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Ken Lugibihl elected 2020 school board president

Brad Fruchey will continue as Bluffton’s Apollo representative
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 19, 2020 - 9:53pm

Ken Lugibihl was named president of the Bluffton school board during the board’s 2020 reorganizational meeting on Jan. 13. Wesley Klingler was named vice president.

In addition to those appointments, board members were named as representatives to various committees and the date of school board meetings were set. Those appointments and dates follow.

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Public Meetings
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Jerry Burrey, Ed Diller, Sarah Betts vonSeggern honored

This year's Bluffton University athletics hall of fame inductees
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 19, 2020 - 2:33pm

Three exceptional Bluffton University alumni will be honored this year during Bluffton’s Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 15.

In addition, students who have served as mascots J. Denny and Jenny Beaver in 2019, will be revealed. 

Sarah (Betts ’06) vonSeggern will be inducted for achievements in softball. One of the best pitchers in Bluffton softball history, she was previously inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of Bluffton’s 2004 softball team.

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Bluffton University
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Spruced up quarry view

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 19, 2020 - 2:09pm

One of the village improvements made along Jefferson Street this year was a clean-up of the National Quarry view from the street. Prior to the sidewalks and curbing added to Jefferson Street, the view of the quarry was limited due to the overgrown tree and shrub growth. With those things removed and a new stone appearance you can see the quarry through the trees. Additional photos are in this series.

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New breast cancer Rx gets green light

Posted by LizGH on January 19, 2020 - 6:00am

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication to treat breast cancer.

This new approval is called Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki).

The FDA approved Enhertu to treat adults with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer that cannot be removed with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body.

HER2-positive breast cancer is aggressive and accounts for an estimated 20 percent of breast cancers, according to the FDA.

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Health Services
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Weekend doctor: Human trafficking legislation and healthcare

Posted by LizGH on January 18, 2020 - 6:00am

By Mindy M. Lause, RN
Blanchard Valley Hospital Emergency Department

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Beavers next test: Anderson

Posted by Icon K on January 18, 2020 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled to Earlham, Ind., on Wednesday, Jan.15, to take on the Earlham College Quakers in a mid-week Heartland Conference clash. It went back-and-forth but unfortunately for the Beavers, the Quakers would pull away late, sealing a 74-67 setback for the visitors. Bluffton fell to 7-7 overall and 3-4 in the Heartland Conference, while Earlham improved to 6-8 overall and 2-5 in the HCAC.

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Bluffton University
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