The Fiscal Times… Top
10 Policy Blunders of 2013, By David Francis
December 20, 2013 - This past year was a tough one for President Obama
on a number of fronts. But it was particularly difficult
internationally, as the president seemed to lurch from one crisis to
the next without an apparent cohesive strategy, hurting America’s
reputation and interests. There were some highlights in international
affairs – Secretary of State John Kerry restarting the... read
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Law Street Media… Crime
in America: Top 10 Safest Cities Over 200,000,
Kevin Rizzo
November 25, 2013 - Although most crime in the United States occurs in
densely populated areas, there are several large cities that somehow
manage to keep their crime levels low despite their sizes. These cities
beg the question: what factors make one city safer than another? To
properly compare and analyze these cities, we group them into large and
small categories. A large city is... read
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Addiction
tough
to treat; focus on prevention, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “There’s this young lady… ‘I know it,’ she says… ‘I know
I’m going to die but I have to have this drug’.” Darke County Chief
Deputy Mark Whittaker tried to explain the depth, and nastiness, of the
drug problem Darke County – along with the rest of the country – faces.
Whittaker said the coroner spends a lot of taxpayer money – the
Sheriff’s Department spends a lot of taxpayer money – dealing... read
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Top
10 U.S.
News Stories, By TIME Staff
Dec. 04, 2013 - 10. The Moore, Okla. Tornado - Like most tornados, the
storm that tore through Moore, Okla. on May 20 arrived with little
advance notice. Though forecasters knew the conditions were present for
a potentially dangerous twister, it wasn’t until 2:40 p.m. that the
National Weather Service issued its most serious warning: a “tornado
emergency.” 16 minutes later, the storm barrelled... read
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Cow
Palace/Beef
Barn destroyed in fairgrounds fire
Fire spreads to milking parlor and small office building; no other
buildings affected - The Greenville City Fire Department responded to
the Darke County Fairgrounds at 7:45 p.m. on December 27, 2013. Upon
arrival, crews found the Cow Palace/Beef Barn fully engulfed in flames.
The fire spread to the milking parlor and a small office building. No
other buildings on the Fairgrounds received any damage... read
more. |
Police Beat... Armed
robbery,
DUI and domestic violence
On Dec. 17 police responded to an armed robbery at Papa Johns
restaurant, 1111 E. Main St. The manager of the store advised an
unknown male subject entered wearing a black ski mask with a black
hockey mask over his face. He also wore a green hoodie, dark jeans and
black gloves. The suspect displayed a knife approximately eight inches
long and demanded the money in the cash register. The... read
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Tri-County
Region Re-Qualifies for Mental Health Professional Recruiting Funds
Darke, Miami and Shelby counties have been designated a Mental Health -
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for an additional three years,
qualifying clinicians in mental health service fields to be eligible
for tuition loan repayment and other benefits of up to $120,000,
according to Jodi Long, Director of Clinical Services and Evaluation
for the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services. To
qualify for the benefits, psychiatrists, Licensed Independent...
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Injury
Accident on Rossburg Lightsville Rd
On December 25, 2013 at approximately 1:08 AM Darke County Deputies
along with Rossburg Fire, Ansonia Rescue and CareFlight were dispatched
to the 2800 Block of Rossburg Lightsville Rd in reference to a single
vehicle injury accident. Preliminary investigation revealed Richard S.
Smith, 43, of Rossburg, Ohio was traveling east on Rossburg Lightsville
Rd. Smith's vehicle veered off the right side of the roadway striking a
utility pole. The vehicle traveling approximately... read
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GCSD
board,
staff thank retiring board members for service,
By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – Following the Greenville City School Board’s Dec. 12
regular meeting the board, staff and administration hosted a “thank
you” buffet with a parting gift for retiring board members Ben
Studabaker, Sue Bowman and Cindy Scott. A variety of delicacies were
prepared and served by the high school’s hospitality students. District
Superintendent Doug Fries said it is with “great... read
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Kasich signs adult adoption bill
COLUMBUS– Governor John R. Kasich today signed into law Senate Bill 23,
sponsored by Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City), which will give adults
adopted between January 1964 and September 1996 access to their
original birth records. Adoptees will also have access to important
health records. Senate Approves Beagle Initiative To Open Original
Birth Records For Adult Adoptees December... read
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Rowe gets 13 years in prison,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – On Dec. 20 Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein
sentenced Cory M. Rowe to 10 years prison for each of two Felony One
counts – Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Burglary – to be served
concurrently, plus three years for a gun specification, to be served
consecutively. Acknowledging Rowe had already been incarcerated for two
years, Hein pointed out this was in line... read
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Greenville
Police Beat… Shoplifting
at
Walmart and assault at a local restaurant
GREENVILLE - On Dec. 18 police responded to Walmart regarding a
suspect, Joshua Johnson. The suspect walked into Walmart through the
general merchandise door, put two Shark bagless upright carpet cleaners
in a cart and pushes it outside without paying for them. A Loss
Prevention employee chased Johnson, telling him to stop. Johnson
abandoned the cart and ran into JC Penney’s where he exited... read
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Attorney
General DeWine Warns of Scams Targeting Sales Consultants
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned
independent sales consultants and at-home sellers to beware of scam
artists posing as hearing-impaired customers in a twist to the
counterfeit check scam. “During this busy time of year, we want to warn
those who sell products that some scam artists are pretending to be
customers,” Attorney General DeWine said. “If anyone places an order
and sends you a check for more than the cost of the products, the check
is likely... read
more. |
Houdeshell
gets
MonDay, community sanctions, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein sentenced
Bryan A. Houdeshell on Dec. 16 to Community Sanctions, including the
MonDay Program, for two counts of Felony 3 Burglary. Darke County
Prosecutor Kelly Ormsby asked for a year in prison; acknowledging the
defendant has a drug problem. Hein noted the defendant had started with
marijuana at 13, went to cocaine at 15, prescription drugs at 16 and
heroin at 23... read
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AG
DeWine,
Darke County Prosecutor Ormsby indictment in Craigslist Scam Case
Updated - According the Darke County Prosecutor R. Kelly Ormsby III,
The crimes were committed over a five months span, June 22 through Nov.
