By Amelia Alexander
We live in an age of information, but unfortunately, we also live in an era of misinformation.
Fake news spreads like wildfire. Fake news is information that is false or completely misleading that is presented as news. Fake news travels about 6 times faster than regular news on social media. This is extremely concerning.
Bluffton Public Library released its April programming and here’s what patrons can look for this month:
Origami Live!: Mai Hirashita, Japanese Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator for BGSU, will lead a live teaching session of origami on April 6 at 6:30 p.m. This program is open to all ages and will take place via Zoom. Receive an origami paper Take & Make kit through Curbside Pickup and visit the library website or email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link.
Here’s the most unusual Icon introduction to a new principal in Bluffton. This is Ben Thiel, Cory-Rawson elementary principal, getting his head shaved by C-R students during a Wednesday morning assembly. Thiel was hired by the Bluffton school board and will become Bluffton’s next elementary principal upon the retirement of Tim Closson. The haircut was a challenge to C-R students, who raised over $1,700 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Hero Squad program, a fundraiser for children with these blood cancers. Watch for a more formal introduction to Thiel soon on the Icon.
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.
Ohio Northern University law school graduate and Arlington native Stephanie M. Bishop was appointed to the Findlay Municipal Court by Gov. Mike DeWine today.
Bishop of Findlay, will assume office on April 9, and will replace Judge Mark C. Miller, who was elected to a different bench. Bishop will need to run for election in November 2021 for the unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 2023.
