putnam County Habitat for Humanity (PCHFH) will host Tool & Purse Bingo on Friday, March 10 at VFW Post 9142, 212 West Second Street, Ottawa. All proceeds from the evening will support PCHFH’s new home and critical home repair programs.

“Habitat for Humanity is all about building hope,” said PCHFH Executive Director Anne Coburn-Griffis. “We use a lot of tools to get the work done, including real, rugged hand and power tools."

By Paula Scott

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education held its February 20 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Elementary Media Center. The meeting was called to order by Board President Brad Dailey. All members were present including Larry Hoffman, Roni Kaufman, Wes Klinger and Jeremy Scoles.

Approval of the agenda, minutes and reports was unanimous without discussion.

INVOLVEMENT OF VISITORS
Icon editor Paula Scott stepped out of her role as a reporter to share an email she sent to board members earlier that day. Scott noted that local residents had attended a recent Bluffton council meeting to express concerns about pedestrian safety on Main St., especially near the High School. She described a Catch-22 situation: the location needs more pedestrians to be considered for a traffic signal, but is avoided because it is considered dangerous.

Men's Basketball
DEFIANCE--The Bluffton University men's basketball team sent Head Coach Guy Neal into retirement with a satisfying 63-42 win at Defiance College on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Bluffton finished with a 6-19 mark overall and 4-14 in the Heartland Conference as Coach Neal put victory number 394 in the win column. Defiance fell to 7-18 and 2-16 in the HCAC.