Bluffton's 6th annual National Night Out brought hundreds of people to the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Here's a glance at the crowd near sundown taken from the Bluffton fire department ladder. Watch the Icon for more photos on the way. (Jamie Nygaard photo)
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 8, 2019 - 11:07am
An incoming Bluffton University student-athletic was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Hamilton County on Aug. 6.
Here is the story from The Daily Advocate (Greenville):
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP – Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil reports a fatal motor vehicle crash which occurred in the 8900 block of S.R. 128 (Hamilton Cleves Road) in Whitewater Township on August 6th, 2019 at 11:26 a.m.
The Bluffton Ministerial Association and Bluffton Community Assistance Program will provide free school supplies to Bluffton school district children on the free and/or reduced lunch program again this year.
The distribution takes place from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 10, at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 223 W. College Ave., Bluffton.
The sponsoring groups suggest to call the church to enroll your child at 419-358-5641.
The new bridge over Riley Creek on Jefferson Street changes daily. Here's its appearance on Aug. 6. Additional photos in this series go back to early June.
Will perform Momma Mia routine at county fair competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 7, 2019 - 2:01pm
Several rehearsal photos at the bottom of this story -
It’s a retro year – meaning music from the ‘80s – for the Bluffton High School flag corps, which began practicing this week for the upcoming performance season.
The young group includes five juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen. This year’s corps director is Jackie Bourassa. Captains are Elizabeth Bourassa and Bella Angel.