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Finishing touches

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2020 - 1:45pm

Finishing touches are underway on the new Bluffton pathway today. Concrete installation took place in two sections of the path to complete construction. Work occurred just off Richland Drive and at Magnolia Lane. (Dick Ramseyer photos)

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The economic impact of COVID-19

“There is some evidence from the 1918 pandemic that the places that had more efforts to shut down controlled the virus better. They also recovered from an economic standpoint more rapidly.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2020 - 1:04pm

Dr. Jonathan Andreas, Howard Raid professor of business and professor of economics, provided insight into the economic collapse and emerging, yet still uncertain, rebound of the last six months during Bluffton University’s first Colloquium presentation of the year titled, “The Economics of COVID.”

Using unemployment data, polls from economists and graphs charting changes in GDP, Andreas wove together a picture of a recession that evolved more quickly than one ever experienced in the United States. 

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Bluffton University
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Edward Hummon was a life-long farmer

In the 1980s his hog farm was a test facility for solar energy with the Ohio State University
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2020 - 11:56am

Edward W. Hummon, 73, died Sept. 3, 2020 at his residence. Edward was born Sept. 30, 1946, in Lima to the late Edmund and Dorothy (Ferrall) Hummon. On Aug. 15, 1989 he married Ann Frost Hummon and she survives.  

Edward graduated from Cory-Rawson High School. He was lifetime farmer and raised hogs for many years.  Edward enjoyed tractor pulling, crop tours with his grandchildren and building projects.  In the 1980s his hog farm was a test facility for solar energy with the Ohio State University.  

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Obituaries
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Bluffton golfers first Beaver team to play since March

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2020 - 10:09am

The Bluffton University men's golf team had the honors as the Beavers were the first team to compete since the baseball and softball teams played their spring games in Florida during the fopening week of March.

Following a worldwide shutdown due to COVID-19, the Bluffton men were excited to get back to work when they traveled to the Mohawk Golf and Country Club on a beautiful Thursday, Sept. 3.

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Bluffton University
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This week's job openings on the Icon

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2020 - 9:58am

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons.Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.blufftonicon.com/classifieds. Businesses interested in listing postions available should contact [email protected].

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Business
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Still time to enter caption contest - what are these 4 guys talking about?

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2020 - 9:51am

Still time to enter!

Write a caption for this photo and maybe go home with a 1-item, 14-inch Padrone's Pizza.

This could be a tough one, but on the other hand, it has opportunities for a very interest caption. We wonder what those four guys are saying. But, the caption doesn't have to focus on those guys, it's simply a suggestion.

And, we know that there's ample opportunity for other captions.

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Business
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