Resurfacing and reconstruction at Beaverdam will impact traffic
Posted by LizGH on March 13, 2020 - 6:00am
Beginning Sunday, March 15, Interstate 75 at state Route 696, near the village of Beaverdam, will have nightly lane closures from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. to set up the work zone.
Here's Bluffton's Ohio Alert messages from this afternoon
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 12, 2020 - 4:28pm
Governor's announcement is at
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THIS STORY WAS UPDATED AT 8:55 p.m. THURSDAY -
Responding to this afternoon’s announcement by Gov. Mike DeWine to close Ohio schools for three weeks, Bluffton schools sent five Ohio Alert messages from 3:49 to 4:06 p.m. this afternoon.
The Icon will continue to post those alerts are they are sent. Watch the Icon for further updates. The Alert messages follow:
• We will not have school on Monday 3/16 thru Friday 4/3/20 which is 3 full weeks.
4 seniors, 9 juniors, 14 sophomores inducted this year
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 12, 2020 - 3:19pm
Four senior, nine juniors and 14 sophomores are this year's inductees in the Bluffton High School National Honor Society, according to Jamie Erford, NHS advisor.
The ceremony took place March 9. The list of new members follows:
Seniors
Olivia Burner
Brinkley Garmatter
Sam Pittsenbarger
Austin Warren
Juniors
Olivia Barnes
Elijah Conley
Simon Derstine
Brandon Good
Ellie Hoffman
Clara Matthews
Collin Oglesbee
Celia Smith
Olivia Spallinger
Betty L. Hall, 82, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 12:35 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, surrounded by her family.
She was born on July 24, 1937, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Marion and Charlotte (Stanley) Gross, Sr. On Nov. 4, 1955, Betty married Lyle “Ned” Hall and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2016.
Betty worked as a waitress in food service. She previously worked at the Northern Freeze of Ada.
Superintendent Denecker: "If we would need to close for a period of time.... this will likely be some type of online/electronic education format, depending on the grade level"