Blanchard Valley Health System initiated distribution of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers at Bluffton Hospital. Paul Siefker, director of operations at Blanchard Valley Medical Practices, receives his vaccine from Renee Matthews, clinical manager at Bluffton. Additional deliveries of the vaccine are expected for Bluffton healthcare associates. BVHS is not providing the vaccine, only distributing it within the health system according to state and federal guidelines.
On Monday, following an executive session to discuss contracts, Bluffton council rescinded earlier action that awarded a contract for Jefferson Street Project Phase II.
The rescinded contract was passed during a special meeting held Jan. 4., and was awarded to Helms and Sons Excavating Inc., Findlay. It was initially considred as a first reading, but was changed and passed as an emergency reading.
Monday’s action followed a protest from one of the bidders of the project.
Bluffton University will add swimming and diving as an intercollegiate sport for the 2021-22 academic year.
The Beavers are an NCAA DIII school and compete as part of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. With Bluffton’s addition of men’s and women’s swimming and diving, seven schools in the HCAC will offer the sport.
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David Smucker's story - click here to read it - brings to mind Rog Edwards story about he and Ralf Steiner and some others riding around setting off fire crackers when Ralf who was driving, lit a big one, and threw it out the window. Only the window was closed. That's was the end of the story. Rog said the explosion did no damage but was very loud.
