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Chamber fires up post-NNO display

Posted by Paula Scott on August 6, 2023 - 10:04pm

The sights and sounds of Bluffton's fireworks display following the 2023 Bluffton-Pandora National Night Out are fleeting. Here's a snapshot of some of the special effects that lit the sky over Bluffton on August 1--and the final 5:00 of the spectacle.

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Bluffton radio “Ham” traps voice of Russian Sputnik on tape recorder

Posted by Paula Scott on August 6, 2023 - 8:16am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Remember Sputnik? Only if you were alive in October 1957.

Three stories in the Bluffton News that year reveal local fascination and questions about this first-ever successful artificial satellite.

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Historical Bluffton
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Dr. Grace Eberly joins Pediatric Associates of Northwest Ohio

Posted by Paula Scott on August 6, 2023 - 8:10am

Blanchard Valley Health System has announced that Dr. Grace Eberly has joined the teams at Caughman Health Center and Pediatric Associates of Northwest Ohio, divisions of the health system.

Dr. Eberly is welcoming new patients at 122 North Jackson Street, Bluffton and at 1800 North Blanchard Street, Suite 121, Findlay.

Dr. Eberly earned a bachelor of science degree in world religions, with a minor in biological sciences, from Ohio University, followed by a medical degree from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio).

“I am honored to be joining the extraordinary providers and associates at Caughman Health Center, who make a difference in the lives of their patients each and every day,” Dr. Eberly said. “I am looking forward to providing care for area children and their families.”

Caughman Health Center provides both family practice and pediatric care to area residents, regardless of ability to pay.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Weekend Doctor: Safe caffeine consumption for children

Posted by Staff on August 5, 2023 - 6:45am

By Mike Leifheit, PharmD
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Blanchard Valley Health System

Caffeinated beverages are no longer limited to just coffee and soda these days. Caffeine can be found in popular energy drinks, teas and loaded teas. Looking at loaded teas and energy drinks, you will find different amounts of vitamins, antioxidants, supplements and stimulants (mainly caffeine). Most of these products have trendy names and are advertised on social media platforms.

Products like energy drinks and loaded teas are sold as nutritional supplements which allow them to bypass some of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulations. As long as the label on these products contain the disclaimer “these supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA,” the product can make claims about increasing energy, enhancing performance and boosting the immune system.

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Health Services
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August 9 is deadline for local candidates

Posted by Paula Scott on August 5, 2023 - 6:00am

The Allen County Board of Elections and Hancock County Board of Elections are providing petition packets for candidates for school board seats, township fiscal officer, township trustee and village offices in the November 7, 2023 general election.

The deadline to file petitions with the board of elections is 4:00 p.m. on August 9, 2023.

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Regional news
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Who will buy?

Posted by Paula Scott on August 4, 2023 - 2:46pm

The 2023 Bluffton Farmers Market vendors have the Icon ready to burst into in a chorus of "Who Will Buy?" (from the musical Oliver, 1968.) "Who will tie it up with a ribbon and put it in a box for me?" The market is in full swing in August and will continue from 8:00 a.m.-noon, every Saturday through October, at 102 S. Main.

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