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Ohioans are now being vaccinated

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2020 - 4:59pm

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

VACCINATIONS BEGIN IN OHIO
 The first COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Ohio. Shipments of 975 doses were delivered this morning to both The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and UC Health in Cincinnati.

Several healthcare workers and personnel who are routinely involved with the care of COVID-19 patients immediately received vaccinations. 

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Recent mailing in Bluffton is a scam said Chief Burkholder

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2020 - 4:50pm

Bluffton police chief, Ryan Burkholder, notified the Icon today that a solicitation that appears to be from the Bluffton police is a scam.

"It appears they (scammers) are trying to use the police department to solicit funds. The organization is label as the 2020 Bluffton Emergency Appeal National Police Association, which we are not apart of," said Burkholder

"Please do not give to this organization," he said.  

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Jefferson Street phase II bids 22% lower than estimated

Council recognizes Dan Bowden upon his year-end retirement
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2020 - 4:33pm

Council’s packet attached to this story -
Bids opened for the Jefferson Street Phase II project next summer are encouraging, Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, informed Bluffton council members on Monday.

“The bids were opened on Dec. 3 and range from $838,539 to just over $1 million,” said Blackburn.

He added that the village engineering firm, Choice One, has provided the village with a bid review and the project should be awarded at the next council meeting.

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Public Meetings
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Artistic reindeer

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2020 - 4:15pm

Two artistic reindeer gaze from the Faith Investment Services window at the corner of Church and Main. The Icon took these two photos during a recent holiday nighttime window shopping trip downtown.

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Here are Sunday's Messiah soloists

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2020 - 3:53pm

Bluffton University’s music department announced soloists for its 125th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, via livestream at www.bluffton.edu/mus.

Soloists are Erin Keesy, soprano; Lauren McAllister, mezzo-soprano; Jason Vest, tenor; and Robert Kerr, baritone. 

Erin Keesy, soprano
Keesy has made solo appearances with the Cincinnati POPS orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, Butler Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.

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Bluffton University
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Dean French was a former Allen County auditor

Was active in Allen County Republican Party
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2020 - 3:47pm

Dean French, 83, of Bluffton, died Dec. 12, 2020, at Bluffton Hospital. Dean was born March 31, 1937, in Mercer County, Ohio to the late Harold French and Martha (Fuhrman) French Stober.  On Feb. 14, 1959, he married Connie (Adams) French, who survives in Bluffton.

Dean served with the United States Army and for many years was Allen County Auditor.

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Obituaries
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