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Musselman Library celebrates student research

Celebrate Library Week Feb. 4-6
Posted by Icon K on January 29, 2020 - 6:00am

Celebrate the Library Week
Bluffton University’s Musselman Library will host its seventh annual Celebrate the Library Week, Feb. 4-6. The week is a time for discovery and community for students, faculty, staff and emeriti. The goal of this week is clearly stated in its tag line: “Celebrating Student Research and Creativity.” The week includes a variety of activities such as the First Tuesday Forum, a health and wellness expo and a research fair.  

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Area students on OSU Lima dean’s list

Posted by LizGH on January 29, 2020 - 6:00am

The Ohio State University at Lima announces its autumn semester 2019 dean's list.

The following area full-time students maintained a 3.5 grade point average while taking at least 12.0 credit hours during Autumn Semester 2019.

Bluffton
Cora Baumgartner
Bailey Powell
Stephanie Steiner

Columbus Grove
Alton Burkholder

Harrod
Abigail Leuthold
Ethan Rex

Pandora
Allison Wise
Nicholas Norton

Jenera
Holly Weidman

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People
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Bailie Barrington breaks school record in the 1000-meter run

Posted by Icon K on January 29, 2020 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Track and Field team made the short trip to Ada for the Larry Cole Invite at Ohio Northern University on Friday, Jan. 25.

There were some stellar performances on the women's side. Senior Bailie Barrington (Waynesfield/Waynesfield-Goshen) broke the school record in the 1000-meter run with a time of 3:16. She ended up 8th in the field. Another record was broken by freshman Caitlyn Renner (Cairo/Bath) in the long jump. Renner jumped 5.07 meters which put her 3rd in the competition. This distance has her 1st amongst HCAC long-jump competitors.

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Three new leadership roles announced at Mercy Health-St. Rita's

Posted by Icon K on January 29, 2020 - 6:00am

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center announced three new leadership roles effective Jan. 6. They follow:

Matt Owens, MD, is the Chief Clinical Officer. He served as Chief Medical Officer of Mercy Health Physicians – Lima and the clinically integrated network in Lima since 2017. He initially joined the medical staff of Mercy Health- St. Rita’s in 2009 upon completion of his medical training. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  

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Health Services
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"EdChoice voucher program undermines public education"

Letter from six Hardin County school superintendents explains their position
Posted by LizGH on January 29, 2020 - 6:00am

Superintendents for Ada, Upper Scioto Valley, Kenton, Hardin Northern, Ridgemont and Midwest Regional ESC last week posted a letter to citizens of Hardin County stating that Ohio’s growing EdChoice voucher program threatens to undermined the system of public education in Ohio.

Stating several facts about taxes and the voucher program, the letter states:

“Vouchers cost $4,650 for K-8 students and $6,000 each year for high school students, taking money from the public schools to pay for private and parochial tuition.

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Letters
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7,426 calls for service – and it's down from last year

Bluffton police department busy year explained by the numbers
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2020 - 4:24pm

Seven thousand, four hundred and twenty-six. And, that’s lower than last year.

That number – 7,426 – represents the number of calls for service reported by the Bluffton Police Department from October 2018 through October 2019. That's over 20 calls in a 24-hour day.

Ryan Burkholder, police chief, updated Bluffton council members on the police department’s activities in 2019 at Monday’s council meeting, providing several stats and comments. 

Attached to this story is the complete report to council from Chief Burkholder - 

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Police/Fire/EMS
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