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Pirate of the day

Emerson Cox is the pirate of the day. Main Street Bluffton had a pirate invasion Friday evening as the Bluffton HS homecoming parade brought out more pirates than we thought this town could handle. Watch the Icon all week for more parade-watching pirates. Emerson is the son of Jason and Heather Cox.

Cultivating a Culture of Consent

Seminar sponsored by ministerial association and CVS

Bluffton Area Ministerial Association and Day One of Crime Victim Services (CVS) will hold a seminar on “Cultivating A Culture of Consent,” from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the English Lutheran Church.

The Day One Department, 330 N. Elizabeth St., Lima,  works with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.  

The seminar will help equip persons attending to recognize, respond and reduce intimate partner violence.

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Full occupancy of all independent living units at MHCO

87 units spread among MMH, Maple Crest and Hilty Home

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio is currently celebrating full occupancy of all independent living units throughout the organization. 

In total, there are 87 independent living units spread among the Mennonite Memorial Home and Maple Crest campuses in Bluffton, and the Hilty Home campus in Pandora. 

Of those units, 34 are independent living apartments in the main building at Maple Crest, and the other 53 are villas.

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First pre-measured low blood sugar treatment approved

FDA approves pre-measured Gvoke (glucagon) to treat severe low blood sugar

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
Treating severe low blood sugar doesn't have to be complex and overwhelming. And a newly approved treatment may make things even easier.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gvoke (glucagon) to be used in emergency instances of severe low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). This new approval, intended for those over the age of 2 who have diabetes, includes the following:

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Weekend doctor: Do antibiotics increase the risk of clostridioides difficile?

By Lisa Shaheen, RN
Birchaven Village Home
Clostridioides Difficile (C. diff) is a common bacterium of the human intestine. When there is a disruption in this healthy intestinal bacterium, it can lead to the overgrowth of C. diff bacteria in the colon, becoming an infection and causing diarrhea.

A C. diff infection (CDI) is common in immunosuppressed individuals and can be caused by the overuse of antibiotics

Meet the king and queen

Jimmy O'Donnell is the 2019 Bluffton HS homecoming king, and Kayla White is the queen. They were crowned in a pre-game ceremony Friday night on Harmon Field. Other seniors on the court are Olivia Burner, Libby Schaadt, Baylor Garmatter and Luke Denecker. (Jamie Nygaard photo)

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