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Weekend doctor: COVID-19 Treatment with Bamlanivimab

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, January 30, 2021

Dr. Leah Eiden, Family Medicine
Bluffton Primary Care
“You’re getting the presidential treatment,” I told my professor friend who had COVID19.  He was one of the first in this area to receive bamlanivimab, another weapon in our fight against COVID.  

You may have heard that former president Trump received an investigational antibody treatment when he had COVID.  Ben Carson also did. Carson said, “I am convinced [the antibody treatment] saved my life.”  The medication these men received was an IV infusion of antibodies that act specifically against COVID19. 

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BFR youth basketball tourney sign-ups underway

For 4th, 5th and 6th grades
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

Bluffton Family Recreation will host fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys' and girls' youth basketball tournaments this winter, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.

Click here to register on line.

Unlike past years, BFR is unable to rent the school for additional courts, so the tournaments are reformatted with all games at BFR. 

The tournament will have a two-game guarantee. There will be two 10-minute halves with the clock stopping in the last minute of each half. Shooting fouls will be a point and a shot. 

There are six spots available in each division and the team fee is $75.

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ONU-Otterbein games scratched

Polar Bears will instead play Mt. Union
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

The Ohio Northern men's basketball games with Otterbein on Friday and Saturday have been cancelled due to COVID-19 protocol issues at Otterbein.

The Polar Bears (2-0 overall, 2-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) will instead play at Mount Union on Saturday at 2 pm in a battle of the league's only 2-0 teams.

ONU swept Wilmington last weekend, winning 95-86 and 62-61 and will play a home-and-home with Heidelberg next weekend.

 

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Possible scammers claiming vaccine distribution

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

According to the Kenton-Hardin Health Department several counties in the state have shared that individuals have been contacted by potential scammers trying to get Social Security numbers and credit card information claiming it is for vaccine distribution.

Kelsey Ralston of the department said, "No providers in the county will ask for your credit card information for payment.

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2020 Ada building permits total $1.9 million

53 permits filed ranging from house awning to commercial addition
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

The village of Ada 2020 building projects totaled $1,944,779 according to Michael Harnishfeger, village zoning inspector. There were 53 building permits recorded in 2020.

The largest project totaled $960,000, which was a commercial addition to Vancrest of Ada, 600 W. North Ave.

Three residences were construction in 2020, which included two single-family homes constructed on Beech. The report shows that three swimming pools were constructed and there was a demolition of one building.

The complete report is below this story.

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Too much fun at Vancrest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

Vancrest of Ada's staff celebrates National Activities Professionals Week, and in the spirit of their job descriptions work at keeping spirits high in the Ada senior residential community. Here's a set of four photos from the Vancrest Facebook showing some of the activities created by the staff in the past 12 months.

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