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PHOTO Garret Bogart signs with Defiance College as quarterback

Posted by Paula Scott on February 17, 2024 - 6:00am

On February 15, Bluffton High School quarterback Garret Bogart signed a letter of intent to play Quarterback at Defiance College. Bogart led the Pirates to a 12-2 record in Fall 2023. He is now Bluffton's all time record holder for pass completion percentage at 68.8% of his passes.

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Weekend Doctor: Spinal stenosis treatment

Posted by Staff on February 17, 2024 - 6:00am

By Andrius Giedraitis, MD
Blanchard Valley Pain Management

Spinal stenosis is a debilitating condition that affects many individuals, particularly as we age. Spinal stenosis involves the narrowing of spaces within the spine, causing compression onto the spinal cord and/or nerves coming from the spinal cord that go to muscles throughout your body. This narrowing can occur in most parts of the spine but is most common in the lower back (lumbar spine), where it can significantly impact a person's function and quality of life.

The spine consists of vertebrae (made of bone) stacked upon one another. These vertebrae have a hollow space that holds and protects the spinal cord and nerve roots called the spinal canal. In spinal stenosis, the open spaces between the vertebrae within the spine narrow, placing pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. 

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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“Journey of an Afrofuturist” featured at English Festival Forum

Posted by Staff on February 17, 2024 - 6:00am

Maurice Broaddus, a writer, community organizer and teacher, will share, “Journey of an Afrofuturist,” during Bluffton’s English Festival Forum at 11 a.m. on Feb. 27 in Yoder Recital Hall.

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Bluffton University
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Pirate girls basketball felled by rival AE

Posted by Staff on February 16, 2024 - 7:07am

By Cory Reynolds

HARROD__In a battle of two teams streaking in opposite directions, the visiting Bluffton girls basketball team got off to a strong start but eventually lost to local rival Allen East 58-33 Thursday night, February 15.

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Bluffton to offer new environmental science major

Posted by Paula Scott on February 16, 2024 - 6:00am

Starting in fall 2024, Bluffton University students will have the opportunity to major in environmental science. Housed in the department of health sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, the program will provide students a broader understanding of the natural and built worlds around them through classes in biology, chemistry, geology, and soil, water and climate sciences. 

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Bluffton University
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Blanchard Valley Hospital honored by American College of Surgeons

Posted by Staff on February 16, 2024 - 6:00am

Blanchard Valley Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, has been reverified as a Level III trauma center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. BVH received three additional ACS recognitions pertaining to surgical quality, cancer treatment, and its commitment to continually improving trauma care. 

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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