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Flying to US: Negative COVID-19 Test Required

US health officials require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers entering US
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on January 30, 2021 - 6:00am

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

Traveling to the United States just got a little trickier.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that all air passengers who hope to enter the US will have to get a negative COVID-19 test first. This new rule starts on Jan. 26.

This requirement comes as the nation is in another surge of cases and potentially more contagious variants of the virus are emerging around the world, the CDC noted.

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Health Services
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Weekend doctor: COVID-19 Treatment with Bamlanivimab

Column by Dr. Leah Eiden
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on January 30, 2021 - 6:00am

By Dr. Leah Eiden, Family Medicine
Bluffton Primary Care

“You’re getting the presidential treatment,” I told my professor friend who had COVID19.  He was one of the first in this area to receive bamlanivimab, another weapon in our fight against COVID.  

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Indoor winter soccer registration underway at BFR

For youth, high school, coed and adult
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2021 - 4:43pm

Bluffton Family Recreation indoor soccer sign-up is underway now, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.

• Indoor soccer for:
Adults
High school boys
High school girls
U 10
U 12
U 15 boys
U 15 girls
High school coed
U 8 coed

Also, sign-up is underway for arena flag football for third and fourth grades.

Check the graphic below for start dates for these programs, then click here to go to registration.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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BFR youth basketball tourney sign-ups underway

For 4th, 5th and 6th grades
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2021 - 4:33pm

Bluffton Family Recreation will host fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys' and girls' youth basketball tournaments this winter, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.

Click here to register on line.

Unlike past years, BFR is unable to rent the school for additional courts, so the tournaments are reformatted with all games at BFR. 

The tournament will have a two-game guarantee. There will be two 10-minute halves with the clock stopping in the last minute of each half. Shooting fouls will be a point and a shot. 

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Ignore that duplicate village utility bill

Some accounts received duplicate bills in February
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2021 - 4:07pm

The Village of Bluffton is notifying its utility customers of a duplicate utility billing error.

"Recent upgrades to the billing software used by the village has resulted in certain accounts receiving duplicate bills due in February," Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told the Icon.

"This issue is being resolved by our software provider. We apologize for this situation and appreciate your understanding as we work through this transition," he added.

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Regional news
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Middle school bond will be paid off in 2021

Greg Denecker: "Originally the bond was approved to last until 2023, but due to refinancing in 2005 and 2014, we are paying off the building early at lower rates" 
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2021 - 3:00pm

Greg Denecker, Bluffton school superintendent, informed the Icon that the 1996 bond for the construction of Bluffton Middle School building will be paid off in December.

“Originally, the bond was approved to last until 2023, but due to refinancing in 2005 and 2014, we are paying off the building early at lower rates,” he said. 

During the 2020 calendar year, the bond was taxing properties in the school district at 2.9 mills.

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