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MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, February 13, 2026. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall.

The program will be provided by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio and Twisted Whisk Café will be providing the breakfast, which is served at 7 a.m. No RSVP is required.

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

On July 19, 2021, country music singers Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan released their song titled Buy Dirt. The song spent 25 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top Country Hits with two of those weeks being at number one. The song won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year in 2022. In an interview, Davis was once quoted about the meaning of the song and he felt it reflected faith, family, friends, and ultimately finding your happiness. 

FROM FACEBOOK__"As our Winter Olympians deliver on the ice and snow in Italy, right here in Bluffton, the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association (BAMA) delivers much-needed tissue relief to our Bluffton Schools. Thirty cases of tissues were purchased from our local Community Markets and evenly distributed to the Elementary, Middle and High school classrooms; our biggest delivery yet! Such a mission was only made possible by the generous donations from our local churches, the Bluffton Community Assistance Program, and the prayers of support from our community. May God be praised and noses be cleaned! Glory to God in the highest!!"

Dear Icon readers,

On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2026, WE THE PEOPLE of Bluffton and the surrounding area are planning to show our love and peaceful support for the Constitution of the United States by signing a large-scale version of this document at the Bluffton Town Hall from 1–4 pm on the third floor. (Elevator available) 

FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center is having its Annual Garage Sale at 132 N. Main Street, on the following dates:

  • Thursday, March 26 from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday, March 27, from 9:00 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 28 9:00 a.m.- 12 noon

Organizers note, "We are still accepting CLEAN household items, antiques, collectibles, movies, glassware, dishes, books, magazines, tools, exercise equipment from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

UPDATED FEBRUARY 11

Ann G. Heimann, 71, passed away February 7, 2026 at Willow Ridge - Frieda House in Bluffton.

Ann was born April 13, 1954, in Aurora, Illinois, to the late Donald and Gloria (Kelly) Gates. On August 24, 1974, she married Tom Heimann, who survives.

Ann graduated from Urbana High School in Urbana, Illinois and received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Bluffton College. She taught elementary at Columbus Grove and Continental schools and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. 

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