Bluffton University will host the annual Riley Creek Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Sommer Center.
Open to the public, the festival will feature block-party-style events including:
• family-friendly inflatables,
• three live musical acts,
• games hosted by student organizations
• Rubber Duck Race on Riley Creek
The Icon relaunched its 15-minute interviews with staff members of the Bluffton Public Library. Here's part of our chat with Jessica Hermiller. Watch for more interviews along the way.
Jessica Hermiller
Director
Bluffton Public Library
How long have you been on the library staff?
Since January of 2014.
April is Daffodil month and the month is starting out with a bloom. All around Bluffton you see the yellow flowers of spring. Here's a close up of one with white outside pedals and a bright yellow inside.
Kenneth J. Doss, 77, of Tipp City and formerly of Bluffton died March 30, 2017 at 7:38 p.m. at Hospice of Dayton, Ohio. Kenneth was born Feb. 5, 1940, in Steelville, Missouri, to the late Kenneth and Edith (Towel) Doss. On Nov. 1, 1958, he married L. Carol Doss who preceded him in death on Sept. 30, 2014.
Kenneth graduated from Steelville High School. He was a draftsman and an insurance agent for Western-Southern. Kenneth attended Christian Life Center of Dayton and formerly New Life Assembly of God in Findlay.
Interstate 75 both northbound and southbound, Lima, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone on Wednesday, April 5 and Thursday, April 6 for review of pavement under warranty.
The restriction will occur between the Auglaize County line and Fourth Street, generally between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon each day. Work is expected to begin the first day in the southbound direction, then move to the northbound the second.
Work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 construction, and planning and engineering departments.
