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NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 - DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Raptor Ambassador Open House
Visit with our Raptor Ambassadors! We’re opening the raptor mew
(enclosure for raptors) to the public on Saturday, September 6th from
1:00pm-3:00pm to allow Greta the Great Horned Owl and Joseph the
Red-tailed Hawk to show off their homes. Staff and Volunteers will be
present to answer questions and of course you’ll get a great look at
Greta and Joseph! This program is open to the public, but we ask that
all visitors remain calm and quiet while within the raptors’ area for
the consideration of the birds. For more information call the Nature... Read
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2014 GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama results
By Elaine Bailey
Various 4-H Clubs were represented in the Intermediate Division of the
Junior Fair Bake-A-Rama at the 2014 Great Darke County Fair. Speaking
on behalf of both judges, Patricia Scott congratulated the participants
and complimented them on their skills in preparing the recipe.
She noted that there was nothing lacking... Read
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BLUE BAG MEDIA
Living with cancer threat, singer moves forward
GREENVILLE – “There’s some evil thing under your bed… wants to grab you
every day,” said Jeff Madewell. “You can’t let that paralyze you; you
get out of bed on a different side each day.” This is how the
professional musician who, along with his partner Erin Higgins,
recently played for Greenville... Read
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
The Miami Valley on the Road to Economic Prosperity
When I first joined the Ohio Senate nearly four years ago, our
unemployment rate was almost in the double digits, Ohio had lost
350,000 jobs in four years, and business closures were becoming all too
common. Today, jobs are returning, our family and friends are going
back to work, and our unemployment rate is steadily declining. In fact,
our region is leading the state in job creation. Over 2,000 new jobs...
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VERSAILLES HEALTH CARE CENTER
VHCC’s Linda Davidson retires
After working devotedly in the Housekeeping Department at Versailles
Health Care Center for over 20 years, Linda Davidson of Versailles,
Ohio, has retired. Davidson, 69, joined Versailles Health Care
Center in 1992 as a housekeeping aide. She commented that there
have been a lot of changes at the care center over her 20 plus years...
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GOES UP
Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in July 2014, up from 5.5
percent in June 2014. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment
decreased 12,400 over the month, from a revised 5,301,300 in June to
5,288,900 in July. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in July was
323,000, up 7,000 from 316,000... Read
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TOWNHALL
Ferguson Shows Blacks Live in a Different America
Steve Chapman
Fifty years ago this summer, President Lyndon Johnson signed the
landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Back then, it was reasonable to
expect that by 2014, America would be a fully integrated nation in
which equality prevailed. But as the events in Ferguson, Mo.,
dramatize, the country still resembles what a presidential commission
described in 1968... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014
Editor's
Photo: The Great Darke County Fair is underway. Check out the results of the Junior Division Grooming competition tomorrow.
This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted July 7, 2014.
Classifieds:
New listings posted on a regular basis. Events: Tire Recycling Day Near.News: Beagle Hosts Memorial Highway Dedication. Obituaries: Robert L. "Bob" Denlinger; Sue Varvel.Yesterday's
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