The Bluffton girls soccer team dominated Mansfield St. Peter's 11-1 in a Div. III sectional first round mismatch Tuesday night, October 19, at home at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirate girls improved to 13-3-1 with the lopsided victory.
Third-seeded Bluffton advances to take on the winner between second-seeded Mansfield Christian and sixth seed Riverdale in the district semifinals at Bluffton on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
For the first of half of October the Bluffton area saw more than a 40 degree swing, with a high of 84 and low of 41. Thanks to Guy Verhoff for the local detailss.
At the October 15 Bluffton High School football game, John Hicks was recognized for serving as trainer for 24 years. On Facebook, the Athletic Boosters thanked him for the "countless hours you have given to our student athletes." (Number of years corrected. Thank you, readers!)
When local pilot Taylor Reineke saw the Icon's recent story on the Bluffton Airport, he passed along this photo, taken the same week.
According Bluffton Flying Service's Nick Vance, a short "discovery flight" will determine if you'll be hooked on flying--or never want to get in a small plane again.
Would you like to experience this Bluffton view first-hand?
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has announced that Renee Smith, MD will become its new chief medical officer (CMO).
Dr. Smith comes to BVHS from Aspirus Network, Inc. (ANI), a clinically integrated provider network in Wausau, Wisconsin with more than 1,100 physicians, advanced practice clinicians and other providers with 110 practices. Most recently, she served ANI in the capacity of executive director (since 2016) and as medical branch director–emergency operations center (since 2020).
The Bluffton Board of Education met in the Elementary School media center on October 18 with an audience of nine including the Bluffton Icon.
Among contracts approved by the board was bus driver Deborah Hilty, hired for a 60 day trial period at 4 hours per day.
Middle school principal Josh Kauffman noted that amidst the tight hiring market for drivers, that “knock on wood,” the Bluffton schools are in good shape with drivers and substitute drivers.
