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Beavers stop Manchester in three sets

Posted by LizGH on October 25, 2019 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University volleyball team traveled to Manchester University on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, for a matchup against the Spartans. The Beavers secured a three-set victory (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) over the home team. Bluffton improved to 6-20 (2-4 HCAC) while Manchester dropped to 10-13 (0-5 HCAC).

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Bluffton University
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Senior Citizens Center director is Lions Club speaker

Posted by LizGH on October 25, 2019 - 6:00am

Tonya Meyer, director of Bluffton Senior Citizens Center provided Bluffton Lions with a update of the Main Street center earlier this month. She is the center’s fifth director.

The Bluffton Senior Citizens Association has over 600 members, and an annual budget of $300,000.

Several additional Lions news items are part of the October club newsletter attached at the bottom of this story.

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People
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Bluffton boys romp past Willard

Next up - district finals vs Riverdale on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2019 - 5:23pm

By Cort Reynolds
TIFFIN - The top-seeded Bluffton boys soccer team handily defeated Willard 6-2 in Div. III district semifinal action at Tiffin Columbian Wednesday evening.

The win upped the Pirate record to 14-2-2 and advanced them to the district finals against third seed Riverdale (14-0-4) Saturday evening. Willard ends its season 8-9-1 with the defeat.

Against the sixth-seeded Crimson Flashes, the Pirates raced to a 3-0 lead and extended it to 6-2 just past the midway point of the second half to win going away.

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Sports
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Third quarter building permits total nearly $850,000

Permits reached $2.3 million in first nine months of 2019
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2019 - 3:53pm

All 2019 building permits are posted at the bottom of this story -

Village of Bluffton building permits totaled nearly $850,000 in the third quarter of 2019, according to the village office.

Twenty-four permits were issued from July 1 through Sept. 30, which included five commercial and the rest residential. The largest two permits in the third quarter were houses, listed at $293,000 and $290,000.

Total Bluffton building permits for 2019 have reached $2.3 million. The chart below lists all permits filed this year.

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Regional news
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Letter: Thank you Bluffton Icon for guided cemetery tours

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2019 - 3:41pm

Icon viewers:
The Bluffton Public Library wishes to thank Fred Steiner of the Bluffton Icon for raising funds in support of the library during the guided Cemetery Tours of Maple Grove Cemetery on October 20th and 21st.

Steiner led registrants around Maple Grove Cemetery, telling stories of Bluffton residents from history. Thank you to each registrant who donated as well.  We are thankful for the wonderful patrons, community members, and businesses that support the library. 

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Letters
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Major development plans for Ada industrial park

Distillery, bar and restaurant and hemp greenhouse
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2019 - 2:13pm

FROM ADA ICON - Two 1992 Ada High School classmates, Troy Erickson and Billy Watterson, using the name Ada Boyz Holdings, LLC, intend to develop a distillery with a bar and restaurant and a greenhouse for growing hemp on a site in the Ada industrial park, bordering State Route 81.

The intended land purchase required action in two special Ada meetings. First, Ada council, passed an ordinance on Oct. 17, transferring the property to the Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC). Next, CIC on Oct. 23 passed a motion entering a real estate agreement with Ada Boyz Holdings, LLC.

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