Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will host “Your Respiratory Health During COVID-19 & Beyond,” a part of the 2020 virtual “Live and Learn” Facebook Live series.
Dr. Rafid Fadul, a physician with Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Dr. Bill Kose, vice president of special projects, will co-host a livestream discussion regarding the effects and treatment options for COVID-19 and other serious respiratory conditions.
You’ve walked past this door and never gave it much thought. It’s one of the oldest pieces remaining from the original 1887 town hall construction. What do you suppose is behind the door?
The answer today is a brick wall. The original answer was the town jail.
As you can see, there’s plenty you don’t know about the Bluffton town hall. And, we’ll get to much of that in future columns.
This week, let’s talk about the jail, which until now, you may have never known existed in the first place.
The remaining closed, reconstructed ramps at the U.S. 68/State Route 15 interchange with Interstate 75 will open this weekend, marking the last, significant structures to be completed on a historic project in Findlay and Hancock County.
"This project is a significant part of our efforts to modernize and reconstruct the I-75 corridor in northwest Ohio. Since 2012, we have invested $1.1 billion into nearly 55 miles of I-75 from the Ohio and Michigan border to Lima," said Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks, who was in Findlay to mark the occasion.
FROM ADA ICON - The Ohio Athletic Conference has announced the schedules for football, volleyball and men's and women's soccer for the 2021 spring seasons.
All sports will begin competition on the weekend of March 12, 2021, and will conclude on the weekend of April 16 with championships games in all sports.
The four schedules feature conference-only competition and remain under the NCAA's 50 percent waiver rule so that all student-athletes will not use a season of competition.
By Alison Niemeyer, DPM
Podiatry Specialists of Northwest Ohio
Is heINow that summer is here, and the weather is nice, have you found yourself suffering from a bout of heel pain?
Specifically, is the pain worse first thing when you get up in the morning? If so, you may be suffering from a common foot condition known as plantar fasciitis. This common foot ailment will affect 1 in 10 people during their lifetime and is more common in women than men.
This column provided by ONU HealthWise Pharmacy.
Spravato (esketamine) is considered the first big advancement in depression treatment since the approval of Prozac — and it just got approved for a new use.
Approved for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in March of 2019, esketamine is now approved to treat depressive symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and acute suicidal ideation or behavior.
Today Governor DeWine shared updated data on the percentage of cases in Ohio by age group. The data shows a significant increase in positive cases among younger adults over the summer, particularly in the age range of 20-29.
As of Friday afternoon, there are 106,557 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Ohio and 3,784 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths. A total of 12,128 people have been hospitalized, including 2,755 admissions to intensive care units. In-depth data can be accessed by visiting coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Pirate linksters win NWC quad By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton golf team won a four-team Northwest Conference match Thursday at the Bluffton Golf Course.
The co-host Pirates won with 175 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (184), Crestview (203) and Ada (211).
Bluffton improved to 3-0 in the NWC with the wins.
Kenny Lovett of Bluffton was match medalist with a 39.
Micah Minnig shot 42, followed by Wes Brauen (45) and Jaden Confare (49) as the other Pirate scorers.
The board's complete agenda is attached at the bottom of this story -
Bluffton school board puts final touches on the start of the 2020-21 school year at its meeting on Monday. The agenda also includes a planned executive session to discuss employment of personnel.
Two resignation and several new classified employee hirings is on the agenda. Cheryl Morris and Leisa Stratton announced their resignations.
