COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 - NATIONAL FROG JUMPING DAY
Medical Marijuana Legislation Passes Ohio House
HB 523 creates commission to tightly regulate marijuana policy -
COLUMBUS—Legislation to legalize medical marijuana passed the Ohio
House of Representatives today. The bill works to tightly regulate the
distribution of medical marijuana, while ensuring access to those who
need the medicine for certain conditions. Among the components of House
Bill 523 is the creation of the Medical Marijuana Control Commission,
consisting of nine people representing all sides of the medical
marijuana issue and... Read
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OSU EXTENSION
Corn Has Not Emerged, Should I be Concerned? No!
By Sam Custer
On Sunday I was talking to a producer who said that it is taking a long
time for corn to emerge. I did some calculations for Darke
County. Corn planted on April 18 has had 187 GDDs and is up and
looking great while corn planted just a week later corn on April 27...Read
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EDISON STATE SPORTS
Malik Thurman to Play for Urbana University
Malik Thurman (Stebbins HS) has signed a letter of intent to play
basketball at Urbana University following his successful career at
Edison State Community College. "Malik is a phenomenal athlete and
young man," said Rob Summers men's head basketball coach at Urbana
University. "We are excited about him bringing his energy on... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Capital Budget-Help for Good Local Projects
This year’s Capital Budget totaled $2.6 billion, of which $160 million
was allocated toward state projects. Often times the remaining
funds go toward local projects which have raised a substantial amount
of funds through their local governments and community
fundraising. In this capital budget, I am pleased that a number
of important projects throughout the 84th House District will be... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Nature Day a Success
Darke County Parks annual Nature Day event took place on Saturday April
23rd to the delight of all ages. During the cool morning, adults
enjoyed a Warbler hike and a wildflower hike took place in the early
afternoon, children experienced many different earth related activities
throughout the day from planting trees to visiting with the animal
ambassadors... Read
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GREENVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
Woodland students entertained, educated
GREENVILLE – The first week of May was an exciting week for Woodland
students. On Thursday they were treated to a performance by the
internationally known Greenville High School Wavaires. Kids clapped and
cheered as they got a taste of what they might be doing in eight or
nine years. Earlier... Read
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A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
Introducing Truman…
Dear Reader:
I’ve shared some of my thoughts with you, but I feel it necessary to
give you a little background about myself. Truman Scott Bashore - I was
born on November 9, 1944 at Good Sam in Dayton, and I have a sister
Beverly who is retired nurse and lives in Arcanum. We have grown
quite close in the past five years for which I am most grateful. My
parents were Harold and Naomi Bashore... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
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