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Chocolate forever

Nancy Benroth, Jane Amstutz and Sharon Reichenbach were among the 200 chocolate walk participants on Thursday evening in downtown Bluffton. Jamie Nygaard found them in Town and Country Flowers.

Star-gazing at the ONU Observatory this spring

The Ohio Northern University Observatory will be open to the public for a number of events this spring, according to Dr. Jason Pinkley, professor of physics and astronomy at ONU. These follow:

Friday, Feb. 14, 7--9- p.m. - "Venus, Goddess of Love": Cuddle up with your significant other under starry skies to see Venus, the most prominent planet in the evening sky.

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Virus outbreak in China: What you need to know

Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University's HealthWise Pharmacy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak in China.

A new coronavirus — called the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) — is said to be the cause of this outbreak in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.

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Weekend doctor: Earwax is good for us

Qtip use not recommended

By Jessica L. Schulte, PA-C, MPH, MSBS
ENT and Allergy Specialists of NWO
Earwax: Gross right? While many of us do not like to see or hear about earwax (cerumen), it is actually healthy for us to have some earwax. Earwax is a natural process and serves as a lubricator and protector against debris, bacteria, fungi, water and foreign objects.

There are times when earwax gets impacted and this causes pain or hearing loss. Ear wax removal is indicated in cases of hearing loss or when the eardrum needs to be visualized.

Cory-Rawson Kindergarten registration held week of Feb. 18-21

Registration for the 2020-2021 Kindergarten classes in the Cory-Rawson Local
School District will be held during the week of Feb. 18-21.

Registration hours will be from 9 –11:30 a.m. and 12:30 –3 p.m. daily.  There will be two evening times available also for registration, Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 from 4 – 6 p.m.  

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Beaver men and women's teams stop St. Joe

Double-header vs. Anderson on Saturday

The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled down I-75 to take on the Mount St. Joseph Lions in a mid-week conference clash on Wednesday, Feb.5.

After the visitors took a 12-9 lead on a three-ball from Dezman Brown (Elyria), they never looked back en route to a convincing 66-53 victory. Bluffton improved to 11-9 overall and 7-6 in the Heartland Conference thanks to a third straight win, while MSJ dipped to 4-16 and 2-11 in the HCAC.

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