By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Many myths about COVID-19 infections, as well as COVID-19 vaccines can be found on social media. It is very hard to debunk myths on social media once they get started and unfortunately, there are many myths about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yes, this is not really new since we have been talking about these myths for over a year. However, you still hear reasons for not getting the vaccine on a daily basis that are truly myths.
St. Mary’s Christian Preschool of Bluffton is one of eight Allen County faith communities to receive a $500 award from the Activated Faith Community Challenge.
The Challenge is a partnership between Activate Allen County and West Central Ohio Health Ministries, according to Josh Unterbrink, co-director of Activate Allen County.
The Activated Faith Community Challenge is an opportunity for faith-based organizations to increase their support of the health and well-being of their constituents.
Trevor Bassitt, former Bluffton High School track and field standout, now at Ashland University has qualified to compete in the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials on Thursday. He competes in the 400 hurdles. Click here for the complete story.
A little more than a week ago, Ashland University senior and former Bluffton High School athlete Trevor Bassitt couldn't go in any preliminary of the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships due to injury.
Bassitt rallied enough physically to help the Eagle men tie for fourth place nationally as a team, and anchor the winning 4x400-meter relay at Grand Valley State prior to Memorial Day.
The awards are still rolling in for a pair of Bluffton University football players who became the inaugural First Team All-America honorees in Bluffton football history when D3football.com announced its award winners on June 21.
Racking up the highest honors possible following a unique season that saw the Beavers play seven of their eight games during the spring, senior Darian Greeley (Belleville, Mich./Chippewa Valley) and freshman Montez Archer Jr. (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) were two of three Heartland Conference football players to earn First Team All-America honors.
