Bluffton residents have a lot ot say about traffic safety priorities. The Icon's July 2026 poll asked readers to select up to three areas of interest or to write in their own topic.
The top three opportunities for improvement were 1) School pick-up and drop-off zones, 2) Awareness of stop signs at County Line and Jefferson St. and 3) Slow down e-scooters and e-bikes.
The Texas-based Buc-ee's chain of travel centers has sued a Beavercreek, Ohio shop named Beaver's Mini Mart for a logo it says is too similar to its own cartoon creature. It echoes efforts by Apple computers to squelch other companies' use of fruit logos--even those with pears.
I'm disgusted with this heavy-handed approach by a multi-billion-dollar company toward a mom-and-pop shop that has been in business for two decades.
These print highlights include 25 of our 142 new items posted during July 2026. Local businesses and organizations sponsor this free service, including classifieds, community calendar and local contact information.
The Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon are now receiving AI-generated ads and promotional materials. If you are using these tools or considering starting, here are some of the issues you'll need to watch out for.
MISSING OR INCORRECT INFORMATION
I've received AI-generated flyers with wrong dates and missing dates. My options are to not use the flyer, crop out the errors or to create a replacement design.
The Icon email inbox is a pretty busy place. While we search for items of interest to those who live and work in Ada and Bluffton, Ohio, we also receive many media releases and advertising inquiries at [email protected] and [email protected]. For the record, they both come to the same place; you don't need to send duplicate messages to both.
From the 132 news items posted on BlufftonIcon.com in June 2026, here are 21 items of the most lasting interest.
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