OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School swim teams each finished second in a five-team meet at the Putnam County YMCA on Monday, February 2.
Ottawa-Glandorf swept to first in both the boys and girls team standings. The O-G girls won with 119 points, while the Pirate girls were a distant second at 40.
Bluffton sophomore Kari Diller touched first in the girls 100 backstroke.
The Titan boys won with 84 points, followed by the Pirate boys (54).
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In 2008, Landon Pigg released his indie-pop song titled Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop. Although not a top 10 bestseller, his song has been featured in television commercials such as De Beers diamonds and AT&T telephones. The song made it to number 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States.
Perfect timing to talk about coffee shops and your heart close to Valentine’s Day.
MEDIA RELEASE__Candidates for Bluffton University’s Student Senate president will participate in a Presidential Debate Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Candidates will discuss campus issues, respond to questions and share their leadership visions for the student body.
On February 2 many Ada and Bluffton community members reached out to the Icon with information and photographs relating to the fire at Viva Maria restaurant. Thank you so very much for supporting local news in this way. Please email [email protected], call 567-400-4266 (leave a messsage if we don't answer) or tag @blufftonicon on Facebook to share all kinds of news.
TOLEDO__The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team utilized a huge second period to defeat non-conference foe Toledo Woodward 46-39 on Tuesday, February 3.
The game was tied 11-11 after the opening period. But a 17-1 Pirate second quarter blitzed the Polar Bears and gave Bluffton a 28-12 lead at halftime.
Woodward bounced back behind a 14-7 third period to edge within 35-26 heading into the fourth period.
The following nine land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of January 2026 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
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3 parcels on DAVES WAY and STATE RT 103 - 1/15/2026 - $155,000 – Commercial Vacant Land - From C T E ASHLAND INC to SKRJ LLC
