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 Brent Warren of Jenera was named to the Dean's list for the fall semester at Eastern Kentucky University. He also received the Dean's Award for the fall of 2017.

This award is given to students who have been named to the Dean's List at least 3 times in their college career.  Brent is a senior majoring in Fire Protection Administration and plans to graduate in May 2018.

He is the son of Bob and Becky Warren and is a 2014 graduate of Cory-Rawson.

NEWS FLASH - As reported earlier this week, the Bluffton High School orchestra received an Excellent (II) rating at this past weekend's music contest.

Rachael Lewis, director, informed the Icon today (Feb. 28) that a scoring error revealed that the orchestra actually rated "Superior" (I) at the OMEA State Orchestra Adjudicated Event  held at Perrysburg HS on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24.

The BHS orchestra performed on Friday night playing "Dia de Alegria" by Bob Phillips, "Shipwreck Beach" by Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz and "Rustic Dance" by Chris Thomas.

Along with the existing physics and math courses, two new courses developed specifically for the pre-engineering major will prepare students for engineering study

Bluffton University is now offering a pre-engineering major for students to explore and prepare for an engineering career in a liberal arts environment.

Chamber accepting vendor registrations for May 12 arts and crafts show

Lauren Canaday has accepted the post of Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce arts and crafts festival vendor manager, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO. She replaces Jerry Burkholder, who is retiring this year.

This year's show is the day before Mother's Day, Saturday, May 12 (Mother's Day is May 13).

The chamber is extending invitations to crafters to have a booth in this year's show.

March 1 is Thursday

The Bluffton school menu for March is now available. To access the menu click here.

Whoever said you can't get anything for free anymore is incorrect. The Bluffton recycling center on Spring Street has all the free mulch village residents could ever want. It's created by residents who took tree branches and bruch to the centre last year. The free mulch is only available to residents of the Village of Bluffton.

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