11:22 a.m. Saturday - Interstate 75 has traffic restricted on its southbound lane at milepost 141, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. This milepost is just south of the State Route 103 overpass. According to ODOT there is a vehicle accident and the left lane is closed.
The Allen County and Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will partner to host a master gardener volunteer training course for new master gardener volunteers this spring.
The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program
provides intensive training in horticulture to interested Ohio residents who
then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities
for Ohio residents through their local Ohio State University Extension county
office.
Can you guess what Bluffton middle school student celebrates its 20th birthday this weekend?
While this appears as a trick question – who could be in middle school at age 20? – it is the real thing.
The answer: It's the entire middle school building. The inaugural date that the middle school opened is Jan. 19, 1999.
To commerate its 20th birthday Kyle Leatherman, principal, will provide cake, cookies and cupcakes for the staff and students during the lunch hour on Friday, Jan. 18.
Anticipating a potential snowstorm and colder-than-normal temperatures over the next few days, the Icon can help organizations needing to announce a quick decision on a meeting cancellation or change of plans.
Our intention is to post your announcement as soon as we receive it. We will post individual cancellation announcements as received. We will also add each new announcement to a larger story that lists all cancellations collected.
These will also be posted on Icon Facebook (we have over 3,000 area followers).
It doesn’t open until May, but plans are already underway to launch this season’s Bluffton Farmers Market.
One of the largest small-town farmers’ markets in northwestern Ohio, the market celebrates its 19th year in 2019. It offers a variety of locally-grown produce, plants and food in addition to being a great social meeting point on Saturdays.
A vendor meeting is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, in the third floor of the town hall, 154 N. Main St.
