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National School Bus Safety Week starts October 16

Posted by Staff on October 16, 2023 - 8:15am

National School Bus Safety Week begins today, October 16, and runs through Friday, October 20. During this week, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be increasing enforcement efforts on school bus violations. These violations include passing a stopped school bus, school zone violations and other school bus or school zone-related activity.

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Pandora-Gilboa veterans banquet invitation

Posted by Staff on October 16, 2023 - 6:00am

Veterans living in the Pandora-Gilboa School District are invited to the Annual Veterans' Banquet at the Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington St. on St. Rt. 12, on Thursday, November 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.

The dinner and short program are sponsored by the Pandora United Methodist Rebecca Circle.

Reservations for the veteran and spouse (or guest) are due November 1.

To RSVP, call the church office 419-384-3905 and leave your name, number of reservations and your contact information. 

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Pirates stay undefeated with shutout of Allen East

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 7:48am

NWC championship to be decided in showdown finale at Grove 

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton football team silenced local rival Allen East 42-0 in their Northwest Conference match Friday night at Goodwin Field in Harrod to stay undefeated and tied atop the league heading to the final week of the regular season.

The stingy Pirate defense came up with five sacks en route to their seventh consecutive shutout.  

Bluffton scored all of its points in the first half, highlighted by a 28-point second quarter.

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Pirates run in NWC league meet; Essinger places 6th

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 7:43am

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the annual Northwest Conference championship meet in Spencerville on a wet and 53-degree Saturday, October 14.

GIRLS
Junior June Essinger finished a strong sixth in the 45-runner girls field to record the top Lady Pirate showing.

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Weekend Doctor: Midwifery

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 6:00am

By Missy Moore, APRN-CNM, APRN-CNP
Midwifery, Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology

Although midwives have been around for hundreds of years, the term midwife is one that not many are able to clearly define. There is often confusion surrounding the many types of midwives and the span of roles a midwife might play. 

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) are highly trained providers who first are educated and trained as registered nurses, then choose to attend accredited universities, followed by passing a midwifery board-certified examination. CNMs also must maintain their licensures every five years by completing a number of continuing education requirements. In Ohio, CNMs work in collaboration with physicians and deliver babies in hospitals and birth centers. In contrast, lay midwives learn their skills through apprenticeship and are not legally recognized by the state they practice in and deliver babies in homes.

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Zero fatal traffic crashes in Allen County during Sept. 2023

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 6:00am

LIMA__The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition reports there were zero fatal traffic crashes on Allen County roadways during September 2023.

Thus far, there have been a total of 7 fatalities on Allen County roadways due to traffic crashes in 2023. In comparison, during 2022 there were 9 fatal crashes through August.

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