Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), including Blanchard Valley Hospital and Bluffton Hospital, has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States, for the second consecutive year.
On Tuesday morning gas was $1.79.9 per gallon at the Bluffton Marathon. Monday evening's price was $1.81.9. The $3.79.9 price shown in the bottom left portion of the photo is from the Icon's photo archives, showing the same sign a couple years ago. At the current cost of gas a driver can fill a 12-gallon tank for $21.58. When the price was $3.79.9 per gallon it cost $45.58 for fill the same tank.
Bluffton High School head football coach Kyle Cutnaw resigned his position Monday. Coach Cutnaw leaves the Pirate football program after just two seasons at the helm.
Just weeks ago, Bluffton concluded a 7-3 season, the most single season wins in a decade.
Cutnaw cited personal, family reasons for his resignation. He went 10-10 in his two years as coach.
Bluffton will now look for a new head football coach, something a bit out of the ordinary for the usually stable program. Cutnaw took the reigns following a 25-year run by Dennis Lee.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The awards continue to roll in for senior Jenny Brown (St. Marys/Memorial) who was named Honorable Mention All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association following Bluffton's third straight NCAA Regional appearance. She is the first Bluffton volleyball player to earn All-America status after her First Team All-Great Lakes Region recognition less than a week ago.
Betty Jean Cookson, 94, died on Nov. 16, 2015, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was a lifelong resident of Bluffton where she raised her family and served the community. For the past several years, she lived at Maple Crest.
She was born on April 16, 1921, to Hiram and Edna Luginbuhl Neuenschwander (who predeceased her) in Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio. She married Richard R. Cookson on May 9, 1943, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 15, 2012.
