MEDIA RELEASE__On October 15, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio will receive more than $200 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen health care across Ohio's rural communities.
MEDIA RELEASE__A mowed turfgrass lawn is being converted into a native prairie on the floodplain of the Little Riley Creek. Help throw down handfuls of seed to plant the prairie as a community, then watch it grow over the coming years.
From 10 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, Oct. 24, join Dr. Jacob Buchanan, assistant professor of environmental science, M'della Moon Endowed Chair in Botany and Environmental Science at Bluffton University, and the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership to learn about the campus prairie project.
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In the 1800s, the phrase “food for thought” was used to support the theory of digesting certain foods by the stomach to stimulate the brain to think. Some examples include the famous apple a day to keep the doctor away and the use of chicken soup for a cold. Then, there is the controversial egg for health.
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University hosted its second annual Homecoming 5K and Family
Fun Walk on Oct. 2, 2026, as part of its Homecoming weekend celebrations. Results from the
5K are listed below.
The Homecoming 5K welcomed participants of all ages, including current Bluffton University students and alumni. The oldest alumni participant was Corwin Croy ’69, who completed the course at age 81. The youngest participants were Lucas Corson, age 5, and Elijah Corson, age 4.
