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Land Conservancy accepting easement applications

Posted by Icon K on January 14, 2020 - 6:00am

The West Central Ohio Land Conservancy is accepting applications for the 2020 Local Agriculture Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP) from landowners located in Allen County, according to Tyler Black of Bluffton and treasurer of the organization.

The LAEPP program allows landowners to voluntarily sell easements on their farms to the State of Ohio. 

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It’s Hanover over Beavers in HCAC match

Posted by Icon K on January 14, 2020 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled to Hanover, IN, to take on the Hanover College Panthers in a Heartland Conference clash on Saturday, Jan. 11. While the game was back and forth for much of the first half, the Panthers pulled away late for a 63-44 victory over the Beavers.

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Ruth Anne Frankhauser Lewis 1941-2020

Bluffton HS and Bluffton College graduate
Posted by Icon K on January 14, 2020 - 6:00am

Ruth Anne (Frankhauser) Lewis, 78, of Ohio City, died Jan. 12, 2020, at her residence.

Mrs. Lewis was born July 13, 1941, in Bluffton, to the late Levi and Mildred (Cotant) Frankhauser.

On Dec. 23, 1961, she married Kenneth L. Lewis, who preceded her in death.

She was an honor graduate of Bluffton High School and Bluffton College.  She was a head start teacher. She retired from the Farm Bureau and Nationwide Insurance, both in Van Wert.

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For a moment this morning, Bluffton was the center of Ohio

State officials sign House Bill 2 at GROB Systems
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2020 - 4:08pm

For a moment this morning, Bluffton was the center of Ohio, as state government leaders held a bill-sign event here.

Attending a signing ceremony for Ohio House Bill 2, held at GROB Systems, were Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof, and Jon Cross, of the 83rd district, a primary sponsor of the bill.

The event was witnessed by about 60 persons including area elected officials, the media and GROB associates.

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GROB welcomes state leaders to Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2020 - 3:37pm

Michael Hutecker, CEO of GROB Systems, welcomes over 60 persons attending the signing of Ohio House Bill 2 in Bluffton on Monday. Attending the signing were Gov. DeWine, Lt. Gov. Husted and Senate President Obhof. Click here for the story.

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Seth Gladwell, Icon student artist of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2020 - 3:22pm

Seth Gladwell, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Icon's student artist of the month.

He has taken Art One, Design One, Ceramics One, Mural and Cremices Two. 

"In Ceramics Two I tried something new this year where I added strips of clay to the top of my pot that I threw on the pottery wheel and then continued to throw it larger," he said. 

"This allowed me to get it the height that I wanted it to be. This took me about two weeks to throw.

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