Allen County Public Health and the Ohio Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu-related death of the 2024-2025 flu season occurred in Allen County. The deceased individual was a teenager under the age of 18 from Allen County. This tragic loss underscores the seriousness of the flu and the importance of prevention, especially with flu activity at very high levels at this time.
By Danielle Castle, APRN-CNP, Carey Medical Center
An estimated 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition that can significantly impact daily life, mood and overall well-being. Winter-patterned SAD is more common due to shorter daylight hours. Therefore, this disorder is especially prevalent in individuals living in northern regions, where daylight is limited for extended periods and is less common in those residing in sunnier climates such as Florida.
Bluffton EMS Department provided the following run report for January 2025: Total 47 calls, 31 Medical Calls, 2 Motor Vehicle Crashes, 10 Fire Calls, 4 Mutual Aid Calls.
Clifford Edwin Marsh, 70, of Lakeview, Ohio and formerly of Bluffton passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025.
A service to honor and celebrate Cliff’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
This is the second in a series of four columns about the four greatest Pirate men's basketball games I ever saw. In the first column, Ron Lora and Jim (Spike) Berry wrote about the game against State-Ranked Bellefontaine (Fourth in Class A) in which the Pirates prevailed in the old Bluffton High School gym. In this column Spike Berry writes about a second game in that same 1954-1955 year, the tournament game with Bluffton going against undefeated Willshire.
The Bluffion-Willshire Game
Spike Berry: Thirteen teams played in the Non County Tournament with three teams going to the District at the Celina Field House. The Bluffton Pirates made the trip as one of the three teams, the first trip for the Pirates since 1942. We played the game at the Celina Field House, and 69 years later the Celina team still plays there.
