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Bluffton schools closed Thursday, Feb. 13

Bluffton schools join a host of area schools closing its doors today (Thursday, Feb. 13) due to wintery weather conditions.

Greg Denecker, superintendent, made the closing announcement on Ohio Alerts at 7:45 a.m. 

Organizations with additional cancellations may contact the Icon at [email protected]. Those announcements will be added to this story and on Icon's Facebook, which has over 3,500 followers.

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Bluffton schools on 2-hour delay Thursday AM

Bluffton schools are on a 2-hour delay, Thursday, Feb. 13. An Ohio Alerts message was sent at 4:53 a.m. Watch the Icon for further updates.

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Sheriff issues Level 1 roadway advisory

At 8:59 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Allen County Sheriff has issued a Level 1 roadway advisory: Roadways are snow or ice covered with possible drifting.

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Elementary school family science night Feb. 21

Memory books on sale until Thursday

February is a short month, but lots of activities take place in the Bluffton elementary school. Here is a summary of those activities from the February elementary newsletter.

• Bluffton Elementary PTO will sponsor “Family Science Night” Friday, Feb. 21, from 6-8 p.m. in the elementary gym and middle school cafetorium. 

• Elementary Memory Books for 2019-2020 school are on sale until Feb. 13. You can directly order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com.   

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Your opportunity to volunteer at MHCO

A variety of options available

Interested in putting your volunteer skills to work? Here's a list of volunteer opportunities at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio. Contact Jessica Strahm, volunteer coordinator at [email protected] or 419-358-1015, extension 248 for more details.

Willow Ridge
Games
Volunteers to play “One on one” games including:

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Economic development in Bluffton and Allen County

Friday's chamber breakfast topic

Economic development in Bluffton and Allen County is the theme of Friday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

The event is Friday, Feb. 14, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St. Breakfast is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. and the program is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

The breakfast sponsor is the Allen Economic Development Group (AEDG), a public/private partnership formed in 1993 as a facilitator for countywide economic development. 

This cooperative effort has been a significant catalyst for economic growth in Lima/Allen County. 

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