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Power to the People: The Opill®

Posted by Staff on April 18, 2024 - 7:03am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band released Power to the People on March 22, 1971. The song hit number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

The FDA on July 13, 2023 gave the power to the people when they approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. The progestin-only pill contains norgestrel 0.075mg as the active ingredient. The brand name is Opill®. 

The Opill® became available for purchase starting on March 18, 2024 through numerous vendors. It is available at retail stores, online stores, and the manufacturer’s website. You can have it delivered via the mail, DoorDash and curbside pickup. 

The Opill® packet contains 28 tablets individually packaged by day and week. The first 3 rows (weeks) are yellow pills with the active ingredient in the tablets. The white pills in the last row contain inactive ingredients allowing the body to menstruate.

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Health Services
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Ohio didn't see major eclipse gridlock

Posted by Staff on April 18, 2024 - 6:55am

COLUMBUS__The message from state officials was clear: Come early, stay late for last week’s solar eclipse. New data shows that most people did just that, avoiding the post-eclipse gridlock other states experienced.

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Regional news
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PHOTO How tall is too tall?

Posted by Paula Scott on April 17, 2024 - 7:14am

Have you cut your lawn yet or are you lapping some of your neighbors? The Village of Bluffton has a reminder: the height of grass, weeds or brush in residential, business and industrial areas is not to exceed seven inches. See the ordinance HERE.

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Pirate baseball beaten by T-Birds

Posted by Staff on April 17, 2024 - 6:31am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School baseball team was doubled up by visiting Lima Central Catholic, 12-6, in a non-league game Tuesday, April 16.

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Sports
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Music to fill lobby and Yoder Recital Hall, April 21 

Posted by Staff on April 17, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton University music groups will come together for a spring concert of fun and familiar tunes on Sunday, April 21, in Yoder Recital Hall.

At 2:00 p.m., pre-concert music will be provided in the lobby. A jazz combo will perform with senior trumpeter Caleb Gaertner, a Music major/graphic design minor from Toledo. Selections include “When I Fall in Love” – made famous by Nat King Cole – and “Song For My Father” by Horace Silver.

The 2:30 concert will feature the University Chorale, Camerata Singers and Concert Band in a varied program of classical music, as well as “just for fun” pieces.

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Bluffton University
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Recap of April 2024 Bluffton Board of Education Meeting

Posted by Staff on April 17, 2024 - 6:00am

By Betsi Werling

The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education met on April 15 to consider action items including preparations for the 2024-2025 academic year. These items focused on school fees, teaching contracts and assignments, along with updates to handbooks. Administrative reports were heard and a newly created technology cart for Podcasts was demonstrated.

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Public Meetings
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