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Roger Bixel was a former Bluffton College football coach

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 2, 2021 - 9:49am

Roger L. Bixel, 86, died at 5:55 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Heritage Healthcare in Minster. He was born March 3, 1935, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Harold and Wava (Amstutz) Bixel. On July 26, 1959, he married Shirley M. Glaze, who survives in Lima.

Roger graduated from LaFayette Jackson High School in 1953, where he was active in athletics and music. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Bluffton College in 1958. He earned his Master of Education degree in 1970 from Bowling Green State University.

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Obituaries
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Several volunteer opportunities available at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 2, 2021 - 9:36am

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio offers the following volunteer opportunities this month. Persons interested may contact Chris Moser,  [email protected], 419-358-1015 extension 263.

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Regional news
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You are what you eat

This saying also goes for the information that we consume
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 2, 2021 - 6:05am

By Amelia Alexander
We live in an age of information, but unfortunately, we also live in an era of misinformation. 

 Fake news spreads like wildfire. Fake news is information that is false or completely misleading that is presented as news. Fake news travels about 6 times faster than regular news on social media. This is extremely concerning.

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Columnists
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More reasons to visit the library in April

Lots of Zoom programming and, yes, the library is open to patrons
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 1, 2021 - 4:04pm

Bluffton Public Library released its April programming and here’s what patrons can look for this month:

Origami Live!: Mai Hirashita, Japanese Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator for BGSU, will lead a live teaching session of origami on April 6 at 6:30 p.m. This program is open to all ages and will take place via Zoom. Receive an origami paper Take & Make kit through Curbside Pickup and visit the library website or email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Meet the next Bluffton elementary principal

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 1, 2021 - 3:42pm

Here’s the most unusual Icon introduction to a new principal in Bluffton. This is Ben Thiel, Cory-Rawson elementary principal, getting his head shaved by C-R students during a Wednesday morning assembly. Thiel was hired by the Bluffton school board and will become Bluffton’s next elementary principal upon the retirement of Tim Closson. The haircut was a challenge to C-R students, who raised over $1,700 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Hero Squad program, a fundraiser for children with these blood cancers. Watch for a more formal introduction to Thiel soon on the Icon.

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Lane restrictions on I-75 next week between Bluffton and Beaverdam

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 1, 2021 - 3:09pm

Next week, Interstate 75 between Napoleon Road and State Route 235 just south of the village of Beaverdam to three miles north of the village of Bluffton will experience lane restrictions and ramp closures for paving and reconstruction. 

The work is expected to begin on Monday, April 5.

Lane closures will occur in both directions from Napoleon Road through the SR 696 interchange on Monday and Tuesday, April 5, and 6 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Wednesday through Friday, April 7, from 3 a.m. to noon. 

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