Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2020 - 3:55pm
In the Icon's continuing summer series of Bluffton art, here is a bronze plaque featuring C.H. and Emma G. Musselman, to whom the Bluffton University library is named. This plaque is in the lobby stairway leading to the main floor. John Peter Klassen created the plaque. Click here for previous stories in this series.
You've walked past this door and probably never gave it much thought
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2020 - 3:06pm
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 project in its entirety is expected to be completed in late October
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2020 - 3:02pm
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.
Ohio Athletic Conference releases sport schedules; football games on Friday nights in March and April
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2020 - 1:19pm
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.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 15, 2020 - 6:12am
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.
FDA approves Spravato (esketamine) to treat major depressive disorder
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 15, 2020 - 6:00am
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.