Versailles plans full Poultry Days Festival
While several local festivals have been cancelled, the Poultry Days board remains optimistic about this year’s festival and is planning a full festival including rides,...
District leaders detail 4 best practices for hosting school vaccination clinics
Protecting privacy, coordinating partnerships and choosing locations familiar to the public are key as superintendents embrace an “opportunity to save lives.” From K-12 Dive By...
Can schools make summer programs more fun, effective by focusing on accelerated learning?
Summer learning efforts should focus on offering a motivator for students, and include as many students as possible From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel April...
Justice Dept: Sexual orientation and gender identity are protected under Title IX
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Bostock v. Clayton County, decided in June, found workers who are gay or transgender are shielded under Title VII From...
Report: Intervene early, effectively to prevent violent school attacks
U.S. Secret Service says targeted school violence is largely preventable From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel April 6, 2021 Dive Brief: Targeted school violence is...
Along Life’s Way… How Far Have You Come?
By Lois E. Wilson The current “cancel culture” movement seems to be making its choices of whom and what to shame or destroy. It is...
Registration open for DCP summer camps!
Darke County Parks will once again be offering a variety of youth summer camps. Registration is now open! Buggin' Out (Ages 8-9) Dates: 6/14/2021 -...
Mildred A. Dill
Mildred A. Dill age 107, of Versailles passed away at 2:37 AM on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Versailles Rehab & Healthcare Center. Mildred was...
Ralph L. Ridenour
Ralph L. Ridenour, 86, of Union City, Indiana, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021, at his home.He was born on February 14, 1935, in...
Laura Anne McGriff
Laura Anne McGriff, age 42, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Greenville.She was born on June 20, 1978 in...
Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy to begin at Edison State
The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy at Edison State Community College is now accepting applications for the 23-week program that will prepare students for a...
Old, Slow Laptops Are Sabotaging College Student Success
Learning is harder if the technology students have is old, outdated or not powerful enough to handle the demands of today’s higher ed software and...
New School Visions Requires a Change in How We Make Decisions
As schools mark a full-year since the pandemic hit, lessons learned have pushed districts to embrace change in ways big and small. From EdTech Focus...
Chicken Dinners to Benefit Darke County United Way
It’s the same question every night . . . what’s for dinner? How about a delicious Romer’s Chicken Dinner? The Darke County United Way is...
Puzzle Pete Asks You to Try His “RV”
By Lois Wilson Use the clues to solve the puzzle. Each answer word starts with the letter “R” and has the letter “V” as the...