Bluffton's Pony League baseball recently won the Northwest Pony League title. With a final record of 8-2, the Bluffton Diamond Sports team played games during the months of June and July.
The Northwest Pony League is made up of teams from Elida, Lima Senior, Ada, Upper Scioto Valley, Waynesfield, Lima Central Catholic, Perry and Bluffton.
Bluffton beat Waynesfield and LCC during tournament play to earn the first seed spot going into the final game. Bluffton came out on top in the championship game with a final score of 16-8.
There's a new "shingle" on Main Street that announces the location of a familiar business. Craig Stone, North Main Street barber, recently revealed something his customers already knew: he's an Ohio State Buckeye fan.
Story and photos by Donald Ring, Icon intern
Whether it's pork chops for the summer barbecue, meat and cheese trays for that office party or just looking to get a lunch sub on the go, The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St. is the perfect spot for all your meat, bakery and deli needs.
As Sharon and John Calvelage, owners, explain, owning their own store has always been a dream of theirs.
This means there are at least six other "Peace" plates in Ohio. The Icon spotted this one on Main Street earlier this week. It's a Putnam County plate.
Arthur L. Hilty, 85 died at 2:35 p.m. July 26, 2012 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, will begin offering a series of buffets starting Sunday, Aug. 5, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.
The menu for Aug. 5 will include tossed salad, breadsticks, chicken parmesan, cheese tortellini with basil pesto sauce, roasted asparagus, homemade angel food cake, coffee and iced tea.
The buffets will be offered in the Patio Room at Maple Crest from noon to 2 p.m. The meals is open to all adults 55 and older at a cost of $5 per person.
