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Forgotten Bluffton: Newspaper "locals"

They shared everything and bared nothing
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2021 - 1:39pm

“Locals” is a lost written art form. Bluffton has had its share of locals (short neighborhood news items), published for years in the Bluffton News.

Here’s how it worked: Imagine no internet (nor Facebook or every other conceivable social media), television, radio or even telephones.

We’ve now backed into the end of an earlier Bluffton century. Here we find Bluffton’s favorite source of information as its weekly newspaper. Local were a significant part of the paper, as you will soon discover.

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Snow bunny

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2021 - 1:33pm

Melina Meza, a senior at Bluffton HS, shares this snow photo with Icon viewers. "This photo was taken at my house on North Dixie Highway. You can find this little snow bunny on the edge of the porch. He sits there as a reminder of all the little rabbit footprints that can be seen in the snow around Bluffton," she said. Melina wins a Padrone's pizza in the Icon's snow photo contest. Watch the Icon for more snow submissions this week.

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School board: Spring-fall supplemental coaching contracts

And approval of amounts and rates from property tax on Monday's agenda
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2021 - 1:19pm

Bluffton school board will act on offering supplemental contracts to spring and some fall athletic coaches when it meets on Monday.

The list of contracts is at the bottom of this story.

Other action includes approving the amounts and rates required from property taxes, already approved by the Allen County budget commission and Allen County auditor’s estimated tax rates.

Several additional items are on Monday’s agenda and the agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.

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Public Meetings
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Remembering Bill Ramseyer

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 20, 2021 - 11:10am

The following account of Bill Ramseyer who died Feb. 18, 2021, is provided by family members. Click here for his obituary.

• Click here to read a column posted on The News Journal, Wilmington.

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Bill Ramseyer coached football for 44 seasons

Bluffton native is in five athletic halls of fame
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 20, 2021 - 11:07am

Click here to read a column "Remembering Bill Ramseyer."
Glen William “Bill” Ramseyer  of Bluffton, died on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, after suffering a cardiac event two days earlier.

Bill was born Nov. 29, 1936, in Columbus, Ohio, to Lloyd and Ferne Ramseyer. His older brother Bob (Alice Ruth) preceded him in death. His sister, Mary Jean Wells (Bob), survives him.

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Obituaries
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Understanding Virus Mutation

Everything you need to know about viral mutations
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on February 20, 2021 - 6:00am

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

The virus that has caused a global pandemic has mutated. But what does that mean?

Read on for everything you need to know about virus mutations.

What Is a Virus Mutation?

All viruses mutate. Even though the word "mutate" sounds a little scary, not all mutations make viruses stronger.

Virus mutations are simply changes viruses make as they make copies of themselves inside of a host.

Why Do Viruses Mutate?

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