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Forgotten Bluffton: Why is there a railroad depot on North Main Street?

It served passengers and freight on the now-abandoned Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 13, 2020 - 2:18pm

Why is there a railroad depot on North Main Street, but no railroad tracks?

The answer is because the depot, now  home of Board and Brush, was originally constructed as a freight and passenger depot for a now-abandoned railroad.

Organized in 1881, it arrived in Bluffton as the Cleveland, Delphos and St. Louis Railroad. Then, in 1884 it became the Pittsburgh, Akron and Western Railroad. Due to more railroad mergers, in 1895, it became the Northern Ohio Railway. Later the Northern Ohio became the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad, or the AC&Y.

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Ada farm harvests the wind

You can see the wind turbines looking east on State Route 235
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 13, 2020 - 2:15pm

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FROM ADA ICON - When you first think of a farm, you usually think, grain or livestock.

Just east of Ada – you can see it from State Route 235 – there's a farm that's a different animal, harvesting a different crop.

The Hog Creek wind farm, officially known as the Hog Creek Wind Project, is a farm located within several farms that grow and raise grain and livestock. Hog Creek Wind Project harvests the wind and sells it as energy. Its parent company is EDP Renewables.

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Weekend doctor: Gallstones

Gallstones are commonly diagnosed with an ultrasound though other modalities can be used as well
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 12, 2020 - 6:13am

By Thomas Strigle, MD
General Surgery
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Gallstones are precipitations (collections) of bile that form into stones that range in size from sand crystals to golf balls.

They usually form in the gallbladder which is a sac-like organ sitting beneath the liver on the right side of the abdomen. The gallbladder’s purpose is to store the bile that the liver creates. 

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First injectable for cellulite approved

FDA approves Qwo (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes) for cellulite
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 12, 2020 - 6:02am

This article provided by ONU HealthWise Pharmacy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first injectable medication for cellulite.

This medication is called Qwo (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes). The FDA approved it to treat adult women with moderate to severe cellulite in the buttocks.

Qwo comes in the form of an injection and is given under the skin (subcutaneously) of each buttock by your health care provider.

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Richard Basinger was a 1946 Pandora HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 11, 2020 - 5:33pm

Pandora native Richard Basinger, died Sept. 4, 2020, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

He was born in Pandora, Ohio, on July 15, 1927.  He worked in his mother, Jeannette Sutter, and father, Ralph Basinger’s greenhouse and florist before he graduating from Pandora High School in 1946.

He joined the U.S. Army Air Force, which then became the U.S. Air Force, and served for over 30 years as a flight engineer in the U.S. Navy Air Reserve.  

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Bluffton school begins serving free breakfast and lunch

This program was extended to all schools as a response to economic concerns brought on for many families by the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 11, 2020 - 2:03pm

Starting Monday, Sept. 14, , Bluffton Schools will participate in the federal meal program that will temporarily offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.

"This program is expected to run through the end of the calendar year, Dec. 31, 2020," he said.

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