Local people in the accident from dangerous travel conditions from the afternoon snow fall.Van Wert County, LIBERTY TWP – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious injury crash in Van Wert County. As a result of the crash, two people were transported to the Van Wert Hospital, and…
Category: Health
Woodlan High School Hosts Blood Drive
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•The Woodlan Service Club President, Derick Herschberger, will be hosting a Red Cross blood drive from Noon until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 14th. Collections over the holidays drop so the Red Cross is trying to improve the situation by offering seniors a chance to win a $1000 scholarship, IF they will host a drive.…
Flu Widespread Across Ohio – Flu-Related Hospitalizations Increasing Rapidly
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•ODH Urges Flu Vaccination as Ohio Approaches Peak Flu SeasonCOLUMBUS – Influenza-like illness is now widespread throughout Ohio, and the numbers of associated hospitalizations are increasing rapidly. Last week alone (week 50), there were 529 new confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations in Ohio, bringing the total to 985 since flu season began in October. Just two weeks…
Victims of Plane Crash ID’d
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•Sheriff Jason Landers announced the names of the plane crash victims from Thursday night’s crash near Grover Hill. Grover Hill, Ohio— Paulding County Coroner Dr. Joseph Kuhn was able to identify the remains of the three occupants of the plane that crashed on November 6, 2014 at the intersection of Rd 137 & Rd 60…
CMH Healthcare Reform Enrollment Event
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•Gold Wing Road Riders Association Donates to Christian Community Health Care
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•Recently the Gold Wing Road Riders Association donated $350 to Christian Community Health Care in Grabill, IN. This is a free clinic to everyone in the community. They have served over 1,000 clients. “God has prepared us to do this work here and with the help of people like the Gold Wing Road Riders, we…
Amber’s Adventure: A Benefit to Support Her Fight
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•Amber Lucas, her husband Nate and their boys Lincoln and Noah, are putting up a fight to beat breast cancer. Amber was diagnosed on July 8th with stage 3 breast cancer and since then has had a bilateral mastectomy on August 4th, a port implanted, and started chemotherapy 9/11/14. She is on round three of…
Flu Shot Clinic
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•Latta Calls for Travel Restrictions to Combat Ebola
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•Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over public health issues and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, today called for immediate travel restrictions to West African nations. In addition, Congressman Latta stressed the need that those being monitored for potential exposure to Ebola should be…
OHIO’S EBOLA PREPAREDNESS – REACTIVE or PROACTIVE
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•With Ohio making news of possibly being the next state with Ebola Infections, it’s become important for the state to protect the citizens. Key Points Ohio activated its Ebola preparedness plan when it learned that an Ebola patient visited the state: Ohio was notified Wednesday morning by the CDC that a Dallas nurse who has…
Michelle Waggoner Presents at October’s Lunch and Learn
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•Michelle Waggoner, CEO of CMH will host a public informational meeting on the upcoming levy with our community as part of the Lunch & Learn Series on October 22, 2014 at 11am. The presentation will be held in Community Rooms 1 & 2. This lunch and learn will be beneficial to the residents of Mark,…
Paulding Hospital Mammograms
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•CMH to Answer Questions on the Proposed Levy
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•With Meetings in October, people of the community have a time set to find out the details.