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2023 National Night Out explodes with family fun

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

The August 1 Bluffton-Pandora celebration of National Night Out (NNO) had an excellent turnout for an evening of free summer fun. In and around the Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd., the Bluffton and Pandora police departments coordinated a bounty of food, drinks and activities. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce coordinated fireworks and their funding by member donors.

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Events
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July 2023 Bluffton Police Docket

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

The following July 2023 docket was provided by Sergeant Tyler Hochstetler of the Bluffton Police Department.

TOTALS:

Calls for Service– 570

Reportable Offenses – 6

Traffic Crashes – 0

Traffic Citations Issued – 4

Traffic Warnings Issued – 34

JULY 8
Officers responded to the 200 block of West Elm Street for a missing juvenile complaint.

JULY 15
Officers responded to the 300 block of South Main Street for a Domestic Violence complaint.

JULY 19
Officers responded to the 600 block of West Riley Street for a report of a deceased person.

Officers received a theft report from a resident in the 200 block of West Elm Street.

Officers received a complaint of a nuisance animal in the 200 block of Cherry Street.

JULY 22
Officers arrested a Bluffton juvenile on an outstanding warrant issued by the Allen County Juvenile Court.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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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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