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Greenville’s K-8 opens to lots of smiling faces
By Bob Robinson
First day of school at Greenville’s long-awaited Elementary and Middle
School… grades 5-8 came in without a hitch. Lots of smiling faces.
Teachers and administrative staff, while concentrating on getting ready
for the next “Wave,” were still smiling at their new ‘digs.’
Greenville’s K-4 students were due to arrive any minute… Buses arrived
– right on schedule – students started piling out… lots of smiling
faces. “I love... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie School Programs
Darke County Parks invites teachers to bring their classes out to the
park for their favorite seasonal school program: “Nature’s Sweet
Treat.” This program allows students to observe the process of turning
sap into the sweetest of nature’s treats, maple syrup! Topics will
cover the science behind... Read
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MARION LOCAL FALLS LATE
V-Tigers remain undefeated in MAC play
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- “I knew this was going not going to be easy. Marion Local
has the best defense in the MAC. It’s not always pretty. It was pretty
ugly tonight. It is what it is and you take what you can… I guess.
Marion Local plays great defense.” Those were the words of Versailles
head coach Travis... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF, ENGINEER
SR 571 East of Greenville to close for bridge construction
The Darke County Engineer and Darke County Sheriff are issuing a public
notice on the impending closure of State Route 571 east of Greenville,
Ohio. This closure will impact travel on the east side of
Greenville which is an area with many manufacturing and industrial
businesses. On Monday, January 16, State Route 571 will be closed to
thru traffic... Read
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BRING CITIZEN LEGISLATORS BACK
Unqualified????
By Kate Burch
Many on the Left are outraged by the election of a hugely successful
businessman as our new President. Some decry his lack of experience in
government, implying that unfamiliarity with the arcana of Washington
renders him ineffective as the chief executive of our country.
Others—those who believe that it is fundamentally... Read
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EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Edison State Recognizes Employee Excellence
Edison State Community College recognized two outstanding employees at
its annual spring convocation ceremony on January 9 in the Robinson
Theater at the Piqua Campus. The awards speak to College’s commitment
to quality and sustaining positive employee... Read
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WASHINGTON POST
Why surging high school graduation rates might be a mirage
By Jay Mathews
U.S. high school graduation rates are soaring. President Obama
announced in October that the 2014-2015 rate was up to 83 percent in a
fifth straight record-setting year. The D.C. public schools’ increase
was the greatest anywhere, from 53 percent... Read
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