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Icon viewers respond with many comments about Dr. Howard Shelly

Dr. Howard Shelly, retired Bluffton general practitioner died May 4, 2019. The response to his obituary was immediate.

As of May 7 on the The Icon’s Facebook post, over 50 persons offered comments about him.  As of May 7, his Facebook post had over 13,000 reaches.

This outpouring of comments is worth sharing with viewers. Icon Facebook comments follow:

Hollyann Murray: He was amazing. Not replaceable. GOD TOOK THE BEST.

Lorie Davis Montooth: Prayers. He was a wonderful doctor, man and person!

Bluffton council will hold as personnel committee and finance committee meeting at noon, Friday, May 24, in the town hall.
 

Bluffton Community Preschool held their graduations Wednesday and Thursday, May 15 and 16. Pictured is Thursday afternoon's graduating class (future class of 2032), with Miss Melissa McGuire giving a congratulatory hug. (Liz Gordon-Hancock photo)

At 9:06 p.m. Tuesday, two male suspects entered the business, brandished a firearm and demanded money

An armed robbery at the Bluffton Dari Freeze, 595 S. Main St., is under investigation by Bluffton police, according to Ryan Burkholder, police chief.

The police issued the following statement on May 22:

On Tuesday, May 21, at approximately 9:06 p.m. Bluffton police officers responded to the Bluffton Dari Freeze for a reported armed robbery that had just occurred.

Upon arrival, officers learned that two male suspects had entered the business and brandished a firearm and demanded money.

The village of Bluffton's spring clean-up week starts Wednesday, May 22, and runs through Tuesday, May 28, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator.

Dumpsters will be located at the village brush dump on Spring Street during this period.

Items not permitted to dump are household hazardous materials, paint, used motor oil, car batteries and tires. The premises will be under video surveillance and the clean-up week is only for residents of the village.

Justina Fuqua-Black of Ada, earned a bachelor’s
degree in social work during Bluffton University’s 119th annual
commencement ceremony on May 5.

Blake Obenour of Dunkirk, earned a bachelor’s degree in business
administration.

Jacob Sherrick of Harrod, earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

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