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Butterweed season

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 14, 2020 - 3:57pm

Cressleaf groundsel, also called butterweed, is a yellow flower in bloom this month in rural Bluffton area and across Ohio. This field is south of Bluffton. It is an increasing concern for many livestock producers as it is toxic to livestock. Cressleaf reproduces from seeds and emerges as a rosette in the fall, then bolts, flowers, and goes to seed in the spring.  Plants eventually produce seeds resembling those of dandelions. Click here for more details.

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COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna issues early information about its potential coronavirus vaccine
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2020 - 6:46am

This column is provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

With the coronavirus pandemic raging on, several pharmaceutical companies are in the race to produce a vaccine, including the company Moderna.

And early information suggests that the Massachusetts biotechnology company is on track to get a COVID-19 vaccine to market.

Over the last several months, the company said it has taken steps to get its vaccine, mRNA-1273, studied.

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Health Services
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Weekend doctor: Osteoporosis - What is it?

Who is at risk? How can it be prevented?
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2020 - 6:41am

By Leah Eiden, MD
Family Medicine
Bluffton Primary Care
If anyone has ever told you to “Go out there and break a leg,” hopefully you didn’t think they were advising you to fall and fracture, but realized they were using an idiom to wish you good luck during a performance.

Your family doctor does not want you to break a leg, hip or any of your bones. In fact, we would like to help you prevent fractures if at all possible. Thus, our interest in osteoporosis.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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A video dive into local history

Swiss Historical Society creating weekly video tours of Schumacher homestead
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2020 - 3:19pm

Volunteer docents at the Schumacher Homestead, a property owned and operated by the Swiss Community Historical Society (SCHS) of Bluffton and Pandora, were disappointed when the historical facility was unable to open on schedule in early June.

You may watch the video of Gary Wetherill at the bottom of this story -

However, they decided that they show must go on and are now producing weekly video tours of the historical facility.

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Regional news
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Program in place for 30 years

GROB welcomes 19 new apprentices on Monday
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2020 - 3:05pm

GROB welcomes 19 new apprentices on Monday, June 15. 

The GROB apprenticeship is a four-year program that combines on-the-job training, hands-on learning, and a company-paid college education through Rhodes State College. The addition of the 2020 apprenticeship class will bring the total number of current apprentices at GROB to 92. 

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Regional news
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What's the yellow (weed) plant blooming in rural Bluffton?

Cressleaf groundsel, or butterweed, and it a concern for livestock producers
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2020 - 3:00pm

Cressleaf Groundsel, also known as butterweed, is in full flower currently in forage and unplanted fields across the state.  While this is not a new weed, prevalence has been increasing causing concern for many livestock producers. 

Cressleaf Groundsel is toxic to both cattle and horses.  Cattle are 30-40 times more susceptible to poisoning than sheep or goats.  Calves and younger cattle are more susceptible than older cattle, but it can be fatal at high enough doses to all age groups.  

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Regional news
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