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Invitation to public meetings on Allen County Long-Range Transportation Plan

Posted by Paula Scott on July 11, 2023 - 6:00am

The Lima/Allen County Regional Planning Commission (LACRPC) will host an open house at 10:00 a.m. on July 18 regarding the Long-Range Transportation Plan update. The plan includes a budget to guide improvements for public transportation facilities and infrastructure for the next 20 years. View the plan HERE.

The event will include a presentation and Q&A session. All members of the public are encouraged and welcome to attend this event at the RTA Administration Building Conference Room 200 E. High Street Lima, Oh 45801. Light refreshments will be provided. Free transportation is also being offered by the Lima-Allen Regional Transit Authoritty; hop on any RTA fixed bus route and tell the driver you’re on your way to the open house for a free ride to and from this event courtesy of RTA. (View the Monday-Friday Bluffton Route 9 HERE.)

Another meeting will be held from 2:00-6:00 p.m. on July 19 at the planning commission's office, 130 W. North St., Lima.

The plan will be open for public comment from Monday through July 31 at www.lacrpc.com.

For more information, contact Public Outreach and Community Program Planner Shaunna Basinger at [email protected].

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Until the corn grows taller, a pencil Maze

Posted by Paula Scott on July 11, 2023 - 6:00am

Does the growing corn have you dreaming of mazes? Give it some time. Meanwhile test your brain with this pencil maze (with more than one correct route). Other beat-the-heat coloring activities are HERE.

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BHS meeting for all Fall Sports, July 24

Posted by Staff on July 11, 2023 - 6:00am

Looks like Bluffton HIgh School athletes get to go back to school earlier than anyone else. Here's the Fall Sports update from Athletic Director Alex Hannah:

Monday July 24: Mandatory OHSAA Fall Sports/Player Parent Meeting 7pm in Middle School Cafeteria.

Monday July 31: First official practice for 2023. All athletes must have an up to date Physical on Final Forms to practice.

Monday August 7: Fall Picture Day

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Money, Money, Money: How to find patient Rx assistance programs

Posted by Staff on July 10, 2023 - 4:29pm

By Ruth Lim, Student Pharmacist with Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The Swedish pop group ABBA was formed in 1972 in Stockholm and the name was a palindrome of the founding band members’ first names. The group won a music contest in 1974 with their song Waterloo. 

On November 1, 1976, the group released the song Money, Money, Money. The song reached number 1 in many European countries, but only hit 56 in the United States. ABBA is still one the best-selling music acts of all time with hits between 1974 to 1982 and most recently in 2022. 

ABBA’s music became popular again with the release of Mamma Mia! the Broadway musical and the movie. Money, Money, Money was part of the score for the theater. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang the vocals for ABBA on the album while Meryl Streep sang it in the 2008 film Mamma Mia!

Money can often be an important issue when evaluating drug therapies. Prescription pricing can vary from a few dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. How does one find if a patient assistance program is available?

In 2021, a Gallup poll found an estimated 18 million Americans went without a prescribed medication because they could not afford it. Ten percent said they skipped taking medications to save money. Americans not taking their medications causes an estimated 25% of hospitalizations and causes death in 125,000 people a year. 

One way that people can save money on their drugs is through patient assistance programs (PAP). They can be run by drug manufacturers, charities or government agencies. Some of them cover the full cost, while others only pay part. 

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Strawberry (traffic) jam to be replaced by sweet corn relishers

Posted by Paula Scott on July 10, 2023 - 8:35am

Heard it through the grapevine (Facebook) that the Suter Produce little red barn on State Route 103 near I-75 will have sweet corn beginning July 10.

Expect traffic impacts as the strawberry traffic jam is replaced by sweet corn relishers. 

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One year anniversary of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Ohio

Posted by Staff on July 10, 2023 - 7:29am

COLUMBUS--On July 7, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, joined by Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Director Lori Criss, and Ohio 988 Administrator Doug Jackson, recognized the positive impact of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on Ohioans following one year of state-and-nationwide implementation. The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides residents with one, easy to remember number to call–988–when they or someone they know is in crisis.

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