November 2022

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The Bluffton High School boys cross country team will be returning to the OHSAA finals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 5 at Fortress Obetz, south of Columbus.

Cross country coach Bill Theisen told the Icon that team is ready to run its best times. “We really plan for peaking at regionals and holding that to state.”

Twenty teams with seven runners and many individuals will compete, creating a field of 300 or more runners. Theisen explained, “If you want to do well, you’ve got to get out pretty fast. It’s a lot like regionals because that has 200 runners.”

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Bluffton High School has announced the first quarter Honor Roll for the 2022-2023 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

Madison Beasley, Hunter Betts, Brooklynn Bible, Lauren Bowers, Aubrey Burkholder, Keith Burkholder, Oliver Combs, Grace Conley, Grady Coonfare, Lillian Dagani, Calvin Derstine, Truett Diller, Kynzie Ewing, Emily Granger, Evan Grothause, Elizabeth Hartzler, Allison Herrmann, Ethan Hoffman, Elizabeth Honse, Elijah Jones, Isaiah Kohli, Liliana Liberato, Alayna Mueller, Brooklyn Nance, Claire Phillips, Hudson Phillips, Micah Rehm, Macy Schaadt, Blaize Schwarz, Ava Smallcombe, Elizabeth Suter, Blair Utendorf

10th Grade – all A:

Brody Anderson, Levi Antrim, Hailey Ballinger, Halie Bretz, Lena Brown,  Raelyn Clinger, Asa Clingerman, Kaleigh Coffman, Kally Cotter, Hannah Creeger, Xavier Diller, Marek Donaldson, Quinn Eachus, June Essinger, Maia Gearing, Karlee Geesaman, Emma Green, Adalie Hanefeld, Carter Hohenbrink, Grace Lemley, Gabriel Meza, Savana Missler, Brooklyn Moser, Chayse Rodabaugh, Austin Scherger, Braylin Scherger, Jordan Schweingruber, Zoe Shank, Alliyah Shisler, Avery Smith, Logan Smith, Kara Snyder, Evan Speicher, Griffin Stackhouse, Mackay Tuttle, Gracie Yarnell

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On November 3, Mayor Rich Johnson announced that Village of Bluffton leaf collection services have been paused due to several equipment failures.

This service is scheduled to return on Monday, November 7.

Johnson's message includes "Thank you for your patience as we work to get this practice back on schedule."

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Apollo Career Center High School has issued a reminder that a renewal levy in on the November 8 general election ballot in the eleven school districts it serves.

  • This is the district's only renewal levy
  • Apollo Career Center has a 0.19 mill renewal levy on the ballot November 8, 2022 for maintenance expenses:
  • The original levy was passed by voters in 2013 at 0.19 mills
  • This is a 10 year levy.
  • $416,994 is collected from the levy each year.
  • These dollars can only be used for maintenance of the current facility including HVAC systems, roofing, windows, and other equipment.
  • No salaries or benefits can be paid from this levy.

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The Bluffton University Board of Trustees met in October for their annual fall meeting. The board welcomed a returning member, toured the Knowlton Science Center construction site and approved new endowments.

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During the white-tailed deer gun hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Ryan Kennedy, assigned to Hardin County, received a complaint concerning hunting without permission. Officer Kennedy observed two hunters dragging a deer off the complainant’s property. Further investigation revealed the hunters did not have permission to enter the property. Officer Kennedy issued citations to both hunters for hunting without permission. They were found guilty, and each received a $75 fine.

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Hello from Apollo Career Center!

Did you know that each high school and adult education career tech program gathers critical information and direction from a group representing business, industry, students and parents?

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By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Centaurus is the ninth largest constellation and it can be found in the southern sky.  Centaurus belongs to the Hercules family of constellations. The second century Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy has been credited with discovering the constellation. 

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A 2-hour school delay has been announced by the Bluffton Exempted Village School District.

The National Weather Service has posted a fog advisory for Allen County:
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.

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Additional photos on page two

By Paula Scott

The old grain elevator building at 241 Cherry St. has been demolished by Ben's Construction of Lima with funding by the Ohio Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program, which is helping communities "tear down dilapidated commercial and residential buildings and revitalize surrounding properties to attract investments, businesses, and jobs."

With work beginning on Monday, October 31, the building was no longer recognizable on November 1. 

The old "Farmers Grain Co. #2" building took a serious push to topple over. A video by Blended Roots manager Katelyn Gainok showed that a heavy shovel/hydraulic excavator took some five minutes to flatten what remained of the building.

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