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Allen County moves to Orange Level 2 Alert

More Allen County residents have been doing their part to help stop the spread of COVID-1
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 14, 2020 - 11:13am

Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday, August 13, that Allen County has moved to Orange Level 2 Alert. Allen County currently meets the following two indicators:

•  New cases per capita (over 50/100,000)
•  Proportion of cases not in a congregate setting

In addition to the indicators Allen County’s per capita case rate dropped to 96.73 cases/100,000, below the benchmark of 100/100,000 that kept Allen County in Red Level 3 Alert last week.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ALLEN COUNTY

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Regional news
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Pirate win

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 14, 2020 - 9:42am

Pearl Lewandowski, serves to her Kenton opponent in a tennis match yesterday on the Howe Courts. Bluffton won the match 4-1.

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Not your ordinary Pirate football season

Updated grid schedule with NWC tourney • BHS opens season hosting Grove
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 13, 2020 - 4:15pm

The all-NWC season schedule is attached as is a tournament playoff bracket.

By Cort Reynolds
 The Northwest Conference athletic directors met Wednesday and came up with a unique new season schedule and tournament in response to the pandemic.

The previous schedule with non-league games to start out with has been totally scrapped. For 2020, the NWC has been split into two divisons, East and West, with a short three-game pool play schedule preceding a league tournament that will guarantee each school three more games.

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Sports
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Jane Kinsinger was retired from Dr. Kirk's Podiatry

She was a graduate of Bluffton High School
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 13, 2020 - 3:55pm

Jane Ann Kinsinger, 71, died Aug. 12, 202, at Bluffton Hospital. Jane was born July 27, 1949, in Bluffton to Orville and Naomi (Shrider) Basinger. On Aug. 12, 1966, she married Mark Kinsinger and he survives.  

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Obituaries
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Bluffton Public Library Thanks 2020 Summer Program Donors

Posted by Bluffton Public... on August 13, 2020 - 2:02pm

The following businesses and organizations donated digital programs, prizes or incentives, or other means of support for this year's digital summer program. Bluffton Public Library sends them our heartfelt thanks!

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Bluffton Public Library
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Here's the latest positions available list

Several new listings posted on the Icons
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 13, 2020 - 12:03pm

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons.

Check either Icon Classified Ad pages at: 
www.blufftonicon.com/classifieds

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Business
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