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Commissioner’s Corner
Congrats to
Murphy; another great fair!
August has come and gone. Hot, humid weather, followed by flash rain
storms and in some places flooding, the start of High School football,
schools going back in session, and of course, the 9 day run of the
Great Darke County Fair. Sounds like a typical August in the Miami
Valley and in Darke County!
First of all, the Darke County Commissioners wish to congratulate
Clayton Murphy of New Madison for his outstanding Olympic
accomplishment of a Bronze medal in the 800 meter finals! I am sure
that everyone in Darke County was yelling at the television when
Clayton, with his classic last lap kick, was catching and finally
caught the 3rd place runner and became the Olympic Bronze medalist!
Congratulations to Clayton and the Murphy family for raising such an
inspiring young man. Darke County is certainly proud of you!!
Of course, one of the biggest happenings every year is the Great Darke
County Fair. Thank you to all the Fair Board members, Fair Manager
Daryl Riffle, and the entire maintenance staff for all the hours of
preparation and hard work you do throughout the year to make our fair
the best in the Country! This year, despite the weather and rain, the
fair seemed to be as vibrant as ever. The Commissioners talked to
several people from other states, some as far away as Texas,
California, and Missouri, who really enjoyed themselves and thought
they would come back. We will bet not many County Fairs anywhere can
say that! The Commissioners would also like to thank all of the 4H, FFA
members, Cheerleaders, Band members, and everyone else who performed
and showed their projects at the fair. We realize these young people
are the backbone of the fair, and their accomplishments through hard
work and dedication are making them into outstanding adults. The
parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and advisors who help with
guidance of these young people should be proud of the efforts and
rewards these young people have received for their hard work. Once
again, “Thank You” to all who made this year’s fair another success!
There has been some real excitement happening in Darke County this
month. We would like to Congratulate Mayor Mike Bowers as August is his
last month as Mayor of Greenville. Mr. Bowers is taking over as the new
Economic Development Director for the County starting in September.
Mike was the perfect pick for the job, as he worked very closely with
the former director, Marc Saluk, who left to be close to his home of
Philadelphia. The Commissioners, the C.I.C, and Partnering 4 Progress
wish Mike the best of luck, and continued economic success for Darke
County.
Another great event for the County was the announcement and ground
breaking for the new Whirlpool distribution system. The new building
will be around 325,000 square feet, and will be state of the art. This
is another example of the commitment Whirlpool, and the city and county
have made to continue their success here. The Dayton Business Journal
has been covering Darke county extensively for the past several months,
and have highlighted our successes. Whirlpool should start the building
process shortly, and they hope to be in by late spring. None of this is
possible without a vibrant, talented and dedicated workforce. The
people we have working in our manufacturing facilities continue to
impress the managers and C.E.O.’s to the point that Darke County is
where they want to locate, and stay! Thank you to all the hard workers
who have made Darke County successful!
The new MARCS radio tower has been purchased and should be going up in
the future. The tower will be located in the Union City, Ohio area, and
will much improve radio communications in the northern part of the
county
As we roll into September, and hopefully cooler and more stable
weather, things continue to look up for Darke County. We would like for
everyone to be informed of all that happens here, and the best way for
that is for you to attend a regularly scheduled session. We meet every
Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at 520 S. Broadway in Greenville,
just south of the Courthouse. Hope to see you there!
The Darke County Commissioners
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