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BVHS receives Level 7 achievement in ‘Most Wired’ survey

Posted by Staff on November 17, 2023 - 7:23am

Blanchard Valley Health System has received Level 7 achievement for the 2023 Acute survey selection in Digital Health Most Wired Survey results from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Awards are rated from levels 7-10.

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PHOTO Looking for Thanksgiving

Posted by Paula Scott on November 17, 2023 - 6:56am

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but there are still signs of Thanksgiving around Bluffton. The Icon found this display inside the Book Reviews window at 123 S. Main St.

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Bluffton University awarded Great Minds Fellowship Grant

Posted by Staff on November 17, 2023 - 6:49am

The Ohio Department of Higher Education has awarded Bluffton University $130,000 in Great Minds Fellowship Grant funding as part of a statewide effort to encourage more students to pursue behavioral health-related professions.

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Bluffton University
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Cory-Rawson Honor Roll for first quarter of 2023-2024

Posted by Staff on November 17, 2023 - 6:28am

Cory-Rawson High School has issued the following Honor Roll for the first nine weeks of the 2023-24 academic year. 

HORNET HALL OF FAME - ALL A's

SEVENTH GRADE:  Willow Haley, Madalyn Oman, Noah Phillips, Connor Reese, Rory Walters

EIGHTH GRADE:  Caitlynn Beach, Cara Garver, Hannah Reese, Violet Simon, Elizabeth Snavley, Colin Sons

FRESHMEN:   Macie Augustine, Casey Montgomery, Marcus Potthoff, Adalin Riebe, Marissa Wannemacher, Kaedyn Witteman

SOPHOMORES:   Nathaniel Gregorowicz, Hailey Sparks, Hank Walters

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2020 BCE prize winner opening brick and mortar bakery

Posted by Staff on November 16, 2023 - 1:13pm

UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the bakery's soft opening will be moved to November 21. It is located at 207 S. Central Ave., Lima

By Liz Gordon-Hancock

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) prize recipient Neli Metzger is on the eve of opening up a brick and mortar bakery in Lima.  Metzger won third place in the BCE’s competition back in March, 2020. That prize money allowed her to purchase her industrial mixer to use in her home bakery named Touch of Europe. (See below for upcoming BCE competition plans.)

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Healthwise: Bilberry for eyes?

Posted by Staff on November 16, 2023 - 6:53am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the Healthwise Team at Ohio Northern University

The idiom on target is best described as being on schedule or making good progress to achieve your goals or the results you wanted. During World War II, it was reported the British Royal Air Force pilots ate bilberry jam before engaging the enemy in dogfights at night. It has been folklore that bilberry improved their night vision and contributed to the success of their air to air combat with the Germans. 

Does science support the use of bilberry for improving vision?

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Health Services
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