Can you name this piano player? On July 20, Dean Altstaetter entertained members of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce with his musical talents and knowledge. You'll find our report HERE.
On July 22, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined Allen County is at a HIGH community risk for transmission of COVID-19.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Lima Memorial Health System will follow CDC guidance and require all patients, visitors, associates and vendors to wear a mask while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Universal masking will be required at all Lima Memorial facilities, effective immediately Friday, July 22.
Lima Memorial will continually evaluate its safety measures and update them in accordance with COVID-19 guidance.
“A kid in the newsroom” is the subtitle of Carl Bernstein's new book, a memoir of his start in journalism. Chasing History (Thorndike Press, ISBN- 13: 978-4328-9865-6) is Bernstein's account of his own history during a most interesting time in our country's historically turbulent 1950s and early ‘60s.
The time frame starts while Eisenhower is president and John F. Kennedy is a senator. Richard Nixon is vice president. The country is stagnant because of Eisenhower's tired style of ruling, after World War II's intensity and death toll.
The Village of Ada tree commission has begun the annual windshield tree assessment, which provides a visual assessment of storm damaged trees, declining trees and trees to be watched. The first of four geographic quadrants--Quadrant A--has been assessed.
In a report to council on July 19, Village Administrator Jamie Hall noted that 35 have so far been identified with 4 needing immediate action (marked in red). The attached spreadsheet illustrates the assessment done so far.
By Islam Gomaa, MD
Emergency Medicine, Blanchard Valley Hospital
You may have heard the phrase “time is muscle,” which refers to being evaluated quickly for a heart attack in order to use a catheter to open a blocked blood vessel and prevent heart damage. Likewise, the same principle applies in the case of a stroke.
Strokes are caused by a blockage of an artery carrying oxygen to the brain. Prompt evaluation in many cases leads to the use of a thrombolytic or clot buster to open the blockage. The restoration of blood flow can allow prompt recovery of function of the brain and prevent permanent damage, paralysis or function.
