December 2023

By Thomas Kindl, MD
Pain Management, Blanchard Valley Pain Management

Frequent knee pain affects approximately 25% of adults. While living an active lifestyle is one of the best things you can do for your joints, it can commonly result in injury. Common problems related to knee pain include sprained ligaments, meniscus tears, tendinitis, runner’s knee, bursitis, osteoarthritis, and excess weight. 

Common symptoms of knee pain include:

• Pain when using the stairs
• Swelling in one or more joints
• Difficulty bearing weight on the knee
• Recurring pain or tenderness
• Inability to move a joint normally

Over 32 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis, a form of “wear and tear” arthritis that is the leading cause of knee pain in individuals over the age of 50.

By Glen Arnold
OSU Extension-Manure Nutrient Management Field Specialist
Edited by Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County

HARDIN COUNTY__Most producers have had the needed dry weather this fall to get livestock manure applied to fields. However, a wetter than normal corn crop and full elevators, did delay corn harvest longer than normal in some areas. For livestock producers waiting on frozen ground to apply manure, here are some things to keep in mind. Frozen ground would be soil that you cannot inject the manure into or cannot conduct tillage within 24 hours to incorporate the manure.

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE__The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team was outscored 31-9 over the middle quarters at Columbus Grove and lost 63-22 in Northwest Conference action Thursday night, December 14.

Ada trailed 24-7 after the first period and never recovered. 

CG guard Lauryn Auchmuty bombed in four triples and tallied 14 of her game-high 26 points in the opening stanza as the hosts built a big early lead and cruised to victory.

Auchmuty added nine more points in the second period to extend the lead to 36-15 at intermission.