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During COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, which has lasted the better part of a year now, many things have been postponed, cancelled or rescheduled. Family gatherings, vacations and sports are just a few examples of things that may have been put off for another time. Unfortunately, many people have also experienced this with their recommended health screening examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. For many reasons, routine screening examinations may have been postponed, cancelled or rescheduled.

Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a Mom to Mom sale, from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 10, at BFR, 215 Snider Road.

There is no vendor fee, but donations are welcome. Persons may register online and specify the number of tables you will bring (limit of 3 per vendor).

To register click here, or call BFR at 419-358-4150.

But, a giant leap from last year's covid-19 infested slow start

Bluffton’s 2021’s first quarter experienced $389,013 in building permit total figures on 11 permits filed with the village, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator.

This is a giant leap from last year’s first-quarter covid-19 infested period, which saw four permits totally $84,804.

However, it is a far cry from the first quarter of 2019, which totaled $531,200 and $2018, which totaled $11.8 million. In 2018, GROB had a $10 building program.

Breaking down 2021 permits find one house, one accessory building plus several small projects.

Gospel choir and jazz concert streamed live Saturday

Bluffton University’s spring gospel choir and jazz concert will be streamed for viewing at www.bluffton.edu/mus starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 10.

At 5:30 p.m., the conductors will provide a pre-concert talk with audience members via Zoom. Visitwww.bluffton.edu/mus for more information and to access the Zoom meeting.

The Icon photographed this scene just south of U.S. 30, on the Allen County line as a farmer applied anhydrous ammonia (NH3), which is nitrogen in a useable form for plants. The crop is most likely corn. This is at least three-fourth of the total nitrogen used for this crop for this year.

By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton baseball team went hitless in a 10-0 loss at Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference opener Thursday evening.

Two Wildcat pitchers combined to hurl a six-inning no-hitter. Braylon Scalf threw 3 1/3 hitless innings, followed by 2 2/3 no-hit innings from Tanner Vorhees. 

Scalf struck out seven Pirates and walked none, while Vorhees walked two and whiffed a pair.

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