COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Annie Oakley Festival attendance more than doubles
YORK WOODS – By noon July 25 The Annie Oakley Festival had over 600
visitors, a number they reached only after the full Saturday in 2014.
By the end of the day, committee members estimated well over 1,500
visitors. The festival is open Friday through Sunday but the high
traffic day is always Saturday after the parade. Judy Hathaway, Annie
Oakley Committee First Vice President, was delighted. “Traffic has been
good!” she exclaimed. Committee member Laura Francis, 2011 Miss Annie
Oakley... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Library Film
Series for August
Greenville Public Library's “Third Floor Film Series” continues on
August 13 at 7:00 p.m. Host David Nilsen states “We will feature
The Cincinnati Kid from 1965. Directed by Norman Jewison, the
film showcases an all-star cast featuring Steve McQueen, Edward G.
Robinson, Karl Malden, Ann-Margret, Tuesday Weld... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Community help requested to replace Honor Guard van
GREENVILLE – “We have two options,” said Veterans Honor Guard member
Fred Dean. “We can get a retired transit bus owned by the City of
Greenville or we can get a new one.” Either way, the old one has to be
replaced. Dean was referring to the van he drives to carry Honor Guard... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBES
Death By a Thousand Cuts
By Kate Burch
Last week, our dishwasher went on the fritz and, before the repair was
accomplished, the water heater sprang a leak! There’s nothing
like washing dishes by hand in cold water and taking cold showers to
make one appreciate modern conveniences. When we went to look at
water heaters, we were surprised at how much the prices had increased... Read
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Cold Case Investigation Solving a Decades-Old Mystery
Tonya Hughes was just shy of her 21st birthday on a spring day in 1990
when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Oklahoma City. She died
five days later, but the investigation into her suspicious death led to
a mystery—and a murder—that took decades to fully unravel. That’s
because Tonya Hughes was not who anyone thought she was... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Federal Policies are
Hurting the Middle Class
Under the current presidential administration, the federal government
has enacted policies that claim to help the middle class. In actuality,
they are hurting it. From Common Core to the Affordable Care Act, the
current administration is expanding the income gap, evidenced by
marketing patterns that are developing a class system which is more
divided than it has been since the 1970s... Read
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OHIO SENATE PRESIDENT KEITH FABER
Faber Honors Memory of Captain Dennis L. Pintor
COLUMBUS- Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) today honored fallen
soldier Captain Dennis Pintor at a memorial highway dedication ceremony
held at Elida High School, where Pintor graduated from in 1992. "It's
fitting that we gather here at Elida High, where Dennis Pintor played
sports and studied hard to make it... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Gathering at Garst visitors say event is ‘awesome’!
For more, read the story this weekend. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
New Community Events photo set posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: Why Mark Levin Says the GOP Needs a Facelift.Sports: Why I’m dreading the start of football season. Obituaries: B. Nicholas "Nick" Cox; Freda Hensley.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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