Effective October 1, 2022, laboratory services throughout Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will be implementing some changes in order to better serve patients.
The outpatient lab at Blanchard Valley Hospital will be changing hours of operation. New hours will be Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday hours are from 7 a.m. to noon. Patients are encouraged to schedule appointments in order to reduce wait times. To schedule an appointment, please call central scheduling at 419-423-5323.
After a full life of generosity and service to others, Peter Daniel Shetler died Monday, September 26, 2022 in Goshen, Indiana at the age of 65. Peter touched many lives through his kindness and helpful spirit. His death is grieved by many around the world.
Gordon Arthur Bixel, O.D., was born July 16, 1927 and died September 24, 2022 at age 95, surrounded by his family.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Dr. Janet Kennedy Bixel, his second wife Lucy Crowly Bixel, and his 3rd wife Connie (Prestendrea) (Detweiler) Bixel, his parents Dr. Gordon Bixel Sr. and Margaret Claassen Bixel of Bluffton, Ohio, and his sister Elizabeth (Bixel) (Miller) Jeschke of Goshen, Indiana.
Growing on a field near you (and Cairo, Ohio), a multi-species cover crop blend planted after wheat. The white flowers are buckwheat; there is also Sorgum Sudan grass, cow peas, annual rye grass, cereal rye grass, radish, and balansa clover in the mix. Farmer Matt Burkholder notes, "This cover crop mix is an absolute buffet for earthworms and other soil life. I plan to plant corn next spring into this cover crop mix."
An open house reception to celebrate Voth’s contributions to the community will be held on Thursday, September 29 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Art Space Lima, 65 Town Square, Lima. All are invited to attend.
What began as a single victim offender reconciliation program in 1980 is now Crime Victim Services, a robust nonprofit agency leading the way in prevention, advocacy, and outreach to help victims prevail over the trauma of their victimization through safety, healing, justice, and restitution. Home to ten distinct programs which serve specific populations and community needs, the agency has served more than 58,000 victims and survivors since its founding.
In 1985, David Voth was hired as the Executive Director of Crime Victim Services and has tirelessly led the agency through a multitude of growth and victim right’s successes over the past 37 years.
• Energy aggregation renewal
• Visioning open house Oct. 19
• SR 103 easement negotiations
• Hydrant flushing and water main replacement
• Bentley Rd. crosswalk improvements
• Police Dept. incident statistics
The first Village of Bluffton regular council meeting of the fall began with a lengthy presentation from a representative of Toledo-based Palmer Energy Company, which negotiates large-scale energy aggregation deals. Palmer groups together Ohio entities like cities, towns, and counties to solicit cheaper utility rates. After a referendum about a decade ago, Bluffton voters agreed to join an electric aggregation deal. That deal is up for renewal and Council was informed that gas aggregation can be added, if we are willing to place the question on an upcoming ballot again.
