Happy Juneteenth! The Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon will be in holiday mode on Thursday, June 19. Content will be updated with breaking news including sports and obituaries, but our office will be closed ...

Wipe Out was the surf music instrumental released in 1963 by the group Surfaris. The members of the group included Bob ...

Ohio public libraries need your help! Ohio’s public libraries are facing the proposed elimination of the Public Library Fund and a resulting funding loss of over $100 million dollars. Ohio’s public ...

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton High School baseball team shut out visiting Leipsic 3-0 on a warm Friday evening, May 16. The Pirates scored single runs in the first, third and fourth innings to beat the ...

A Tornado Warning has been issued for Hancock County until 7:45 p.m.. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado ...

NEW: View the April 2025 highlights at the Bluffton Public Library on the newspaper shelves. By Paula Pyzik Scott Bluffton Icon editor At the May 9 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting I talked ...

Here's a work in progress: Bluffton Icon Highlights for June 2025. You'll find our April and May 2025 Highlights at the ...

MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the first annual Music at the Gazebo, a free ...

A June 23 hearing has been scheduled before Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Reed in the state’s case vs. Ronald ...

BLUFFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FACEBOOK__Many thanks to our 2025 Summer Read Donors! Bluffton Baking Co.; Bluffton University; Butterfly House; Community Markets; Dough Hook; Fort Wayne Tin Caps; Friends of ...

During the 2024-25 white-tailed deer gun hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Jason Porinchok, assigned to Putnam County, observed a hunter wearing only a hunter-orange hat. Hunters are required to ...

Hiring new police officers has been tough lately for the Village of Bluffton, but Council is now considering legislation that should make a big difference not only for this department but for all ...