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Plain Dealer… Traffic
camera firms relied on lobbyists to stop proposed ban in Ohio
legislature: Follow the Money;
By Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Group -- September 24, 2014 --
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposed statewide ban on most traffic enforcement
cameras received bipartisan approval in the Ohio House last year, but
the bill died in the Ohio Senate after attracting the attention of
dozens of lobbyists working for camera supporters, Northeast Ohio Media
Group has found. Disclosure forms filed with the state show about a
dozen lobbyists registered...
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Security Shield… 14
Most
Dangerous Cities in Ohio
September 18, 2014 - What are the most dangerous cities in Ohio? To get
the lowdown on the cities in Ohio that are the most dangerous with the
highest crime rates, we consulted the most recent FBI Uniform Crime
Report. Our rankings are based solely on the data publicly released
each year by the FBI. A crime is a crime, so we took both violent and
property crimes into...
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Fatal crash on 571
On September 27, 2014 at approximately 7:32pm, Darke County Deputies
along with Union City, Ohio Fire & Rescue and Careflight were
dispatched to the intersection of State Route 571 and Liberty Street in
the village of Hillgrove on a report of a serious injury crash
involving a motorcycle and van. Preliminary investigation revealed a
Blue 1999 Chevy Astro van driven by Joseph Anthony Castiglione...
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Bluebag
Media… Prescription
pills
drop-off program growing
GREENVILLE – “We’re amazed at the amount of participation in this
program,” said Greenville Police Chief Dennis Butts. Since the
inception of the program on April 6, 2013, to June 13 this year, the
department has collected 102.75 lbs. of pills. “No liquids,” Butts
said. “Just pills. We take them to Piqua Champion Foundry. They’re
tossed in with the iron ore…” Butts showed a video he’d taken with his
cell phone...
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Darke
County Sheriff’s Office… School
bus, propane truck involved in morning collision
Arcanum - On September 26, 2014 at 7:45 a.m. Darke County Deputies,
along with Arcanum Fire and Rescue were dispatched to Grubbs Rex Rd and
Littles Rd. reference to a two vehicle injury accident involving a
school bus and a propane truck. Mutual aid was requested from Tri
Village Rescue and New Madison Fire. Preliminary investigation revealed
that an Arcanum Butler Local school bus, driven by...
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New
Veterans Business Support Center Helps Employers Hire Veterans
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Working in partnership with the Governor’s Office
of Workforce Transformation, the Ohio Department of
Veterans Services and OhioMeansJobs, the Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services (ODJFS) recently launched a new service to help match
employers with veterans looking for work: a Veterans Business Support
Center. The Veterans Business Support Center offers employers online,
over the phone or face-to-face help finding...
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Mercer
County Sheriff… Accident
results
in double fatality
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports his Office is investigating a
double fatal crash at the intersection of State Route 49 and State
Route 29. Mercer County Central Dispatch received calls at
7:11
PM on Wednesday September 25, 2014 of a crash involving a semi-tractor
trailer and a vehicle. The investigation revealed a 2006 Chevy Impala
that was driven by 82 year old Kathleen Hickey from Piqua, Ohio was
traveling...
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| FBI… Attorney General Holder Announces
Pilot
Program to Counter Violent Extremists
- WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that the
Justice Department will launch a new series of pilot programs in cities
across the country to bring together community representatives, public
safety officials and religious leaders to counter violent extremism.
The new programs will be run in partnership with the White House, the
Department of Homeland Security, and the National Counterterrorism
Center. “Today, few...
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Dad
arrested for injecting son with heroin
On September 22, 2014 at approximately 2:32p.m. the Greenville Police
Department was called to Wayne Healthcare on a drug
investigation. During this investigation, it was discovered that 42
year old Aaron York brought heroin into the hospital and was
administering it to his 18 year old son, Jesse York, who was a patient
there. While injecting his son with the heroin, a...
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U.S.
Representative John Boehner… Five Points for Resetting
America’s
Economic Foundation,
American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC - I’m honored to be back
at AEI. I last spoke here shortly before being elected Speaker of the
House – a job I love but, looking back on it…I never expected to be
doing this. I always figured I’d be in the House for about ten years,
then go back to Ohio and run my business or do something
else.
But I’m still here and still on this journey...
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NBC
News… Outta
Here: How Congress's Year at Work So
Far Compares to Yours
By Frank Thorp V and Carrie Dann - They’re gone ‘til November. After
swiftly dispatching with their labors of keeping the government funded
and authorizing the training of Syrian rebels, Congress headed home
Thursday night for its scheduled break for the rest of the month. And
next month. And part of the NEXT month. The U.S. House has been in
session for roll call votes a total of 92 days in 2014 – or 35% of the
year up until now. (They had "pro forma" sessions - without any
legislative...
