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Students in grades Kindergarten, 7th, and 12th have required immunizations - clinic held Aug. 11

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ONU Healthwise has partnered with the Hardin County Health Department to bring a mobile clinic to Ada school for a vaccine clinic in August.

The ONU mobile clinic will administer the appropriate vaccines to students with private or Ohio government insurance coverage for vaccines. 

The scheduled clinic date is Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 2-4 p.m. Students in grades Kindergarten, 7th, and 12th have required immunizations.

Process is important to make sure you are properly prepared and informed for the surgery

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Information provided by Peggy Robinette, RN; Lisa Butler, RN; and Maura Mathias, RN, Pre-surgical screening, Blanchard Valley Hospital
When an elective surgery is scheduled, you will be contacted to set up a pre-surgery health interview.

This process is important to make sure you are properly prepared and informed for the upcoming surgery. This interview can be done in person or by phone. This type of screening was implemented many years ago to improve patient care before and after surgical procedures.

FDA approves test that can detect both COVID-19 and flu

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This column is provided by ONU HeathWise Pharmacy.
 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a third combination test for COVID-19 and the flu.

This new test is found under the name Influenza SARS-CoV-2 (Flu SC2) Multiplex Assay.

The FDA previously issued EUAs to BioFire Diagnostics LLC and QIAGEN GmbH for their combination tests. These particular combination tests can help identify other respiratory organisms in addition to the viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19.

All fall sports can begin practice, while golf, tennis and volleyball have been approved by the Governor to have contests between schools

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The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s fall sports of girls tennis, girls and boys golf, field hockey, girls and boys soccer, girls and boys cross country, volleyball and football officially begin practice Saturday, Aug. 1.

Earlier Friday, the OHSAA Board of Directors reaffirmed their position that the OHSAA fall sports seasons will go forward as planned. While all fall sports can practice, contests between schools in the sports of golf, tennis and volleyball have been approved by Governor Mike DeWine. The OHSAA continues to work with the Governor’s Office toward approval of contests in cross country, field hockey, soccer and football.

Thanks to a $1,200 grant from Hardin County Community Foundation to Beatitudes

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Ada’s summer lunch program provided by Beatitudes, 210 N. Main St., topped its 1,000th lunch last week, according to Deb Curlis.

“Well actually served 1,008 lunches in the nine-week program,” said Curlis. “That’s an average of 112 meals per week.”

She added that parents and grandparents who were involved were very appreciative.  

“They all said how much the kids loved being able to choose what they wanted for the lunch each day,” said Curlis.  

Beatitudes received a grant from Hardin County Community Foundation for $1,200, specifically for children's lunch program.  

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Who says you can't go home again? The Ada Public Library takes all Ada High School grads home again with a video featuring one of the school's all-time-favorite teachers, Mr. Lusk. You can watch a 27-minute video featuring his presentation of  a fairy tale science experiment. JUST CLICK HERE, sit back, and you are suddenly in one of his classes.

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