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49 cross country seasons ago

BHS runner Erik Nygaard follows in his grandfather's running footprints

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Forty-nine cross country seasons ago, Bluffton High School boys’ track team qualified for the Class A state cross country meet. That state qualification was a first for the Pirates.

One of the runners on that team, Tim Boehr, set the school record of 10:09 in what was then a 2-mile event.

He finished as the 16th runner in the race at state in a time of 10:40, is a competition with only two divisions, A and AA. Bluffton was in Class A.

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County totals show 69 percent voter turnout

Allen County experienced a 69.33 percent voter turnout on Nov. 3, according to the county board of elections.

Of the 46,710 ballots cast 22,818  were cast on Nov. 3 and 23,892 were absentee. In the presidential race, Donald Trump won the county with 32,052 votes to Joe Biden’s 13,611.

The breakdown by local precincts is not yet on the election board’s site. The Icon will post is once it is available.

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Louise Keiser 1926 - 2020

E. Louise Keiser, 94, died on Nov. 3, 2020, at the Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora.  Louise was born on July 23, 1926, in Belleville, Pennsylvania, to the late Ralph D. and Bertha M. (Harmon) Snook. Louise married Dean M. Keiser in 1943 who preceded her in death in 2007.

She was a native of Barrville, Pennsylvania, moving to Ohio in 1954.  Thru many years of marriage, she shared a grocery business, ice cream business and also worked at Ex-Cello Corporation.  Louise was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Bluffton.

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Dillinger and the queen of the burglars in Putnam library Zoom program

Women on opposite sides of the law take the stage in a free virtual lecture from the Putnam County District LIbrary at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12. 

Two authors talk about their books in the program. They include D.M. Testa on her book "Defending the Dillinger Gang: Jessie Levy and Bess Robbins in the Courtroom," and Shayne Davison, and her book "Queen of the Burglars: The Scandalous Life of Sophie Lyons."

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So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer

So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer:

This is above the doorway to the College Avenue entrance to Bluffton High School. The "R" stands for "Richland," as in township.

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Mid-week doctor: Staying active and preventing injuries

RICE is an important part of your recovery • R-rest, I-ice, C-compression, E-elevation

By Laura Durliat, occupational therapist
Blanchard Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Are you one of the many that have headed out to the pickleball court? 

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