COUNTY NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 - DAY 6, GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Darke County Fair Teaching the Little Ones Life Lessons
By Bob Robinson
I’ve been covering the Great Darke County Fair Cheerleading Competition
for more than six years. In the beginning I mostly ran into my Post
Secondary Edison students in their high school varsity competitions…
this year was a little different. As in “little ones” different. “Mr.
Robinson!” Three of my Greenville Pee Wee ... Read
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GCSD SUPERINTENDENT DOUGLAS FRIES
Welcome to the
2016-2017 School Year
Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year. Our administration and
staff are eager to begin another year with the students, parents,
grandparents, and community members throughout our district. We
hope to have everyone work together to make this another successful
instructional and enjoyable year for all. I trust each of you have had
a relaxing and enjoyable summer... Read
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GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Nisonger starts
fair off with a bang
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Greenville’s own, Jeff Nisonger, picked up right where he
left off a year ago. Nisonger, who is notorious for making the Darke
County Fair his own, got the 2016 fair off with a bang Friday, scoring
four wins in the opening harness race session. Nisonger lit things up
right... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
All that’s missing is
the white picket fence
By Aprill Brandon
It was a particularly bad day to give birth to a baby. Or, depending on
how you view it, I suppose, it was a particularly good day to give
birth to a baby. Which is why every pregnant woman in the world decided
to do it that morning. In my hospital, no less. A birth explosion is
how one... Read
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INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
Quality and
Noncollege Learning
By Paul Fain
Education Department announces eight winning partnerships in experiment
to open federal aid to alternative providers, with a possibly
influential new way of assuring academic quality… The U.S. Department
of Education on Tuesday revealed the eight winning... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Butterfly Monitoring Every Friday at DCP
Darke County Parks needs help! Butterfly habitat is declining, and
scientists need to monitor their populations very closely. Every Friday
at 2pm from now through September, join a naturalist to hike a pre-set
path and record all the butterflies observed. These numbers will then
be sent on to the Ohio Lepidopterists for scientific... Read
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GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Rain or no rain, it’s opening day
By Jan Boyer
Threat of rain.... cancel a fun evening at the Great Darke County
Fair? No way would many dyed in the wool fair goers think of
it! What are a few drops of rain or even a downpour compared to
opening day at the Fair? As a few drops of water hit my glasses while I
was walking toward the main gate at the Fairgrounds, I knew I would
probably not... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016
From
the Editor: The “Switching Gears” Summer Youth Program through the
Darke County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Darke DD) helps
students focus on career exploration, employment preparation and life
skills. For more, check out the story tomorrow.
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