COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015 - U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
USDA agricultural disaster status given to eight western Ohio counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated
Butler, Darke, Defiance, Hamilton, Mercer, Paulding, Preble, and Van
Wert Counties as natural disaster areas due to excessive rain and
flooding in the region in 2015. With this disaster designation,
agricultural producers in these counties are eligible to be considered
for assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), including emergency
loans. Eligible farmers have eight months from the... Read
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DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE THE PLACE TO BE
Artisan Stroll Success!
Well, that sure was the BEST First Friday we have ever had! Over 4,000
people attended our Artisan Stroll last Friday, the weather was about
as perfect as it could have been, and the vendors were top notch! I
want to give a HUGE thank you to my committee of volunteers who have
been planning this event since March. These ladies are truly... Read
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SPORTS TEACHES ABOUT LIFE
Parents, Coaches, Fans and Officials
By Mike Stegall
Some of you may not know this, but I once was a High School football
player (Greenville), then College (Central Michigan University), then a
High school football official for 27 years. As an official, I
worked basically 3 leagues, The Midwest Athletic, the Greater Western
Ohio, and The Western Buckeye. In all of these... Read
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AGRONOMIC CROPS NETWORK
C.O.R.N. Newsletter and Beef Cattle Newsletter
From Sam Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County
Please find below this week’s CORN Newsletter. Tips are given on
how to approximate yield so that you can take advantage of some of
these pricing bumps. Dairies: Don’t forget you need to make your
Margin Protection choice by September 30. A tool to help you make
those... Read
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U.S. CONGRESSMAN JOHN BOEHNER
A Commitment to Providing Excellent Constituent Services
Washington, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today
released the following column reminding Ohio’s 8th District of the many
services he provides to help constituents navigate federal agencies,
cut through red-tape, and get the answers they need: “This year, the
IRS dropped 8.8 million calls on taxpayers in the months leading up to
Tax Day. Today, wait times... Read
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CITY OF GREENVILLE
Additional NO PARKING Areas During The Great Darke County Fair
The City of Greenville Street Department will be installing temporary
No Parking on the following streets from Thursday Aug. 20 through
Saturday Aug. 29: Central Ave. from Sherman St. to Birt St. (Both sides
of street); Martz St. from Ft. Jefferson Ave. to Sweitzer St. (South
side of street)... Read
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Caitlyn Jenner just schooled Planned Parenthood on acceptance and
transparency. Caitlyn Jenner is a retired American Olympian formerly
known as Bruce Jenner. When Jenner appeared on the July cover of Vanity
Fair magazine with the caption: “Call me Caitlyn, ” progressive elites
began competing with each other to... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015
Editor's
Photo: The Community Impact Fund of the Community Foundation of Shelby
County recently awarded a total of $2,000.00 to Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Shelby and Darke County. Get the details Tuesday. 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.Events: Coffee with the Commissioner, EUM church offers Fall classes.News: Fair safety committee reminds citizens of traffic pattern change, Joy FM donated to Indiana radio station.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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