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| Natural
News… Medical
martial law declared in Sierra Leone; Ebola victims
hunted like fugitives in house-to-house searches,
by Mike Adams -- September 19, 2014 -- EBOLA ALERT: Medical martial law
has now been declared in Sierra Leone while the government conducts a
house-to-house hunt for Ebola victims who are being treated like
"medical fugitives." "Sierra Leone ordered its 6 million people
confined to their homes for three days starting Friday," declared the
Associated Press today. The outlandish cover story for this medical
quarantine operation that will invade the homes...
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State
Representative Richard Adams… Adams Receives
Legislator of the Year Award
COLUMBUS – State Representative Richard Adams (R-Troy) recently was
awarded the “Legislator of the Year Award” by the Ohio Mortgage Bankers
Association (OMBA). The award is presented to a member of the Ohio
Legislature who has gone above and beyond in ensuring legislation is
well thought out and workable for all involved in the mortgage banking
field. Representative Adams is the Chairman of the House Financial
Institutions...
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Ohio
Secretary of State Jon Husted… Husted files
brief on voting ruling
COLUMBUS - Later today, Secretary Husted will be filing a brief with
the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, appealing a recent ruling by Judge
Economus on the principle that all voters should have the same
opportunities to vote, no matter where they live. Regarding this
ongoing litigation, all of the following may be attributed to Secretary
of State Jon Husted: “Before this lawsuit was filed, Ohio was a
national leader in voter access...
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WHIO.com…
Obama
health law enrollment shrinks,
By Jamie Dupree
After trumpeting "over eight million" enrollments just a few months ago
in the exchanges for the Obama health law, a top Obama Administration
official told Congress on Thursday that the latest report on the number
of Americans signed up has shrunk by as much as 10 percent. "As of
August 15 of this year, we have 7.3 million Americans enrolled in the
health insurance marketplace coverage," said Marilyn Tavenner, who
heads up administration of the Obama health law...
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Mercer
County Sheriff's Office… Four
arrested following meth lab bust
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports that a joint investigation with
the Celina Police Department resulted in the arrest of four individuals
in connection with a methamphetamine lab. On Thursday
September
18, Mercer County Deputies and Celina Police Officers applied for and
were granted a search warrant for a residence and property located at
2521 Mud Pike, Celina. Two active methamphetamine cook
operations...
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Darke
County Sheriff’s Office… Accident
investigation leads to arrest
Pitsburg - Darke County Deputies, along with Arcanum Rescue and
Pitsburg Fire, were dispatched to Pitsburg Laura Rd just east of
Gettysburg Pitsburg Rd reference to a minor injury accident. Initial
investigation revealed that a 2004 Jeep, driven by Patricia Nichols
(51) of Arcanum, was eastbound on Pitsburg Laura Rd. when a 2003
Pontiac, driven by a male subject, pulled out of a driveway striking...
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| Federal
News Radio… Poll:
Public confidence in federal
workforce rebounds after shutdown,
By Michael O'Connell -- Monday - 9/8/2014 -- Of the 1,000 registered
voters surveyed in The George Washington University Battleground Poll,
73 percent said they had either "a lot" of respect (22 percent) or
"some" confidence (51 percent) in civilian federal employees.
Twenty-five percent said they had "little or no confidence" in the
federal workforce. "These findings may not be a resounding affirmation
of trust but they are significantly better than those recorded prior...
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Man Arrested for Trafficking in
Drugs in
Darke County
On September 12, 2014 the Darke County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit,
along with Darke County Special Response Team, executed a search
warrant at 153 South Main Street in Palestine,
Ohio. Bryan
Adkins (35) of Palestine was taken into custody without incident and is
currently being housed at the Darke County Jail where he awaits the
formal charge of...
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President Barack Obama… Obama
speech to combat ISIS
Sept. 10, 2014 - Good evening, I just addressed the nation about what
the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and
destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. Let’s be clear: While this
group may call itself the "Islamic State," it is not "Islamic." No
religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of
ISIL's victims have been Muslim. Nor is...
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NBC
News… What Is
the Midwest Enterovirus? 6 Things
to Know, By Maggie Fox
A rare and usually mild virus is sending kids in several Midwest cities
to the hospital, worrying parents and doctors alike. No child has died
and they’re all likely to get better, but state and federal health
officials are taking the reports seriously. Here’s what you need to
know about enterovirus D68: How dangerous is this virus? It’s serious
enough to worry the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and has
definitely put a few children into the hospital. How many exactly, CDC
doesn’t...
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Phone
scams in Darke County
The Darke County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports in the
past few days from citizens who have received calls from individuals
stating that they are from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The
caller further states that if the party hangs up a Sheriff’s Deputy
will respond to the person’s house and arrest them. Sheriff Spencer
says this is nothing more than a SCAM and is warning citizens against
giving the caller any...
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Bluebag
Media… Solving
business’ emerging workforce
challenges
GREENVILLE – “The issue is finding room in the school day… schools
struggle to some extent from state and federal regulations,” said Darke
County Economic Development Director Marc Saluk. “There are a lot of
changes local school leaders agree should be taught; there’s no room to
make them.” Saluk said the businesses are clear on what they need from
the “emerging workforce,” young people graduating from local schools.
“What the...
