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NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016 - NATIONAL MERRY GO ROUND DAY
Red Cross offers safety tips for the extreme heat
Extreme heat kills more than hurricanes, floods, tornadoes & lightning combined.
Miami Valley OH (July 21, 2016) — Heat-related incidents and illness
are preventable, yet annually many people succumb to extreme heat.
Extreme heat, in fact, kills more people each year than hurricanes,
floods, tornadoes and lightning combined. “People don’t often think
about the dangers of extreme heat, but it can be very dangerous and
even deadly,” says Lynne Gump, Executive Director of the Northern Miami... Read
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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
With your input, Ohio education can improve
Please complete this survey to create more ways for Ohio students to
get high-quality training and skills. The Ohio Department of Education
believes every young person deserves a pathway to economic success.
That is why we are pursuing a grant from the Council of Chief State
School Officers, the National Association... Read
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FOOTBALL GOES VARSITY 2ND SEASON
New season brings on new hopes in Patriot Nation
By George Starks
NEW MADISON- With football in only its second full season at
Tri-Village, Pats coach Jason Schondelmyer is pumped up and ready for
it to go full force. But what’s the kids and community thinking? Are
they ready? “I think some of them don’t quite know what to expect,”
said the Patriots coach... Read
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GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
2016 Little Miss & Mr. Pageant… Under the Sea
Applications are now being accepted for The 2016 Great Darke County
Fair Little Miss and Mr. Pageant. The pageant will take place in
the fairgrounds youth building, located behind the gazebo. It
will be on Monday, August 22, 2016 with the boys starting at 5:30 and
the girls... Read
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HOLDING CONSUMERS RESPONSIBLE
An Excess of Caution
By Kate Burch
Recently General Mills, “in an excess of caution,” has voluntarily
recalled, more than ten million pounds of flour, and also some baking
mixes containing the targeted lots of flour, because of the possibility
that the flour was contaminated with a particular strain of E. coli
bacteria. This bacteria causes acute gastrointestinal symptoms... Read
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EDISON STUDENT COMMENTARY
“The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society”
By Lincoln Rapp
Jonathan Kozol wrote this essay in an attempt to describe the
challenges that illiterate people face every day and the effect
illiteracy has on the country as a whole. He writes that most
illiterates do not vote. Those that do, usually do not consider
the character or policies of the candidate they choose and are easily... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Survival Skills: Water Purification at DCP
Ohio has plenty of freshwater, but is it safe to drink? Darke County
Parks is pleased to welcome back Rob Simpson, owner of the Canteen Shop
on West 3rd Street in Greenville. On Saturday, July 30th at 1pm Rob
will discuss methods of water filtering and treatment. With water so
readily available, most people... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016
From
the Editor: Greenville Eagles awards two scholarships through the Darke County Scholarship Fund. Find out
more about the event on CNO tomorrow. Community
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