By Brady Ziegler, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
Shock rock artist Alice Cooper released a song titled Poisonon July 17, 1989. The song hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and #2 in the United Kingdom. Cooper was fascinated with horror movies and remembers watching them around Halloween. The horror genre influenced much of his work.
Are nicotine pouches creating a horror picture for poisonings in the United States?
The Hancock County Board of Elections has released unofficial results for Orange Township elections. Voters approved a tax levy renewal and elected Thomas D. Wagner and Jeff Scoles as trustees.
Orange Township Tax Levy (1 of 1 precincts reported)
In the November 4, 2025, Ada Exempted Village Schools election for two school board members, candidates with the most votes were Jay Salyer (456 total) and Kyle Poling (386 total) in unofficial results posted by the Hardin County Board of Elections and Hancock County Board of Elections.
FROM FACEBOOK__A Holiday Open House event is taking place at many of Bluffton's downtown merchant locations on Friday and Saturday, November 7-8.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce suggests, "Whether you're shopping for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or looking to snag some deals for next Halloween, you're sure to find just what you need!
"Be sure to follow the downtown merchants' social media pages to see the fun activities they have planned!"
October 2025 Highlights from Bluffton, Ohio is an archive of 30 articles selected from 183 published on BlufftonIcon.com. You’ll find fall sports highlights from Bluffton High School, pre-election features on local candidates for council, and the inauguration of J. Alexander Sider, Ph.D., as Bluffton University’s 11th President. (Links below and April-October index HERE.)
On November 4 a strong majority of Allen County voters supported tax levy renewals for Childrens Services and Senior Citizens Services. The renewal includes funding for "providing or maintaining" Senior Citizens Association Inc. of Bluffton. The taxes are $10 annually for each $100K of appraised property value for Childrens Services and $21 annually for each $100K of appraised property value for Senior Citizens Services.
