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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School tennis team nipped visiting WBL rival Ottawa-Glandorf 3-2 on Wednesday, April 30.

The Pirates improved to 10-3 with the victory, while the Titans fell to 8-2 after the loss.

Bluffton captured all three singles matches in straight sets to earn the team victory.

Pirate senior Branson Hilty won handily at first singles 6-2, 6-3.  

Bluffton senior Jack Brauen also won easily at second singles 6-1, 6-2.

Pirate left-hander Nick Lovett triumphed 6-1, 6-2 at third singles.

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CLICK on gallery to view at your own pace / PHOTOS by Bluffton Icon and Amy Mortimer

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Bluffton EMS Chief Noah Babcock notified council on Monday that the Village Emergency Medical Services will transition to 24/7 in-station staffing on Thursday, May 1.

In November 2024 Bluffton voters approved a municipal income tax for the purpose of funding safety services, including the creation of a full-time EMS staff and full-time EMS chief.

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By Samuel Finn, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

An 8-week Stanford University study was the basis for a Netflix documentary series released on January 1, 2024.  The documentary series is titled You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment. The study paired 22 identical twins and gave them opposing diets for an 8-week period. 

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

A morning hike in late April 2025 through Bluffton’s Motter Park is accompanied by a Hallelujah Chorus of birdsong. And while I’m tempted to catch one or two feathered friends on camera, I’m there in search of an easier subject: a new overlook deck at the cascading pools feature created at the southern reaches of the park.

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April 29 media release__The next Women in Business meeting is Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall. 

Heather Koontz, owner of Therapy Works of Northwest Ohio, will be talking about how to prevent burn out using self-care.

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Four determined members of the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club wrestled with 200 trout in preparation for the 81st annual Trout Derby at Buckeye Lake on Sunday, May 4. The men tagged each trout with a number associated with a prize. Catch the No. 1 trout on Derby Day to win half the day's jackpot plus $1,000. 

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