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The Icon spotted this plate in an ONU parking lot.

Testing, book fair, SMART Week, PTO events

Two months to go and lots of activities are underway in April and May at the Bluffton Elementary. Here's a summary of events from the April elementary newsletter:

TESTING DAYS:  Students in grades 3-5 will take the Ohio English Language Arts tests on April 12 and 13.  They will take the Ohio Math tests on April 26 and 27. Fifth grade students will take the Ohio Science tests on May 1 and 2. 

24 youth soccer teams will compete

This year's Bluffton Soccer Club American Cup tournament is Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20.

The event brings to Bluffton 24 youth teams totally over 250 youths. Teams represented include teams from Black Swamp recreational league and the Northwest Ohio Youth Soccer league.

ODOT plans removal of bridges in 2021

Ohio Department of Transportation invites Icon viewers to make public comments on the projected removal of the twin overpasses on Interstate 75 near State Route 103.

A public meeting on the topic is at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, in the Bluffton town hall.

The meeting’s legal purposed is described this way by ODOT:

Bluffton police issued the following weather advisory on Tuesday morning, April 3:

Severe weather this afternoon (3 to 10 p.m. greatest risk) as cold front approaches - large hail and damaging wind gust.

The Icon sees this plate on Main Street, Bluffton. It's on a red GMC Terrain, and we took the photo before the plate expiration date was due, fyi.

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