Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center 2020 Mercy Health –St. Rita’s Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. The program for high school seniors graduating in the spring of 2020, allocates $1,500 scholarships to students from Lima area who are interested in pursuing careers as medical professionals.
Students in Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Hancock, Logan, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties may apply. Applications can be found at more than 70 high schools and career centers around the 10 county districts.
Interstate 75 state Route 103 may have overnight lane closures on Wednesday, Dec. 18, into Thursday, Dec. 19, for utility work, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The work is expected at state Route 103 at midnight, possible closing one lane of Interstate 75 southbound.
Work is being performed by Asplundh Construction, Willow Grove, Penn.
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Bluffton Family Recreation is ready to hang up the 2020 calendar, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
BFR’s winter newsletter (click here to view the newsletter) lists all the programs available to youth and adults. It all starts with a goodbye to 2019 with a New Year’s Eve party from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
The party, a family-friendly event, invites participants to wear party gear and come to BFR for crafts, games, music and dancing to finish with a noon countdown.
Greg Stolly will file his petitions to run for Allen County Commissioner on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Allen County Board of Elections.
Stolly is a long-time Allen County businessperson, including marketing development and vice president of the University of Northwestern Ohio and Real Living CCR Realtors, realtor.
He has served on the boards of Allen County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center and Lima Central Catholic school board.
Okay, it's time for a little fun. Here's this year's Bluffton University "Twas the night before finals," Christmas greeting.
You've watched these in previous years and they seem to improve with each new episode.
Spoiler ending: It involved J. Denny Beaver and Jenny Weaver. The video was created by Emily Dyson, '23. Music is "4 on the Floor Jingle Bells." The video was produced by the Bluffton University Digital Music Lab.
And, if you wait for the end, you'll even see some bloopers.
Beth Seibert filed her petitions to run for Allen County Commissioner on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Allen County Board of Elections. Former Allen County Commissioner Alberta Lee, is her her campaign chair.
Seibert is Stormwater and Watershed Programs Coordinator for the Allen Soil and Water Conservation District and Program Coordinator for the Ottawa River Coalition.
