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Melon season

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2015 - 5:32pm

It's melon season at the Bluffton Farmers' Market. You'll likely fine several options on Saturday at the market. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Citizens National Bank parking lot.

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Mennonite Home Health and Senior Services still growing after 20 years

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2015 - 5:27pm

Twenty years ago health care choices for seniors who were in need of care were somewhat limited to either a hospital stay or going to a nursing home. 

Kathy Rode, a nurse at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, saw that many of them could stay at home with just a little assistance.

“We wanted to offer a third option in the way of home health services, where nurses would make visits in people’s homes to help them recoup after surgeries or if they needed further assistance,” said Rode, who is the founding Director of Mennonite Home Health and Senior Services. 

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Bluffton University welcomes new faculty, staff for 2015-16

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2015 - 5:10pm

Six faculty members are joining the Bluffton University community this academic year along with more than 20 new staff members and graduate assistants.

New assistant professors for 2015-16 are John Burkhart, in accounting; Rhonda Gottschalk, health, fitness and sport science; Dr. Luke Myers, physics; Marathana Prothro, communication; and Jackie Wyse-Rhodes, religion. Dr. Nancy Banman starts her first full year at Bluffton, meanwhile, after coming to campus last January as an associate professor and chair of social work.

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Bluffton University
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At last - an average summer weather month

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2015 - 9:03am

Imagine this - a summer month with the normally expected amount of rainfall. 

That was August 2015. The normal August rainfall is 3.28 inches. This year's August rainfall totaled 2.88 inches.

The average temperature was 70.6 degrees; the normal average is 71.1.

The high temperature of the month  was 87 degrees on Aug. 2 and Aug. 31. The low was 52 degrees on Aug. 28.

The daily August weather summary is in the chart at the bottom of this story.

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Regional news
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Take five

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2015 - 5:50pm

Members of the Bluffton University men's soccer team take a heat break for practice on the Augsburger Road field this week.

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Seventh year at Bluffton Farmers' Market for B & L Produce Farm

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2015 - 5:02pm

Bluffton Farmers’ Market customers buy lots of fresh produce from B & L Produce Farm, Cridersville.

This is the vendor’s seventh year at the market, according to Bret Bodine, who, with his wife, Lynn, come to Bluffton each Saturday.

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