TODAY
IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 - MARCH OF DIMES' 75TH ANNIVERSARY
March of Dimes 2014 goal is $110,000
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – The goal for the March of Dimes’ 75th anniversary is
$110,000 in Darke County. Greenville Federal’s Shawn Daugherty, 2014
Darke County Chair, said Darke County raised $100,000 last year; he
planned to exceed it this year. The 2014 campaign kickoff took place
Oct. 17 at St. Clair Manor, with March of Dimes Division Director
Jackie Allen and Community Director Angele Price providing background
about the organization, the needs, successes... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBES
Rx For Success
By Lois Wilson
Once again Senior Scribe Poet Laureate Lois Wilson is on top of the
issues with her insightful look at the important events of the day.
This time it’s the demise of teaching “cursive” in school. Wilson
offers three poems, each addressing a different look at the trend away
from handwriting to a more computer-generated look. Wilson's
completed set - four volumes - of published poetry is now available and
is... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Darke County Sheriff Conducts Sex Offender Compliance Check
On October 23, 2013 the Darke County Sheriff’s Office conducted a
verification sweep of all registered sex offenders in Darke
County. The objective of the verification sweep was to ensure
that all Darke County registered sex offenders were in compliance with
sex offender registration laws. This operation was conducted with
11 teams of law enforcement... Read More. More News.
THE WHITE HOUSE
More than just a website
On October 1st, even as the federal government was shutting down,
HealthCare.gov -- the new Health Insurance Marketplace where people can
find and apply for affordable health insurance plans as part of
Obamacare -- opened for business nationwide. As you may have heard, the
website launch hasn’t gone nearly as smoothly as it should have. And
with nearly 20 million... Read
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ROAD HOGG MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Local motorcycle club launches Christmas campaign
The local Road Hogg Motorcycle Club will launch its’ annual Toys for
Tikes Campaign in an effort to brighten the holidays for families less
fortunate this holiday season in the Darke County area. The
campaign will be held on Sunday, December 1st from 9:00 – 5:00 pm in
downtown Greenville on the Circle. Club members will be
available... Read
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GREENVILLE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Darke County Parks — Through the Years
Turkeyfoot
Preserve is located southwest of Greenville with convenient access and
parking off Bishop Road. Named for the prairie grass, Big
Bluestem which displays a flower head that resembles a “turkey’s foot,”
this preserve includes 60 acres of re-established prairie and managed
wetlands. Turkeyfoot provides a showplace for soil... Read
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TOWNHALL
Broke U.S. Resumes Spending
by John Stossel
What would you think of a person who earned $24,000 a year but spent
$35,000? Suppose on top of that, he was already $170,000 in debt. You'd
tell him to get his act together -- stop spending so much or he'd
destroy his family, impoverish his kids and wreck their future. Of
course, no individual could live so irresponsibly for long. But tack on
eight more zeroes to that budget and you have the...
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013
Editor's
Photo: Bill Booker will give a fourth lecture in a series on Tuesday
October 29th at 2:00 p.m. in the Reference Room of the Greenville
Public Library. Read the story
tomorrow. Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
this week has
been posted. Get it here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Sept. 15. Classifieds:
New listings posted October 9. In Blogs: Obama Said This with a Straight Face. Letters: Ernst: I need your support. News: Ohio OKs Obamacare Medicaid expansion. Opinion: Townhall Fracking meeting Monday.Yesterday's
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