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Blanchard Valley Health System receives health care’s most wired award

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) received Health Care’s Most Wired award for 2017. This award is presented by the American Hospital Association (AHA) to hospitals that use technology to improve patient reach methods, provide easier access to care and operate exceptional patient portal systems. BVHS achieved these technological advances through the use of the MyHealth Patient Portal and Cerner. 

Ada Mayor Dave Retterer has endorsed Jon Cross for the 83rd Ohio House race in the Republican primary on May 8.

Cross said, “I am grateful for Mayor Retterer's personal support and have worked extremely well with the mayor and various county, township, city and village officials on economic and community development projects.“

Brit Rowe, ONU associate professor of art and design, will speak at Good Design Works sponsored by the University and College Designers Association May 21-22 at Youngstown State University. His presentation is titled “Sparking Environmental, Economic, Social, and Cultural Change through Graphic Design.” His talk examines how graphic designers use their skills and knowledge by using various strategies for community-based graphic design

Hardin Pioneer Aktion Club is offering 3 scholarships worth $250 each to Hardin County high school seniors. March 5 is the deadline to apply.

Applications are available on the Facebook page of Hardin Pioneer Aktion Club.

Call Rachel Underwood at 419-674-4159 with questions.

Here are winners of this year’s Ada elementary spelling bee held earlier this week.

From left, Vicky Rausch, fifth grade, winner; Haley Clay, seventh grade, second place; and Ireland Marshall, eighth grade, third place.

On Friday evening Ada resident Jeanne Previte served her final meal at the restaurant in Bluffton that carries her name. With Jeanne (on left) are her husband, Peter, and the new restaurant owner, Heather Cox, and her husband, Colin. The restaurant will close the first week of March and reopen on March 6 under its new management.

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