By Andrea Sattler, MD, Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
*Through a collaboration between Blanchard Valley Health System and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the content of this article was provided courtesy of Nationwide’s 700 Children’s® blog by pediatric experts.
On the morning of April 8, an estimated 2,000 mourners came to pay their respects to Dominic M. “Dom” Francis, 42, a Bluffton police officer who was killed in the line of duty on March 31. Family, friends, colleagues and Cory-Rawson students gathered at Bluffton University’s Sommer Center to remember and mourn Francis, while the larger community of first responders from Ohio and beyond paid tribute to one who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the public.
Prior to the service, Allen County Sheriff Matthew Treglia held a press conference on questions regarding the day’s events. The investigation of Francis’s death was not addressed. News teams from across the state were present and the service was livestreamed at https://boxcast.tv/channel/jgei2o5q5rjqiprrxqm3.
The Ada High School baseball team lost 10-0 to defending league champion Lincolnview in the Northwest Conference opener Thursday, April 7, on a windy, cool evening at Ada’s War Memorial Park.
Lancer hurler Dane Ebel pitched a five-inning no-hitter and slugged a three-run home run over the right-center field fence to pace the victors.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat. Defending NWC champion Lincolnview improved to 2-3 and 1-0 in league play.
The game was scheduled to be played at Lincolnview but was moved to Ada due to wet fields.
Two successful alumni and a business leader will serve as Ohio Northern University’s spring 2022 commencement speakers. Lima Mayor and attorney Sharetta Smith, JD ’10, will be featured at the Pettitt College of Law ceremony scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m.; Randall Myers, BSPh ’82, will participate in the Raabe College of Pharmacy ceremony to be held on Sunday, May 15 at 9 a.m.; and James Dicke III will address undergraduate ceremony guests and graduates on May 15 at 2 p.m.