COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 & TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Majority kids clean up East Main bridge graffiti
GREENVILLE – “We Are the Majority” leaders and their young charges were
walking the bike path under the East Main Street bridge on their way to
play Putt Putt Golf. “We saw the graffiti (on the wall),” said Kelly
Harrison, Prevention Specialist with Recovery & Wellness Centers of
Midwest Ohio. “One of the leaders said ‘sure wish we could paint over
this’.” A Majority leader said she saw the markings… “One of the
younger kids asked what was on the wall,” she added. “Not appropriate!
We need to make a... Read
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
BBBS hosts agency picnic at Earl’s Island
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County sponsored an agency
picnic at Earl’s Island, Lake Loramie State Park on Thursday, August
13, to provide an evening of fun and food for the volunteers and the
children in the program. Over 40 individuals from Shelby and Darke
Counties attended the picnic... Read
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TIGERS OVERCOME MISTAKES
Versailles takes Delphos in MAC opener
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- It was just over a week ago, the issue for the varsity
football teams wasn’t the game but the weather. With severe weather and
lightening backing things up to Saturday, the Versailles Tigers
traveled to Germantown to battle Valley View. On a very hot Saturday
morning, the... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Pioneer Demonstrations and Historical Encampment at Prairie Days
This year’s Prairie Days festival will once again have a plethora of
demonstrations of pioneer skills and trades. The lineup for this year
includes staples of the frontier like basket weaving, lye soap making,
children’s toy woodworking, chair caning brain tanning, and hide... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Raising Awareness of Krabbe Disease
Krabbe disease is an often fatal degenerative disease that destroys the
protective coating on nerve cells in the brain and the nervous
system. This rare disease has effected several families locally
including that of Madison Layton who passed away after battling the
disease from birth to her second birthday. It is in Madison’s memory
that the second week in September will be designated... Read
More. More Opinion.
GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Trackchair offers more mobility for the disabled
GREENVILLE – At $16,500 it’s a bargain, at least according to Action
Trackchair representative Kim McCabe. She compared it to basic
wheelchairs you have to push with your hands (upwards from $6,000) to
the fancier models which can cost as much as $40,000 or more. This one
will take its occupant... Read
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Lessons to learn from Iraq War
This week, critics of the Iran deal -- including Former Vice President
Dick Cheney -- are gathering in Washington. It's a safe bet that they
will call for abandoning our diplomatic deal with Iran and the world,
and call for a dangerously simplistic vision of American "leadership"
based on unilateral action that would ultimately leave us... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY & TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 & 15, 2015
Editor's
Photo: DCSA Fall Skills Academy starts Sundays, September 27th and
running every Sunday through October 25th. For more, read the story
Tuesday.
You can check out the Paul
Ackley
cartoon archive here.
New Community Events photo sets posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Community: Edison announces Summer 2015 Dean’s List. Blogs: Study: Kids Are Tossing Out the Government’s Healthy Lunch Program.Obituaries: Keith E. Fourman, Juanita V. Gerling, Edward "Eddie" Ray Haines. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
