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NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 - MAIN STREET GREENVILLE
Lots Happening in Hometown Holiday Horse Parade
GREENVILLE, Ohio - It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The 2015
Hometown Holiday Horse Parade returns on Saturday, November 21st at 7
pm in downtown Greenville! This annual tradition in Darke County
has kicked off the holiday season for the downtown district the past 12
years! The 2015 Grand Marshal will be State Representative Jim Buchy.
When selecting the Grand Marshal, Representative Buchy was a natural
choice. “Representative Buchy has served on and off in public office
for our community since... Read
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EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Upper Valley CC students Experience Edison
Over 325 Upper Valley Career Center students were on Edison State
Community College’s Piqua Campus on Friday, October 23 for their second
annual Experience Edison event. The junior and senior classes of Upper
Valley CC toured the campus, participated in information... Read
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DARKE COUNTY OSU EXTENSION OFFICE
OSU Extension to Offer Year-end Tax Tips for Farmers
By Sam Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County
Farmers and producers looking to plan ahead for tax filing this year
can learn about federal tax law changes and updates, as well as
potential money-saving tips they can use when filing 2015 tax returns,
from tax experts at Ohio State University’s College of Food,
Agricultural, and Environmental... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
Conference to Focus on Veterans Legal Advocacy
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Buckeye
Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America will be co-sponsoring a
December conference on veterans legal advocacy. Titled "Defending
Veterans in the Criminal Justice System," the one-day conference will
take place on Thursday, December 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m at the
Columbus... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
Sex-Offender Registration and Notification Mandates Are Constitutional
By Kathleen Maloney
State law requires convicted sex offenders to register and to verify
their addresses periodically with authorities. The Ohio Supreme Court
ruled today that those requirements for certain offenders do not amount
to cruel and unusual punishment. The obligations for Tier II sex... Read
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CLEVELAND.COM
Ohio lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana bills
By Jackie Borchardt
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On the heels of the defeat of a proposal to legalize
marijuana, state lawmakers in the Ohio House said Wednesday they plan
to move forward with several bills related to medical marijuana. House
Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Southwest... Read
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Let's reinvent high school
We want to talk to you about our nation’s high schools for a moment. In
2008, the Department of Education required all states, for the first
time, to use the same calculation for their high school graduation rate
-- a key accountability measure that this administration has embraced.
In 2010, President Obama and Secretary Duncan joined the America’s... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Garst Museum’s Nov. 7 ‘Night at the Garst Canteen,’ was about a
love story during the war (both Robert and Agnes served, Robert in the
infantry and Agnes as a WAC, playing in the Army band). Read more about
Robert and Agnes tomorrow.
New Community Events photo sets posted here. Check out our new Facebook pages: County News Online Community and Empowering Darke County Youth. Like them and invite your Facebook friends to like them. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: They Claimed Giving All Students Free School Lunches Would Raise Test Scores. Here’s What Happened.Community: St. Mary’s School November Newsletter.Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
See
yesterday's postclick
here.
