FROM WWW.BLANCHARDRIVER.ORG__The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership is hosting a certified 5K trail run by the Blanchard River on July 25 at Riverbend Park.
All participants can register here. Pricing will automatically adjust based on age. Runners who wish to participate in the Competitive Division (certified course) must select the Competitive Division add-on (+$5) during registration.
FROM FACEBOOK__Starting on June 15, the Village of Beaverdam will begin doing repairs at the water treatment plant that will ensure safe potable water for many years in the future. We expect these repairs to be completed within 15 to 20 days, weather permitting
We will be working on the treatment system that reduces sulfur and Iron concentrations (naturally occurring in groundwater).
It is not expected, but residents may notice a slight odor or discoloration in the water caused by the necessary repairs and improvements.
Nationwide simultaneous reading includes Bluffton event
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton's America 250 coordinators and the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will host a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 at the 1899 Depot at Buckeye Park, 405 N. Spring St.
Police Chief Ryan Burkholder has issued the Bluffton Police Department activity summary for May 2026. With 630 total calls for service, the department conducted 29traffic stops and responded to 11 criminal complaints, including 1 driving under suspension, 1 fraud, 1 juvenile offense, 1 menacing, 1 motor vehicle theft, 1 protection order violation, 1 robbery, 1 sex offense, 1 theft and 1 warrant.
Bluffton resident Ron Lora is a retired history professor, past president of the Swiss Community Historical Society and member of the Bluffton University Sports Hall of Fame. We are pleased to begin providing his monthly guest column in the Bluffton and Ada Icons.
By Ron Lora
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, two of the best American authors of the twentieth century, engaged in an intriguing exchange on rich people: “Let me tell you about the very rich. The rich are different from you and me,” wrote Fitzgerald. “Yes,” Hemingway replied, “They have more money.” That repartee didn’t actually occur face-to-face, but grew out of words they had written. Both had a point, but Hemingway is thought to have won the exchange.
