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BVH achieves elite national recognition

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Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), achieved straight 'A's' for the ninth consecutive time since October 2014 in The Leapfrog Group's Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on how safe they are for patients.

BVH is a licensed, 150-bed acute care facility that features a full range of services, including inpatient medical/surgical care, 24-hour emergency care, outpatient surgery, robotic surgery, total joint replacement and diagnostic services.

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The Salvation Army invites Ada individuals, groups, families and organizations to help ring the bell this holiday season. Here is Priscilla West from last year. Click here on how to volunteer.

Open to individuals, families, clubs, church groups, student groups

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By Monty Siekerman
The Salvation Army in Hardin County is looking for volunteers to ring the bells for the annual Red Kettle drive in Ada. If interested, contact Kathy Reese at 419-889-1845 or e-mail her at [email protected].

Bell ringers are needed from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on five Saturdays beginning on Nov. 24 and ending on Dec. 22 at Community Market. They are needed at Quest Credit Union and Liberty National Bank from 2-6 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 23-Dec. 21.

Ada quiz bowl team wins NWC title - again!

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The Ada Quiz Bowl team won the Northwest Conference championship on Saturday at Lincolnview.

The Bulldogs easily defeated their competition claiming a repeat of their conference win a year ago.

This is the first time in school history that the Ada Quiz Bowl team won back-to-back NWC victories.

Team scores:14-2, Crestview, 15-5, Spencerville, 17-6; Paulding, 15-5; Allen East, 13-6; Delphos Jefferson, 12-6; Bluffton, 10-7 and Columbus Grove, 7-6.  Dave Lusk is advisor.

Photo (from left) Ian Dellifield, Isaac Spar, Jacob Colwell, Austin Amburgey, Nathan Hurtig, Hunter Wells and Theo Hardesty.  

The Certified Nurse Practitioner partners with Jenelle Niese

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Teresa Rush, CNP, recently joined Mercy Health-Ada Family Medicine, and is accepting new patients.

Jennifer Fisher, senior practice manager, said that Ada Family Medicine is happy to have Teresa on staff. “She is an asset to our practice and is available to see walk-in patients and patients by appointment.”

The certified nurse practitioner partners with Jenelle Niese, CNP, at Ada Family Medicine, 604 W. North Ave., Ada.

Rush is board certified as an Advanced Practitioner of Nursing. She is also a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), and is certified in basic and advanced cardiac life support.

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Ohio Northern junior Chelsea Huppert was named Honorable Mention All-America in volleyball for the 2018 season by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Huppert is is now a two-time All-American, as she also earned the honor as a sophomore in 2017.

She is also a three-time All-OAC honoree as a middle hitter and is made her second consecutive appearance as a First Team All-Region honoree.

Huppert led the team and was third in the OAC with 368 kills and a .340 hitting percentage this season.

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