COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
2014-15 school year a ‘positive experience’ at GCSD
GREENVILLE – “This year has been a positive experience,” said
Greenville City Schools Superintendent Douglas Fries. “Our report card
continues to show positive growth…” He noted in “Value Added” – which
addresses student improvement – the District had attained the highest
level possible. GHS graduated 90.9 percent of its 4-year seniors
in 2015; when adding seniors who needed the fifth year to graduate, it
increased to 91.4 percent. Noting the OGT (Ohio Graduation Test) has
more indicators... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
10-year-old injured in bicycle-vehicle accident
Union City-- On June 10, 2015 at approximately 4:37 PM, Darke County
Deputies along with Union City, OH. Fire and Rescue and CareFlight
responded to 348 Union City-Elroy Road on a report of an injury
accident involving a 10 year old child on a bicycle being struck by a
vehicle. The Darke County Sheriff's Office Accident
Reconstruction Team also responded to the... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Superheroes in
Library Windows
As part of the Greenville Public Library's Summer Reading Program there
is special artwork in the Library windows! Local fine artist
Michael Glass has painted six superheroes in the six front windows,
each over four feet high. Many people know that Michael paints
the windows at The Coffee Pot for the holidays. These... Read
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THE RISKS OF GAMBLING
Exploiting Human
Weakness
By Kate Burch
Full disclosure: I have never bought a lottery ticket; never gone
to Vegas or even a casino; never bet on a horse at Keeneland when I
have gone there to enjoy a day with friends or family. That sort
of risk-taking just does not appeal to me. It is true that people
from all walks of life and all income levels do engage... Read
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EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
We Are IT! Ladies Participate in Global Competition
A team of local young ladies recently returned from Destination
Imagination’s (DI) global finals, the largest creative thinking and
problem solving competition in the world. Held in Knoxville, Tennessee,
the team was among more than 13,000 students representing more than
1,400 teams that... Read
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VERSAILLES HEALTH CARE CENTER
VHCC offers free joint replacement class June 22
Versailles Health Care Center would like to invite anyone considering
joint replacement surgery to a FREE Total Joint Replacement
Class. The class will take place on Monday, June 22, 2015 at 6 pm
in The Rehab Clinic at Versailles Health Care Center. Dr. Chad Weber,
Orthopedic Surgeon, along with Versailles Health Care Center
Therapists, will provide... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
The New Congressional Plan
to Repeal and
Replace Obamacare
Diana Stancy & Kelsey Harkness
A group of House Republicans unveiled a 192-page health care plan that
fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with “patient-centered reforms”
and “free-market solutions.” Lawmakers... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Last day of school a day for celebration for Greenville
students. Find out more about this year's last day of school tomorrow.
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: 4 Liberal Myths About Ronald Reagan Debunked. Community: Dairy News & Beef Cattle. Events: Coffee with the Commissioner.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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