Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 4:29pm
Bluffton area women were winners in the chili cookoff at Allen County Fair. 1st place Katie Hohenbrink, Bluffton; 2nd place, Barb Hohenbrink, Columbus Grove; 3rd place, Dawn Fisher, Harrod; and Honorable Mention, Laura Bellman, Bluffton. (Photo and information from Vicki Hauenstein)
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 3:54pm
Note: Send Allen County Fair award lists to [email protected]
Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club members achieved much success at the Allen County Junior Fair. Here is a list of fair results from its members.
Braeden Ackerman
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A
Cierra Ackerman
Outstanding Poultry Livestock Interview
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A, Fourth Place Senior Poultry Showmanship
Growing with the Seasons – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boasts the best farmers market in northwest Ohio."
In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon will be featuring a market vendor each week over the course of the summer.
This week's feature vendor is My Own Back Yard Herbs & Flowers.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 11:09am
By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The Bluffton boys soccer team scored four goals in the first eight minutes and rolled to a 10-0 blowout win over Evergreen Thursday evening in the semifinals of the Kickoff Tournament at Elida.
The Pirates improved to 2-0 with their second straight shutout win. They play an opponent TBA in the Kickoff tourney finals Saturday.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 6:01am
Following a vote of league coaches, Transylvania University was selected to repeat as Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Champions in the 2019 Volleyball Preseason Poll.
Bluffton is predicted a fourth place finish.
The Pioneers earned nine first place votes, with 99 points. Transy had an impressive 2018 campaign, with a 15-11 overall record and a league mark of 8-1 that clinched the HCAC Regular Season title.
Listed below is the 2019 HCAC Volleyball Preseason Poll and the 2019 HCAC Players to Watch.
Ohio Department of Transportation provided the following schedule of work planned for the week beginning Monday, Aug. 26. Some of it affects local traffic patterns.
Interstate 75 between the Stewart Road overpass and Napoleon Road, between the city of Lima and the village of Beaverdam, will be restricted to one lane in both directions for a pavement resurfacing project.