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Here's the second in a series of Bluffton-Ada Icon Christmas picture exchanges.

Each day until Dec. 31 on Bluffton Icon we'll post a holiday lights photo from our neighbor community of Ada. And, as a small inset, you'll see the photo from Bluffton that is posted on Ada Icon.

Here's the second installment. The larger photos shows the holiday lights in the Ada railroad depot park on Main Street, Ada. The inset shows the the model railroad Christmas display in Ryan DeMarco's Edward Jones window in Bluffton, now posted on the Ada Icon.

U.S. 30 westbound between Interstate 75/State Route 696 and State Route 65 will be closing today, Wednesday, Dec. 23, for several days for emergency work on the Slabtown Road overpass.  

On Tuesday evening, Dec. 22, Slabtown Rd. over U.S. 30 was closed due to a bridge strike. The closure of U.S. 30 westbound is to prepare for the removal of the damaged beam and bridge deck as soon as possible.

Here's the first in a series of Bluffton-Ada Icon Christmas picture exchanges.

Each day until Dec. 31 on Bluffton Icon we'll post a holiday lights photo from our neighbor community of Ada. And, as a small inset, you'll see the photo from Bluffton that is posted on Ada Icon.

Here's the first installment. The reindeer on the roof is from an Ada residence. The inset shows the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn, now posted on the Ada Icon.

Santa Claus is hanging on a wall in the lobby of Bluffton Family Recreation at 215 Snider Road. It's just next to the front desk.

Sponsored by Bluffton chamber - here are this year's winners

Four winners of this year’s Bluffton residential holiday lighting contest were announced today by Paula Scott, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce CEO.

Watch the Icon for photos of these winning displays.

• First place
  215 S. Jackson St.
  $400 prize

• Second place
  240 S. Lawn Ave.
  $300 prize

• Third place
   347 Sycamore Court
   $150 prize

• Mayor’s Choice
   503 Greding St.
   $150 prize

Hilty Home vaccines administered tomorrow

This article was updated with a clarification since it was posted.
Multiple residents of Mennonite Memorial Home and staff at MMH received their first doses of a covid-19 vaccine today (Dec. 22), according to Jason Cox.

Vaccines will be administered at Hilty Home, Pandora, on Dec. 23, and at Willow Ridge on Dec. 29, according to Cox.

Cox told the Icon that pharmacists from the CVS Pharmacy located in Breese Road, Lima, were on the MMH campus today giving the shots.

Here's further information about the vaccine at MHCO

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