TODAY
IS MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013 - DARKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
A pellet or BB gun takes out courthouse door
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – At 9:15 p.m. Aug. 8 an unknown suspect took a shot at the
Darke County Courthouse with a BB or pellet gun and blew out the glass
window of the right side door. According to Darke County Sheriff Toby
Spencer there are no suspects at this time. The camera outside was
working but it failed to record the incident due to a backup drive
failure. The camera inside recorded it but identification of the
suspects was impossible. Darke County Business... Read
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WORKSHOP LEARNING CENTER
Workshop Learning Center: New location, new
services
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “We have lots of success stories,” according to Michelle
Drees, owner of The Workshop Learning Center; one of her favorites
however, involved a third grade boy. “He was failing pretty much
everything,” she said. “We started working with him in March. Two days
a week; it continued throughout... Read
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GREAT YEAR FOR
CROPS
Jungle Jim Produce has ‘Great Year!’
Jungle Jim Produce has joined with Montessori School in Greenville to
bring the finest quality and flavored produce available in Darke
County. Daniel Soward, crop manager, says it has been a great year
despite the weather. Jungle Jim Produce is home grown, not shipped in
like many of the others. The company has four different farms in and
around Greenville... Read More. More Community.
FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE...
Of Clowns,…. Drug Dealers,… and Voting
Rights….
By Joe Facinoli
Why aren’t they EMBARRASSED….???? It was a busy week for U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder. What, with granting freedom to most of the low
level drug dealers and users now locked up, fielding demands that he
investigate that damnable Missouri clown, who dared to wear an Obama
mask, during a rodeo skit, and then sidestepping and defying...
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DARKE COUNTY
PARKS - THROUGH THE YEARS
Shawnee Prairie Preserve
Shawnee Prairie Preserve is Darke County Park’s largest park and is
located at 4267 State Route 502 West, Greenville. The majority of
the 118 acre park was acquired by land donation and land purchase from
Winchester Farms, owned by the late Raper and Mabel Nelson and later by
their son, Robert. A small tract was acquired from Andrew and
Inez Warner. There are currently... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Property Tax Changes Restores Fairness,
Honesty to Ohio Taxpayers
Through talking to constituents and following various media sources
across the state, I have noticed that there seems to be some confusion
and questions regarding the changes in the budget affecting property
taxes. One provision in the budget effectively rolled back the state’s
12.5-percent property tax exemption. Basically, the state paid the
first 12.5 percent... Read
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TOWNHALL
Don't Know Much About Geography
by Victor Davis Hanson
In Sam Cooke's classic 1959 hit "Wonderful World," the lyrics
downplayed formal learning with lines like, "Don't know much about
history ... Don't know much about geography." Over a half-century after
Cooke wrote that lighthearted song, such ignorance is now all too real.
Even our best and brightest -- or rather our elites especially -- are
not too familiar... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013
Editor's
Photo: The Greenville Public Library's Children's Department is hosting
a “Car Show & Drive-In Movie” on Sat. September 7th from 11:00 to
3:00. For more details, check out the story tomorrow.
Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
this week has
been posted. Get it here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listings posted August 1. In Blogs:
John Kasich could be prototype for Republicans to follow. Community:
American Red Cross Offers Tips to Help Kids Stay Safe Home Alone. Events:
Tire Recycling Day Near. News:
Commissioners approve final fees for animal control. Yesterday's
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