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Winter sports tournaments now cancelled

Tournaments of wrestling, basketball and ice hockey will not be completed
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on March 28, 2020 - 12:32pm

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Thursday that the winter sports tournaments of wrestling, basketball and ice hockey, which were postponed indefinitely on March 12, are now cancelled due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. 

It is anticipated that schools will not be able to reopen for many weeks, which prevents interscholastic athletics from taking place.

The start of the OHSAA’s spring sports of softball, lacrosse, baseball, track and field and boys tennis is still postponed, which coincides with schools not being open. 

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Ohio House passes bill extending primary election voting to April 27

And, school testing, tax filing deadline, and scholarships
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 28, 2020 - 11:52am

Coronavirus-Response Package Signed Into Law

 Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 197, cosponsored by State Rep. Haraz N. Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg), into law Friday.

The legislation addresses a variety of challenges and impacts to state law as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The emergency legislation passed under House Bill 197 addressed many issues, including:

- Testing & Accountability – Eliminates state-mandated K-12 student assessments for the 2019-20 school year.

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And, now for something completely different

The Icon brings you "Weird Bluffton Scavenger Hunt"
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 27, 2020 - 3:33pm

And now for something completely different: Weird Bluffton Scavenger Hunt.

Bluffton may be small, but we’re generous, collaborative, and hard-working. We’re also weird, and proud of it. And, we have Ron Headings to thank for creating a distraction that you might find worthwhile.

(We've even provided a hint at the bottom of this story)

Read on:

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Potential flooding may occur in Bluffton

Nixle alert from Bluffton PD
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 27, 2020 - 3:19pm

Bluffton police issued a Nixle alert at 2:09 p.m. today Friday, March 27):

Alert: Flash Flood Alert for this area starting tonight thru tomorrow morning. Please take the appropriate precautions.

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Week 2 assignments completed

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 27, 2020 - 2:00pm

Bluffton Kindergartener Landon Walters shows his completed week 2 home school assignment sheet sent to his Kindergarten teacher, Kelly Yarnell. In the next photo he is in a Zoom conversation with Jolene Dillon, Bluffton elementary speech teacher. Send the Icon photos of your family members in a school setting at home. Send to: [email protected]

 

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Kevin A. Wahl was a Pandora-Gilboa HS graduate

Played football at Oberlin, was assistant football coach with several schools
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 27, 2020 - 1:50pm

Kevin A. Wahl, 38, of Pandora died on March 26, 2020. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on June 22, 1981, to Richard and Terri (Eley) Wahl. After attending Pandora-Gilboa Schools he graduated in 2000.

He was an alumnus of Oberlin College he was a member of the Oberlin football team for four years.  Kevin received his Master’s Degree in psychology from Northern Arizona University.  

He was an assistant football coach for several schools and also coached midget football.  

Kevin was a member of Columbus Grove Christian Church.

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