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Farmers Market flourishes through October

Posted by Paula Scott on October 6, 2022 - 6:39am

Scenes from the Bluffton Farmers Market in October include lots of blooms, baked goods, produce, fall decorations, plants and other agricultural products. Feast your eyes on additional photos from October 1. The market is open on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m.-noon at 102 S. Main.

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Kiley Cline is Heartland Conference Player of the Week

Posted by Duncan Scott on October 6, 2022 - 6:00am

For the second straight week a Bluffton University women's golfer has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week. One tournament that stretched across two weeks of HCAC voting saw the Beavers honored on consecutive Tuesdays.

Sophomore Kiley Cline (Fostoria/Hopewell Louden) fired a 77 on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Country Club of Meadville. It was just two strokes off the school mark of 75. Kline's 163 at the Guy and Jeanie Kuhn Memorial also bested her former school record of 164 set earlier this year.

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Blanchard Valley Health System updates masking policy

Posted by Staff on October 6, 2022 - 5:40am

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has updated its organization-wide COVID-19 masking policy in response to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance. 

Effective Thursday, October 6, 2022, vaccinated BVHS associates working in non-clinical areas will be able to unmask in specified areas during all transmission levels.

BVHS clinical-working associates will continue to mask, regardless of vaccination status, during periods of high transmission, as defined by the CDC. 

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Cruising

Posted by Staff on October 6, 2022 - 5:35am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Many songs have been written about cruising, but they do not always refer to being on a boat.  Smokey Robinson wrote, produced, and recorded his song Cruisin’ for Motown records in 1979. His opening line is a classic when he writes, “Baby, let’s cruise, away from here.”  Cruisin’ was on Smokey’s Where There’s Smoke album and hit #1 on the Billboard charts in 1980.  One can get lost in Smokey’s smooth soul sound.  

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Health Services
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Louise Farling taught home economics

Posted by Staff on October 5, 2022 - 4:22pm

Louise Irene (Soldner) Farling, 94, of Bluffton, Ohio entered into the arms of her Lord in her Heavenly Home on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

Louise was born on December 31, 1927, in Souderton, PA, and was the daughter of the late Grover Thomas and Beulah Lucille (Geiger) Soldner.  Louise married Charles “Chuck” William Farling on July 27, 1950. They were married 58 years before Chuck passed away in 2008.  

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Obituaries
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BHS girls soccer wins showdown at Grove, grabs NWC title

Posted by Staff on October 5, 2022 - 6:49am

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team clinched its second league title in three seasons with a convincing 4-1 road win at fellow league unbeaten Columbus Grove Tuesday night, October 4.

The decisive showdown victory upped the Pirate record to 12-2 overall, and they finished 6-0 in the NWC. 

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