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Corn harvest time

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2020 - 1:31pm

While most of the 2020 soybeans are off the field, some farmers have also started removing corn. Here's a scene and video of the corn harvest at State Route 103 and Township Road 52, east of Bluffton from last week. Click here for a short video.

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Both 1999 BHS soccer teams advanced to Division II regional play

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2020 - 10:47am

This feature includes two team photos, both from the fall of 1999. Bluffton High School girls' soccer team, at 18-2-2, advanced to the Division II regional finals.

Bluffton High School boys' soccer team, at 19-2-0, advanced to the Division II regional semi-finals. The boys' team photo is at the bottom of this feature.

1999 Division II regional runner-up BHS girls’ soccer team
Team record: 18-2-2

Front from left, Sarah Unterbrink, Olina Vidarsdottir, Abby Trollinger, Abbey Schaaf, Bekah Trollinger, Anna Bixel, Rebecca Gratz.

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Historical Bluffton
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Last week's poll results; invitation to take this week's poll

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2020 - 8:40am

Here are the poll results from last week's Icon poll. This week's poll concerns you plans for handing out trick-or-treats. Click here to take this week's poll.

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Regional news
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Forgotten Bluffton: Why does it read "Triplett 1900" above the CVS pharmacy

Will Triplett, pioneer Bluffton photographer, had the building constructed; his photo studio was on the second floor
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2020 - 3:32pm

Why does it read “Triplett 1900” on top of the building housing CVS Pharmacy at 126 N. Main St.?

The reason is that a man named Will Triplett built the building in 1900. He was the grandfather of the late Ropp and Morris Triplett. Will’s son, R.L., Triplett, founded what became the Triplett Corp., which for several decades was Bluffton largest employer.

Here's the Will Triplett story:
Will A. Triplett was Bluffton's photographer for over 50 years, working here from 1881 to 1934, when he died. 

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Columnists
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Concrete evidence

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2020 - 3:29pm

Patriot Concrete employees smooth concrete as it is poured into the alley just north of Ryan DeMarco's Edward Jones office at 111 N. Main St. Bike racks will eventually be placed in the alley. In the next photo members of the Jim's Excavating staff work on ADA ramps at Main and Lake Street. For details on these projects click here.

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392 new covid-19 cases in Allen County in October; 33 hospitalizations

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2020 - 3:28pm

According to the Ohio Department of Health the number of new COVID-19 cases per capita for Allen County is 248. This number represents the number of new cases per 100,000 people in Allen County over the past 14 days.

Local public health officials are noting a drastic increase in the number of new daily reported cases:

There have been 392 newly reported cases to date in this month, and 33 hospitalizations 

If this pace continues, October will record the most cases and hospitalizations in a month since the start of the pandemic

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Regional news
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