COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016 - NATIONAL THRIFT STORE DAY
Murphy grabs bronze in 800 meters in Rio Huge crowd gathers at TVHS to watch historic race
By George Starks
NEW MADISON- With the American flag draped over his shoulders,
Tri-Village graduate, Clayton Murphy did what most can only dream of
doing. Starting in Lane 1, Murphy had aspirations of winning gold in
the 800 meters in the 2016 Olympics Monday. Murphy was able to grab a
third place finish, bringing home the bronze... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Teacher Workshop: Send a Monarch to Mexico
In the fall, over 60,000 students across the globe created symbolic
butterflies and sent them to Mexico as part of Journey North. The
Symbolic Monarch represents the gift of goodwill that each country must
contribute to ensure the survival of this shared natural resource.
Children who live beside the Monarchs' winter sanctuaries... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF
Darke County
Deputies Investigate
Motor Vehicle Accident
On Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 12:54 AM Darke County Sheriff's Deputies,
along with Gettysburg Fire Department and Gettysburg Rescue, responded
to a single vehicle injury accident in the area of Gettysburg Pitsburg
Road and Yount Road. Preliminary investigation revealed that Richard
Dillon Medrano (22), of Bradford Ohio... Read
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A TASTE OF HISTORY
About our first First Lady, Martha Washington
By Susan Olling
The first First Lady has been overlooked. She was a fascinating
person. Years before she was Lady Washington, wife of the President,
she was Martha Dandridge of Chestnut Grove, a small plantation on the
Pamunkey River in New Kent County, Virginia. Born in 1731, she
was the oldest of eight children and... Read
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GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Greenville PD to
participate in Drive
Sober or Get Pulled Over
Greenville, OH – The Greenville Police Department will join local and
national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all
across the country for the 2016 National DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER
Campaign. During the mobilization, officers will be cracking down
on motorists, August 19th... Read
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AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Drug crisis:Struggle against heroin epidemic draws friends, families of addicts to huge gathering
By Nick Glunt
While a woman told how her daughter died of a heroin overdose, a
grieving mother in a crowd of a thousand listeners held a sign
depicting her own smiling son. As the speaker said her daughter’s
addict friends opted not... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBE
Basketball, golf and,
of course, the high jump
By Lois Wilson
Once again Senior Scribe Poet Laureate Lois Wilson is on top of the
season with her insightful look at the important events of the day.
This time it’s sports. Wilson offers four poems, each addressing a
sport of a different flavor. They’re in honor of the Olympics… or
basketball… or golf. Take your pick, but enjoy all four. Wilson's
completed... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
From
the Editor: In the next few weeks thousands of wide-eyed college
freshmen will arrive on campus eager to begin the next stage of their
lives. Check out 10 tips from academic advisors, counselors and student
affairs experts at public and private colleges in northeast Ohio
tomorrow. Community
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