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By Mike Patrick, MD, Medical Director for Interactive Media, Nationwide Children’s Hospital The year was 1846. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was working in the Vienna General Hospital when he noticed a perplexing problem. Women giving birth in…

BLUFFTON — Bluffton University has selected Peter Strange to address the university’s graduation class of 2022 at the May 7 commencement ceremony at Salzman Stadium.Strange is the chairman emeritus of Messner, Inc. Under his management,…

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — A Hancock County grand jury has indicted a Columbus man for his alleged role in a pursuit that resulted in the death of a Bluffton Police officer last month. Zachary L. Love, 21, was indicted…

UPDATED 7:30 a.m. April 9 with additional photos by The Lima News via AP On the morning of April 8, an estimated 2,000 mourners came to pay their respects to Dominic M. “Dom” Francis, 42, a Bluffton police officer who was killed in the…

BLUFFTON — We may never know the true depth that Bluffton Police Officer Dominic “Dom” Francis’ reach was as a peacemaker who positively impacted countless lives.In the past week, the community learned a lot about the man Bluffton…

BLUFFTON, Ohio (WJW/WCMH) — The three suspects in a northwest Ohio pursuit, that led to the death of a Bluffton Police Officer Dominic Francis , have been identified. Francis was putting down stop sticks on Interstate 75…

BLUFFTON — A gift will allow for games to be played under stadium lights at Bluffton University’s Alumni Field.Randy Gade, a 1973 graduate, and his wife, Debbie, made a $300,000 gift to the university for the addition of stadium…

COLUMBUS GROVE — Columbus Grove has been striving this season to find ways to close out games.Friday night, against Northwest Conference-leader Bluffton, Columbus Grove claimed the lead, and then closed it out down the stretch for a…