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Mother Nature reminds us of the season
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 13, 2020 - 10:59am

"The wonder of a single snowflake outweighs the wisdom of a million meterologists."

Or, so says an unknown philosopher.

Bluffton awoke to one of the rare true snowfalls of the season this morning. It first delayed and then closed area schools.

It brought out the shovels, the snow plows, the window scrapers and the boots. It made a pot of coffee seem heavenly.

Fred Steiner, Icon photographer, offers these glimpses of the snow effects in early morning.

Watch the Icon for additional snow scene photos throughout the day.

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Bluffton schools closed Thursday, Feb. 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 13, 2020 - 7:50am

Bluffton schools join a host of area schools closing its doors today (Thursday, Feb. 13) due to wintery weather conditions.

Greg Denecker, superintendent, made the closing announcement on Ohio Alerts at 7:45 a.m. 

Organizations with additional cancellations may contact the Icon at [email protected]. Those announcements will be added to this story and on Icon's Facebook, which has over 3,500 followers.

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Bluffton schools on 2-hour delay Thursday AM

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 13, 2020 - 7:25am

Bluffton schools are on a 2-hour delay, Thursday, Feb. 13. An Ohio Alerts message was sent at 4:53 a.m. Watch the Icon for further updates.

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Riley Creek UMC host soup, sandwich and game night on Feb. 20

Posted by Icon K on February 13, 2020 - 6:00am

Riley Creek United Methodist Church invites the all ages to a "Soup, Sandwich & Game Night" on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. From 6 to 7 p.m. there will be several soup flavors to choose from and a hearty sandwich to fill in the gaps. Family-friendly games will be played until 9 p.m. Bring a favorite board game to play or join in a round or two of the many that will be on hand. 

The evening's events will take place in the church's newly completed building addition.  The addition includes restrooms, a kitchenette and a fellowship hall.  

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Worship
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Sheriff issues Level 1 roadway advisory

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 12, 2020 - 9:11pm

At 8:59 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Allen County Sheriff has issued a Level 1 roadway advisory: Roadways are snow or ice covered with possible drifting.

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Two public hearings set for March 9

Parkview Phase 2 and zoning changes on Jefferson Street
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 12, 2020 - 4:52pm

Two public hearings are slated on Monday, March 9, during  that evening’s Bluffton council meeting, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.

The hearing announcements were made at Monday’s council meeting.

At 7:15 p.m. on March 9 is a hearing to review engineered plans approved by the Planning Commission for future construction on Phase 2 of the Parkview Subdivision from 3S Development.

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