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U.S.
Representative John Boehner… The Speaker’s Meeting with
President Obama
& Congressional Leaders on ISIL
- WASHINGTON, DC – At the White House this afternoon, Speaker Boehner
met with President Obama, Leader Reid, Leader McConnell, and Leader
Pelosi for a discussion of the terrorist threat posed by the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The President began the
meeting by laying out some of the ideas he has already discussed
publicly...
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Bluebag
Media… Medal
of Honor recipient to speak at Dickey
display opening
GREENVILLE – “This is significant,” said Garst Museum Executive
Director Clay Johnson. “You don’t get a Major General to come here and
speak, much less a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.” Major
General James E. Livingston, USMC Retired, awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor in 1970, is the tentative speaker for the unveiling of
the PFC Douglas...
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Federal
News Radio… Per
diem rates to go unchanged in fiscal
2015, By Jason Miller
Federal employees on business travel next year will not have more money
to spend on hotels and meals. The General Services Administration
announced Friday in the Federal Register that the per diem rates for
fiscal 2015 will not change from 2014. "The standard lodging per diem
rate will remain at $83," GSA stated in the notice, which goes into
effect Oct. 1. "The meals and incidental expense tiers also remain
unchanged for FY 2014 and range from $46 to $71." GSA raised the...
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Bluebag
Media… Resident
must move clubhouse due to zoning
violations
GREENVILLE – “It’s a clubhouse!!” said a frustrated Ralph Helmer. He
wanted a safe place for his 21-month-old, Liam, to play, so he decided
to build one. He asked his wife Casey to look up the requirements on
the Internet. “I typed in Darke County,” she added, acknowledging she
thought this was the correct starting place. Ralph said she found that
no permit was required as long as the structure was under 15 feet tall...
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Mercer
County Sheriff… 22-year-old
male arrested at 15-year-old
girl’s home
Sheriff Jeff Grey reports the arrest of a 22 year old male after he
arranged and traveled to a rural Rockford area home to meet a 15 year
old female for sex. The male was arrested at the home of the
female on September 7 at 12:30 AM. Arrested for criminal
trespass
and possession of marijuana was John T. McDermitt of Leona Street,
Celina. McDermitt is currently incarcerated on a $100,000.00
bond
in the Mercer County Adult...
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Ohio
Secretary of State Jon Husted… Ruling on NAACP
v. Husted: Voting Schedule
Regarding the ruling today in NAACP v. Husted, all of the following may
be attributed to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted: “My overarching
principle for Ohio’s long-debated voting schedule is that all voters,
no matter where they live, should have the same opportunity to vote.
That’s why I have set uniform voting hours for all 88 counties and why
I sent absentee ballot applications to voters statewide, so there would
be no disparity in access...
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Two arrested in Bunge Park
Sheriff Jeff Grey reports two individuals have been arrested as a
result of increased patrols to Mercer County’s parks.
Arrested
for public indecency was 30 year old Lauren Hart, of Celina
Ohio,
and 44 year old Anthony Siler, of Lima Ohio. Hart and Siler
were
found in a vehicle engaged in inappropriate activity for a park at
10:33 PM at Bunge Park...
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Dayton
Business Journal… Best
school districts in the Dayton region
for 2014; Versailles
ranks No. 7 in region
- By Don Baker - Aug 26, 2014 - Education is vital to the
Dayton-region's economic recovery, which makes the quality of the local
schools an extremely important piece of the larger recovery efforts.
Having quality schools also helps attract top talent to the region's
workforce. For many business leaders who move to a new area, schools
are one of the single-most important factors in determining...
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Felonious Assault
On September 2, 2014 at about 1953 hrs. officers responded to the
400-Block of E. Fourth St. on a report of a possible injury
accident. Upon investigating the incident, officers were able
to
determine that James Stewart, while operating a motor
vehicle,
deliberately and with the intention of causing serious bodily harm
struck the victim, Benjamin Jones. Benjamin Jones was taken by
Care-Flight to Miami Valley Hospital. James Stewart...
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Sheriff warns motorists to be
alert; Seventh
Annual Tour
de Donut event
Darke County Sheriff Toby L. Spencer and the Tour De Donut organizers
would like to advise motorists to use caution while traveling on
Southeast Darke County roadways this Saturday morning. On
September 6, 2014 beginning at 8AM the 7th Annual Tour De Donut bicycle
riding event will be held in Southeast Darke County. There
are
expected to be at least 2000 riders of all ages participating in this
event that starts and ends in the Village of Arcanum...
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FBI… A Case of Corporate Greed;
Executives
Sentenced in $750 Million Fraud
Scheme
Two former top executives of a publicly traded medical device company
were sentenced to lengthy prison terms last week for their roles in a
massive fraud scheme that cost shareholders $750 million. Former
ArthroCare Corporation Chief Executive Officer Michael Baker and Chief
Financial Officer Michael Gluk were sentenced Friday to 20 years and 10
years in prison, respectively, for crimes including wire fraud and
securities fraud. Two former...
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