Sophomores in name only: Helping students start their second first year
Colleges scramble to give extra support to sophomores whose first college year was disrupted by Covid-19 From The Hechinger Report By Olivia Sanchez August 19,...
Phillip Lynn Stickel
Phillip Lynn Stickel age 83, of Springboro, Ohio and formerly of Greenville, Ohio passed away at 4:07 A.M. Wednesday August 11, 2021 at Miami Valley...
Richard Frank Gustafson Jr.
Richard Frank Gustafson Jr. 71 of Greenville, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Saturday August 21, 2021 after a long battle with pancreatic...
Petition Certified for Proposed Statute to Expand Legal Marijuana in Ohio
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today certified a revised petition for a proposed statute that would add a chapter to the Ohio...
How free college became a perk for American workers
As employees quit their jobs at record rates, companies like Target and Walmart are offering better benefits to retain them. From Vox.com By Terry Nguyen...
Should breakthrough infections change colleges’ fall plans?
From Higher Ed Dive By Natalie Schwartz Aug. 17, 2021 Dive Brief: Duke University reported more than 100 positive coronavirus cases in the week ending...
Great Darke County Fair… Too Pooped to Party
Three-year-old Rayne Lee Smith, was too pooped to party any longer at the Darke County Fair Saturday, so she decided to take her nap under...
Darke County Endowment for the Arts supports Student Theater Production
DCCA recognizes the Darke County Endowment for the Arts for their support of the Missoula Children’s Theatre Residency and production of Sleeping Beauty. “Thanks to the...
Sandra Rae Booher
Sandra Rae Booher, 70, of Troy, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 19, 2021, surrounded by her loving family, and in...
Students Must Learn to Think Critically. It’s Up to Us to Teach Them How.
From EdSurge By Scott Miller Aug 12, 2021 Many years ago, fresh off completing my college degree, I found myself teaching grade 10 geography in...
Study Finds Reopening Schools Linked with Improved Parent Mental Health
From EdSurge By Rebecca Koenig Aug 18, 2021 The unusual school, work and home conditions that so many Americans have faced during the pandemic have...
Along Life’s Way… A Look at the Wild Side
By Lois E. Wilson For over thirty years, we have lived in a wooded, residential area outside the city limits. The developer made certain when the...
Harry Stephens Trust continues major support of Empowering Programs
GREENVILLE – The Harry D. Stephens Memorial Trust Fund has continued its support of Empowering Darke County Youth with its second major June distribution. This...
Anonymous messaging app Yik Yak returns after 4-year shutdown
From Higher Ed Dive By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Aug. 17, 2021 Dive Brief: Yik Yak, the anonymous messaging app that shut down four years ago after...
It’s Time to Reboot Our Thinking About Adult Learners in a Digitally Transformed World
From EdSurge By Sean Gallagher Aug 11, 2021 As our economy enters a new era, so too must the world of postsecondary education. Twenty-five years...