No, it's not Bluffton. It's Main Street Ada. You'll find the Brewer Block on the east side of Main, directly across from the Ada railroad depot.
When this photo above was taken, the stately Brewer Block was home to the Ada post office. The street was bricked, the Pennsylvania Railroad had a double track through town, street lights were relatively new, windows were more expansive and a taller building stood where Cole's car lot is located today.
Icon viewers who are parents of K to 5th grade students told us how their children have adapted to learning at home. For the most part viewers claim it's a bit of both - exellent and frustrating.
Take the Icon's newest poll: Now that Ohio is beginning to reopen its businesses for shopping, what’s your comfort level of entering a store to make a purchase?
Here's today's installment of the Bluffton High School Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight. Each weekday until the end of May the Icon will feature photos and future plans for four BHS seniors. Students will be featured in a four-set random order.
Teacher Appreciation Week was May 4-8. In cooperation with the Bluffton PTO, the Icon is posting drawings of elementary teachers created by elementary students. Wilson Steiner, fifth grader, created this drawing of his teacher, Mrs. Boblitt.
The Icon invites all elementary students to submit a drawing of a teacher. Send to: [email protected].
April 3
Officers arrested a Bluffton resident for OVI following a complaint of the subject being asleep behind the wheel in a drive thru of a State Route 103 business. The defendant was also charged with driving under suspension and endangering children. The cases are pending in Findlay Municipal Court.
April 4
Officers received a theft complaint from a Jefferson Street resident.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, announced the next phase of the Responsible RestartOhio plan as it relates to restaurants, bars, and personal care services.
As part of the announcement, Governor DeWine reminded Ohioans that COVID-19 is still incredibly dangerous and stressed the importance of continuing to exercise safe health habits as different sectors of the economy begin to reopen.
Here are this week's meetings for the Village of Bluffton. All meetings will be held using Zoom video conferencing. Those interested in attending should contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] to request an invitation.
• Utilities – Monday, 5/11 at 1 p.m.
• Personnel – Monday, 5/11 at 6:30 p.m.
• Council Meeting – Monday, 5/11 at 7 p.m.
