Eric Kurtz, a Goshen College graduate and executive director of Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes, shared the history of Mennonite Central Committee at Bluffton University’s Forum on Tuesday, March 11.
By Mary Enderbury, RN, BSN, WH-MSN
Intensive Care Unit, Blanchard Valley Hospital
A urinary tract infection, commonly abbreviated as UTI, is an often uncomfortable condition that may present with difficult or painful urination (dysuria). Many people experience burning or stinging with urination when they have a urinary tract infection, although it is possible for an infection to be asymptomatic or masked by other conditions, such as common symptoms of pregnancy (i.e., frequent urination).
The Lima News has reported that on March 12, 2025 in the Lima Municipal Court, Stephen R. Gray of Bluffton pleaded no contest and was found guilty of confinement of dogs.
Gray's sentence was 10 days jail, 10 days suspended; $150 fine.
The Ohio Department of Taxation has announced that, effective April 9, 2025, in accordance with the passage of HB 366, to support the Organized Crime Commission Fund, the fee associated with new vendor’s license applications will increase from twenty-five ($25) dollars to fifty ($50) dollars.
This includes county vendor’s and transient vendor’s licenses.
Lisa Robeson, Professor Emerita of English at ONU, will lead an April 23 discussion on Will in the World: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt. Copies of the book and books on CD are available for checkout at the Bluffton Public Library front desk. To participate, please register in advance.
Linda Dianne (Crouse) Welch passed peacefully Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at age 76. Linda was born at Blanchard Valley Hospital on March 29, 1948 and lived in the North Baltimore and Findlay areas her whole life. Linda graduated from North Baltimore High School in 1966 where she was the recipient of the John Philip Sousa Award.