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COVID-19: What you need to know

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COVID-19 continues to make headlines. Here's what you need to know.

Now considered a pandemic, COVID-19 has been reported across the US. If you haven't done so already, it's time to learn some need-to-know information about this disease.

What Are the Symptoms of COVID-19?
Symptoms include the following:
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath

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Spectrum Salon staying in contact with its customers

Taking orders and making deliveries

Spectrum Salon, 422 N. Main St., Bluffton, can take orders for product needs of customers, according to Mandy Kinn, shop owner.

“If you need a product, place an order via direct message, email, or phone message at Spectrum Salon by 5 p.m. on Thursday’s each week. We can deliver it to your doorstep on Friday,” she said.

She added that once your order is placed the salon will contact you concerning your payment, which will insure confirmation of your order.

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Icon's error: Parks are open

All playgrounds, basketball courts, shuffleboard courts, and shelter houses are closed

The Icon’s announcement eariler today about Bluffton parks closing was in error.

Here is the officially-worded announcement from the Village of Bluffton:

Effective Friday April 3 2020, all playgrounds, basketball courts, shuffleboard courts, and shelter houses at all Village of Bluffton Parks are closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.  

All parks and paths will remain open daily. 

While we understand that this may cause an inconvenience to our residents, this is being done with your health and safety in mind.  

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Crack the Code

Bluffton professor develops online literacy resource for older students

While observing her students work on basic phonics skills with incarcerated youth at the Allen County Juvenile Detention Center, Dr. Amy Mullins, assistant professor of education, encountered a problem. The teens were embarrassed to use materials designed for young children. 

“Our students tried re-covering their books with white paper to hide the titles,” said Mullins. “Then, we started looking online, but we couldn’t find anything appropriate.”

Virtual piano lessons at Krysti's

Krysti Schey shares these photos of  students having Krysti's Music Studio music lessons, in Krysti's words, " We’re happily rolling along 'virtually' as normal!"

She adds that "just for fun we’re doing a daily 'live' from our Facebook page at 11 a.m. Mondays through Fridays."

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays is a kid's sing-along.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays is piano background music.

 

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Bluffton U.S. Census response rate near 50%

Three ways to participate in the on-going U.S. Census

April 1 was Census Day in the United States. Here’s a map of the local responses so far to the census questionnaire.

As of April 2 the figures show that 47.3 percent of the Allen County residents have responded. Of that percent, 41.5 percent have responded online.

And, according to the color coding, Bluffton has a response rate of between 50 and 556 percent.

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