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IS SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 - HISTORIC BEARS MILL
Lighting sculptures, collage paintings at “Art at the Mill”
Historic Bear's Mill will feature two unique artists in the ”Art at the Mill” exhibit opening Friday, August 30 with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Coldwater native Jane Dippold's collage landscape paintings of Ohio farms will be on display along with Cincinnatian Jay Harrison's lamps created out of vintage bottles, old faucet handles, and steel pipe. “Jay's lighting sculptures literally shine a light on American history while Janes' work highlights the beauty of the farmlands surrounding us here in beautiful Ohio,” said Julie Clark, retail ... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
Judicial Profile: Judge Kenneth A. Rocco
By Abby James
August 13, 2013 It was an American president who inspired Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth Rocco to serve the public. John F. Kennedy spoke at his college during a presidential campaign stop, and it was his words that led Judge Rocco on his path to sit on the bench. “He came to Ohio University in 1959... Read
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GREENVILLE GIRLS TENNIS
Lady Wave tennis drops 3-2 decision to Miamisburg
The Greenville girls tennis team lost 3-2 to Miamisburg Tuesday in Greenville. At first singles Greenville’s Sophia Navas-Davis lost to Carly Sickenger 6-1, 6-7, 6-4. In second singles Michelle Borgerding beat Mikaela Hindenlang 6-1, 6-3. The Lady Wave’s Raquel Navas-Davis lost to Jada Strickland 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. In first doubles Greenville’s Madison Bixler... Read More. More Sports.
DARKE COUNTY COURTS
Lear pleads guilty to Gross Sexual Imposition
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – On Aug. 12 Joseph Lear pleaded guilty to Gross Sexual Imposition, a Felony 4 offense. This will automatically label him a Tier 1 sexual offender, required to register with the local sheriff for 15 years. The Felony 3 charge of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor had been set for trial, but the victim couldn’t... Read
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DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Full slate of races scheduled for today
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- A full slate of harness horse races are scheduled for today at the Great Darke County Fair. The Saturday afternoon post time is set for 1 p.m. with 12 races on the card. The evening card will have nine races with a 7 p.m. scheduled post time. Admission to the races is free with betting windows always... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
Of Milk and Honey
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I've been trying to figure a way to make these words come out rightly - to make them convey what I want to say without it being slanted one way or the other. I've always wondered why anyone would want to come to the US to live and work. I mean - we have no language of our own. Piqua (Ohio) is a shortened form of a Shawnee Indian word. While sitting around a council fire, an apparition rose... Read
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TOWNHALL FINANCE
Apology to Barney, Barack and Bernanke: I Forgot You’re Exempt From Our Laws
By John Ransom
Aug 14, 2013 I want to apologize for doubting those guys, Barney, Barack and Bernanke. Turns out that giving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac $188 billion wasn’t going to entail any risk at all to the government, its employees, agents and beneficiaries. Richard Lehmann has... Read
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