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By Mary Enderbury, RN, BSN, WH-MSN
Intensive Care Unit, Blanchard Valley Hospital

A urinary tract infection, commonly abbreviated as UTI, is an often uncomfortable condition that may present with difficult or painful urination (dysuria). Many people experience burning or stinging with urination when they have a urinary tract infection, although it is possible for an infection to be asymptomatic or masked by other conditions, such as common symptoms of pregnancy (i.e., frequent urination).

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Eric Kurtz, a Goshen College graduate and executive director of Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes, shared the history of Mennonite Central Committee at Bluffton University’s Forum on Tuesday, March 11.

A mid-week Lent service will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, on Wednesday, March 19, beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

The reading of Jesus' suffering is from Luke 22:39-54. A sermon by Vicar Eric Fluegge, from Immanuel Lutheran Church of Findlay, will be based on Psalm 51:3-4. with the theme: Recognizing against whom we sin. 

Hymns are He Stood before the Court; Before You, God, the Judge of All; and Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted.

The Bluffton High School Academic Team is the runner-up at the Bath Invitational on Monday, Mar. 10, 2025.

Team members are (L_R) Roselove Jebsen, Daphne Johnston, Asa Clingerman, Zoe Shank, and Maizie Digby.  

The team performed 5-1 in the tournament, losing only one match to Bath High School, the tournament champion.

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The Lima News has reported that on March 12, 2025 in the Lima Municipal Court, Stephen R. Gray of Bluffton pleaded no contest and was found guilty of confinement of dogs.

Gray's sentence was 10 days jail, 10 days suspended; $150 fine.

The Ohio Department of Taxation has announced that, effective April 9, 2025, in accordance with the passage of HB 366, to support the Organized Crime Commission Fund, the fee associated with new vendor’s license applications will increase from twenty-five ($25) dollars to fifty ($50) dollars.

This includes county vendor’s and transient vendor’s licenses.

Ohio Department of Taxation bulletin 03/14/2025 09:30 AM EDT

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