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I-75 resurfacing project completed between Beaverdam and Lima

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 6:56am

Interstate 75 between the Stewart Road overpass and Napoleon Road, between the city of Lima and the village of Beaverdam, is reopened to traffic following a resurfacing project.

Lane closures may be possible this week for finish work. Work is being performed by the Shelly Company, Findlay.

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Monarch and insect pollinators event Oct. 19 at Moyer Nature Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 6:28am

Naturalist Amy Norris will update the community about the Moyer Nature Center’s new designation as a monarch waystation at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve.

Norris will also discuss creating habitats to help native insect pollinators. The introduction will be followed by a walk to view the habitats as well as the preserve’s native wildflowers, shrubs and fall foliage. All ages are welcome at this event.

Entrance to the Moyer Nature Center at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve is 10625 Augsburger Road.

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Bluffton University
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Film screening at university focuses on fraud

"All the Queen’s Horses" on Oct. 22
Posted by Icon K on October 18, 2019 - 6:00am

A screening of the documentary “All The Queen’s Horses” will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall.

The documentary focuses on the largest case of municipal fraud in American history and poses the question, “How could one woman steal $53 million without anyone noticing?”

The crime, which fed a quarter horse breeding empire, forced years of staff cuts, budget slashing in the police department and neglect of public infrastructure in Dixon, Ill.

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton University high school math competition Nov. 9

Posted by Icon K on October 18, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton University’s mathematics department will host its annual math competition for high school students on Saturday, Nov. 9, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

The test consists of short-answer questions covering high school math topics through pre-calculus. Fifteen cash prizes will be awarded, and test scores of seniors considering attending Bluffton may be used to award renewable scholarships of up to $1,000 per year. Scholarship awards will be offered by January 2020.

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Bluffton University
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Website redesign launched

For Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Posted by Icon K on October 18, 2019 - 6:00am

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) is proud to announce the launch of the newly redesigned HCAC website, heartlandconf.org, as well as its continued partnership with website solutions partner PrestoSports. The site’s new interface provides visual improvements as well as enhanced convenience featuring website navigation and mobile device integration.

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Sports
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Rear-view harvest

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 17, 2019 - 3:18pm

Our your next rural Bluffton trip check out your rear view mirror. You might see a harvester taking off soybeans. Here's a field on Hillville Road at Swaney where that image appeared in the Icon's rear view mirror. Next photos in the series show harvest underway in greater details.

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