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Northwest Ohio troopers to focus efforts on curbing distracted driving this weekend

Posted by Staff on October 7, 2023 - 6:00am

New distracted driving law became enforceable on Oct. 5 

FINDLAY__Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Findlay District will focus efforts on curbing distracted driving this weekend, as Ohio’s new distracted driving law became  enforceable on October 5. The northwest Ohio initiative started at 12 a.m. on October 6, and will  end at 11:59 p.m. on October 8. 

On April 4, Ohio’s distracted driving law became stricter and is now a primary offense. The new  law gave law enforcement officers probable cause to pull over motorists if they witness them  illegally using a cell phone or other electronic device. Since then, there have been 446 distracted  driving-related crashes in the Findlay District, a 10 percent decrease over the same time frame in  2022. While these numbers are encouraging, distracted driving still occurs on a daily basis on  our roadways. In an effort to reduce the number of distracted driving-related crashes, northwest  Ohio troopers will be out this weekend looking for drivers violating the new law. 

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Students discuss Bluffton University cross-cultural experiences

Posted by Staff on October 7, 2023 - 6:00am

Students who participated in spring 2023 short-term cross-cultural experiences spoke during Bluffton University’s Oct. 3 Forum in Yoder Recital Hall.

Experiences included a Civil Rights tour of key southern sites; a tour of Holocaust sites in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic; a medical service experience in Ecuador and a service experience in Kentucky/Appalachia with Mennonite Central Committee’s SWAP (Sharing with Appalachian People) program.

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Bluffton University
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Beaverdam public meeting on October 19

Posted by Staff on October 7, 2023 - 6:00am

The Village of Beaverdam Planning Commission will hold an Public Hearing Meeting on Thursday, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Hall Council Room,

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a proposed amendment to the Village of Beaverdam’s Zoning Ordinance. 

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Regional news
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Icon holiday on Monday, October 9

Posted by Paula Scott on October 7, 2023 - 6:00am

The Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon will take a holiday break on Monday, October 1, Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day.

Icon content will be on pause except for breaking news including sports and obituaries.

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Iconoclast View
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Weekend Doctor: About medical physicists

Posted by Staff on October 6, 2023 - 9:34pm

By Aaron Bain, MS
Medical Physicist, The Armes Family Cancer Care Center

You may have heard of an astrophysicist, nuclear physicist or theoretical physicist. Scientists like Einstein, Schrödinger and Newton revolutionized our understanding of the universe. But have you ever heard of a medical physicist? It is likely that you haven’t since there are only approximately 13,000 medical physicists in the United States. You may ask yourself, what role could someone who studies the physics of subatomic particles and planetary motions play in the medical field? 

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Health Services
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Pirate volleyball sweep at Spencerville

Posted by Staff on October 6, 2023 - 8:11am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School volleyball team swept host Spencerville handily in a Northwest Conference match Thursday evening, October 5.

The Pirates improved to 16-4 overall and 5-2 in the NWC with the decisive 25-11, 25-14, 25-13 win. 

The Pirates maintained sole possession of third place in the league standings after the sweep. Crestview is first at 7-0, followed by Leipsic at 6-1.

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Sports
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