The Bluffton High School girls' cross country team finished runner-up in the Northwest Conference this season.
Members of the team are, from left, Elizabeth Nisly, Erica Sheehan, Olivia Sneary, Ashley Schweyer, Amelia Heslep, Mackayla Wilson, Sydney Hoff. Missing from the photo is Mackenzie Braden.
With temperatures in the 60s and 70s, it certainly doesn’t feel like October. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided The Icon with the weather summary of the first 13 days of October. The summary is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton Pirates U12 girls' travel soccer team took first place at the Flag City Soccer Challenge in Findlay this past weekend.
They beat the Riverdale Falcons 2-1 in the championship game. The girls are, from left to right standing: Skyler Scoles, Bekah Hoff, Kylie Monday, Kylie Stackhouse, Bella Basinger, Lauren Gray.
Kneeling from left to right: Reagan Mittendorf, Haelyn Bischoff, Amber Gladwell, Sami Scoles, Maeve Donaldson.
Rebecca Ann Reprogle, 62 , of Pandora died Oct. 13, 2014, at 4:07 p.m. at Bridge Hospice, Findlay. She was born May 7, 1952, in Bluffton to Charles and Nancy Shirk Krohn and they survive in Pandora. On June 8, 1974 she married Gary Reprogle and he survives in Lakeview.
She worked at Lowes Distribution Center, Findlay. She was a graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School and attended Ft. Wayne Bible College.
Bluffton High School football team fell to NWC league-leader Spencerville 60-20 on the road on Friday. The lost puts BHS at 1-6, and 0-5 in the Northwest conference.
Spencerville established their run game early scoring the first touchdown from 1 yard out. Point after kick was no good, 6-0 Spencerville.
Pirates Mitchell Ault connected with Levi Kistler on a deep ball pass for a 62 yard touchdown. Point after kick by Kaleb Jefferson was good, BHS jumped in the lead by 1.
AEP released the following weather alert today: Expect numerous showers with winds from the south at 15-25 mph today.
A strong low, with strong winds aloft, is currently located in central Illinois. As a cold front approaches AEP’s East Utilities today, numerous showers and thunder storms are expected to increase in intensity this afternoon.
