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Blanchard Valley Hospital named one of nation's top 100

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) was today named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health AnalyticsTM. This is the fourth time Blanchard Valley Hospital has been recognized with this honor, which has been awarded to BVH in 2005, 2011, 2015 and now 2016.

Truven Health Analytics identified the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. The study found that the top performing hospitals in the country were able to improve outcomes while reducing overall expense per patient.

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HealthWise residency program receives grant

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The Ohio Northern University HealthWise residency program has received an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Foundation Pharmacy Residency Expansion Grant for the 2016-17 residency year.

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ONU women face Denison in first round of DIII action

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 29, 2016

By Tim Glon

No. 10-ranked Ohio Northern will travel to Holland, Mich., and will face No. 23-ranked Denison in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday.

The Polar Bears (22-4 overall) are making their third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past four seasons and won the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with a 17-1 record.

The Big Red are 23-4 on the season and won the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title with a 15-1 mark.

Both Ohio Northern and Denison received at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament.

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Dog of the Week: Hoss is a "big" 11-pounder

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 29, 2016

Meet "Hoss," one-year-old male cairn terrier mix, 11 pounds.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Lots of congrats all the way around - plus check out all these school announcements

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 29, 2016

Ada students are busy this winter. Check out the latest announcement list from the school website:

CONGRATULATIONS: to the Junior High Quiz Bowl team that finished 4th overall out of 16 teams at Coldwater on Saturday.

CONGRATULATIONS: to all of the student who had work selected for the Kewpee High School Art Show: Alexandra, Mackenzie, Madeline, Casey and special congratulations to Callee who received 2nd place in printmaking, Lyric who received 3rd place in printmaking and Claire who received 3rd place in painting. The show is up now until April 9th at Artspace Lima.

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Lap seat

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 29, 2016

Sometimes you have to sit on your mom's lap to see over the rail to watch the show.

Here, Amanda Tanner and her son Teegan have front row seats to watch the second and third grade program "Lemonade" at the Ada School auditorium on Thursday. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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