COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Broerman crowned Little Miss Poultry Days 2015
VERSAILLES – He’s been doing it for 26 years… after Ken DeMange was,
once again, introduced as the Master of Ceremonies for the 31st Annual
Little Miss Poultry Days Contest, he said, “I was wondering if I’d ever
interview the daughter of a candidate I interviewed in the past. It’s
happened now, once or twice… time to retire.” Except he was having too
much fun. On June 12 DeMange talked with each of 24 young ladies vying
for the title of Little Miss Poultry Days prior to the start of the
contest. He introduced them... Read
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Over $100,000 to upgrade equipment at DCSO
GREENVILLE – “It needs to be done soon,” said Darke County Sheriff
Chief Deputy Mark Whittaker, “but I don’t have a specific date.” He
emphasized the point by noting one of their network switches went out
over the weekend. Whittaker was referring to two servers for the
Sheriff’s office, plus necessary hardware and software, that have been
authorized.... Read
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MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF
Mercer HIT arrest
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, Celina Police Chief Tom Wale, and
Coldwater Police Chief Jason Miller report the Heroin Interdiction Team
(HIT) made an arrest of 31 year old Jennifer Hoelscher, of 1320 West
Market Street, Celina, Ohio. On June 23, 2015 at approximately
1:30 PM officers working HIT observed Hoelscher walking in the
400 block of West Warren Street in... Read
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OIL AND THE UNITED STATES
“Beware of Those Who Do Things in the Name of Good”
By Kate Burch
Harold Hamm, chairman of the domestic Energy Producers Alliance, points
out in the June 22 Wall Street Journal that the ban on exports of U.S.
crude oil, left over from the Nixon era, has done great harm to the
American economy and is hobbling the boom in U.S. oil production due to
fracking. Fully 28%... Read
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MIKE CAUSEY'S FEDERAL REPORT
'Good' news about
the OPM breach
By Mike Causey
So what, if any, is the good news coming out of the Great Hack Job of
2015. Can there be any? The short answer is, yes, some, a little. But
first this: At this point in time, we still don't know what we don't
know. What we know, or think we know, is: The breach took place late
last year. It wasn't discovered until April. The hack attack was... Read
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OSU EXTENSION, DARKE COUNTY
Nutrient Stewardship
for Cleaner Water
Sam Custer
Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water is a new Signature Program for
OSU Extension which was implemented in 2014. IMPLEMENTATION -
Implementation has been timely; due to the heightened attention on
water quality and nutrient effects in Grand Lake St. Mary’s, Lake Erie
and Ohio River Watersheds, farmer awareness... Read
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GREENVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
Clear or Cloudy?
By Carla Surber
Treasurer
Transparency is a word that I remember from a very young age. I
had a first grade teacher, who addressed the windows in our 1930's
classroom as transparent (clear) and the door glass translucent or
cloudy. That stuck with me. The door panes were cloudy and
only let a shimmer of light through. Only glimpses of what was
there, but... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015
Editor's
Photo: From Bluebag Media... “Our job ends tomorrow,” said Miss Chick
2014 Elizabeth White with a trace of sadness on June 12. Find out more
about her reign as Miss Chick 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.Community: Darke County Endowment for the Arts announces grant awards.Events: Church hosts Left Behind.Obituaries: Betty Jane (Morris) Koffer. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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