Happy Monday, Blufftonites! Here are BlufftonIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, January 20-25. For a chronological look Icon content, visit blufftonicon.com/archive. Ada Icon stories are listed below.
A first-class letter sent by the Icon from Bluffton, Ohio to Bluffton, Ohio took four days this past week. Hand-postmarked about noon on Wednesday, January 7, the letter was received at the Icon PO Box on Saturday, January 10.
Happy Monday, Blufftonites! Here are BlufftonIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, January 5-11. For a chronological look Icon content, visit blufftonicon.com/archive.
Linked below are 22 articles of lasting interest from among the 123 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during December 2025, selected for the print Bluffton Icon Highlights, which are distributed for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Senior Center, Maplecrest Senior Living Village and Musselman Library at Bluffton University.
Included are not one but two articles by Bill Herr on unforgettable people from this area, Bluffton High School and Middle School accomplishments in both academics and sports, and firsts for two local historical societies.
Here come Christmas and 2026! The Bluffton and Ada Icons will take a little break–and I hope you can, too. The Icons are updated daily–almost every day. But as the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Paula a dull editor.” Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, the Icons will be in holiday mode, with new content limited to breaking news, including sports.
