Regional news

Next week, Interstate 75 between Napoleon Road and State Route 235 just south of the village of Beaverdam to three miles north of the village of Bluffton will experience lane restrictions and ramp closures for paving and reconstruction. 

The work is expected to begin on Monday, April 5.

Lane closures will occur in both directions from Napoleon Road through the SR 696 interchange on Monday and Tuesday, April 5, and 6 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Wednesday through Friday, April 7, from 3 a.m. to noon. 

April's Bluffton school menu began today with chicken nuggets. It will end on Friday, April 30, with a remote day menu of uncrustables.

To view the April Bluffton school menu, click here.

It's all about making Main Street Bluffton a special summer place

Sponsorships are now being accepted for this summer’s downtown Bluffton flowerpots.

According to Susie and Steve Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses, “This is our 15th year for providing the potted plants on Main Street.”

A SPONSORSHIP FORM IS
ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM
OF THIS STORY - or pick one up at
Roots by Strattons, 111 S. Main St.

To make this happen Strattons invite contributions to keep the program going. This year the sponsorships are $140 per pot. If payments are received by Tuesday, April 6, the cost is $135 per pot.

So, you think you know Bluffton?

Most of you have figured out that this is the cornerstone of the PromoHIts! office and Steiner and Granger Insurance and Financial Services office, 141 N. Main St.

It was originally Ray Johnson's barber shop. A laundromat was in the rear of the building.

Now, onto the Ada photo. The man in the photo is part of the Ada post office mural.

Can you see it? A young garter snake watches the Icon's photographer as it slides through the leaves near Little Riley Creek. About 15 inches long, this location along Campus Drive is a spot where several members of this family hang out during the summer.

It was surprised to find some of its facilities on a list who have not signed up for vaccination maintenance program

In a recent press conference, Governor Mike DeWine encouraged nursing homes and assisted living communities to enroll in a vaccination maintenance program.  

He expressed frustration that more than 200 communities had yet to sign up for the program.

"Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio was surprised to find some of our facilities included on this list, including Mennonite Memorial Home and Hilty Home," said Jason Cox of MHCO.

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