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Patrol focused on impaired drivers for Labor Day

Posted by Staff on September 1, 2023 - 7:31am

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from Ohio’s roadways.

The Labor Day weekend reporting period begins Friday, September 1 at 12 a.m. and ends Monday, September 4 at 11:59 p.m.

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Blue moon, Blue-Super Moon

Posted by Paula Scott on August 31, 2023 - 10:00am

Ada photographer Ken Collins captured the August 30 "Blue Moon." That's the name for when there is a second full moon in a single month. This is also a Super Moon--it is closer to Earth and looks larger than usual. The next Super Blue Moon won't appear until 2037.

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Sunshine on my shoulders: Impact on medications

Posted by Staff on August 31, 2023 - 7:13am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

In 1971, songwriter and recording artist John Denver released an album titled Poems, Prayers & Promises.  On this album, he had a release called Sunshine on My Shoulders. The length of this song on the album precluded its play on the radio so the single was remixed with one less verse and released in 1974.  The song hit number one on the U.S. and Canadian charts.   

John Denver was known for his acoustic folk music and was one of the best-selling artists in this genre.  He recorded over 300 songs in his lifetime with approximately 200 being written by the artist himself.  Denver’s songs transcended multiple genres and he could be heard on different types of radio stations. Many of his hits are still played today such as Take Me Home, Country Road and Rocky Mountain High. Country Roads was adopted in 2007 as the official state song of West Virginia, while Colorado legislated Rocky Mountain High as one of their official songs in 2007.  

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Governor announces Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group

Posted by Staff on August 31, 2023 - 6:00am

On August 30, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced 13 individuals who will serve on his newly formed Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group. 

Governor DeWine announced the creation of the working group last week following the death of 11-year-old Aiden Clark, a Northwestern Local School District student who was killed when another vehicle collided with his school bus in Clark County.

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Bluffton First Methodist community breakfast, September 9

Posted by Paula Scott on August 31, 2023 - 6:00am

A Community Breakfast (pancakes, french toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, coffee, milk, and orange juice) will be held at Bluffton First Methodist Church, 116 Church St., to benefit the youth group, mission trips, and to be able to help families in need in the community.

Saturday, September 9
7:00-10:00 a.m.
Free-will donations accepted

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Worship
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Ohio's third annual Overdose Awareness Day, August 31

Posted by Staff on August 30, 2023 - 2:13pm

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will observe Ohio’s third annual Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, Aug. 31. Established in 2021 by Senate Bill 30, Ohio Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise public awareness and remember the lives lost to the ongoing national opioid epidemic. It also helps usher in September as Recovery Month.

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