21. Williams S. Cameron has been indicted on Grand Theft, a felony of
the 4th degree, and Telecommunications Fraud, a felony of the 3rd
degree. While the crimes were committed in numerous counties across the
state and in other states, Ormsby noted a trial can take place in Darke
County because one of the... read
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Attorney General DeWine
Offers Security
Breach Tips
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Following the announcement of the recent security
breach affecting Target customers, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is
offering advice for individuals who may be affected by the breach.
“Security breaches are a cause for concern, but it's important not to
panic,” Attorney General DeWine said. “Just because your information
has been compromised does not necessarily mean you will become the
victim of identity theft. Nevertheless, it’s important to take
proactive steps to ... read
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Trittschuh gets two years
for multiple
felonies, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Daniel L. Trittschuh was sentenced on Dec. 16 to two years
in prison for a total of 10 felonies, ranging from F3 to F5. All
charges were based upon one series of events. They included four counts
of forgery (F5), two counts of grand theft (F4), one count of
complicity to theft (F5), two counts of trafficking in drugs (F5) and
one count of burglary (F3). Hein noted the defendant’s history of drug
use: marijuana at age 10, cocaine at ... read
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Meyer held for extradition
to Michigan,
sentenced to time served, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein sentenced
Shawna Patterson Meyer to 82 days in jail on Dec. 16, with credit for
time served, for grand theft auto and failure to comply with the order
of a police officer, both F4 felonies. She remains in jail on $50,000
bond awaiting extradition to Michigan to face similar charges. Meyer
pleaded guilty to the two charges in return for the state dropping a
second failure to comply... read
more. |
News Net
5… Thousands
of Ohio adoptees will soon have
access to birth records, by Debora Lee
Dec 17, 2013 - CLEVELAND - Ohio Governor John Kasich will sign the
Adoptee Rights bill this week, giving 400,000 adoptees born in Ohio
between 1964 and 1996 access to their original birth certificates.
"It's going to be another piece of the puzzle and help me complete who
I am," said Dan Smith, of North Royalton, who was adopted shortly after
his birth 45 years ago. Smith has an amended birth certificate which
contains the names of his adoptive parents. However, he said it always
raises... read
more. |
State on Track for Least Deadly
Year on
Ohio Roadways
ODOT
innovation,
motorist choices helping to make roads safer
- COLUMBUS (Tuesday, December 17, 2013) – If the trend continues for
the last two weeks of 2013, Ohio will record the least deadly year on
state roadways ever. So far this year, 945 people have died on Ohio
roadways. That’s the lowest number since the state began keeping tabs
in 1936 when 2,389 people died on Ohio’s roadways. State officials are
cautiously optimistic about... read
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Reasons
for the
drug problem numerous; some even legitimate,
By Bob
Robinson
TROY – “Heroin seems to be especially on the uptake… and seems be
related to the larger problem of opiates, which is related to
prescription abuse.” Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health
Services Community Resource Development Director Brad Reed compared the
drug abuse problem to an octopus. “It has its tentacles everywhere.
People are prescribed opiate pain killers for legitimate reasons.
Especially after major surgery some kind... read
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Columbus
Dispatch… FBI
agent details downfall of 2
ex-legislators; Presentation
was part of seminar on ethics laws
By Jim Siegel - Tuesday December 17, 2013 - The FBI special agent in
charge of investigating public corruption in Columbus explained to more
than 100 legislators, lobbyists and legislative lawyers why two former
legislators are in prison, and he said his group is still on the
lookout. After explaining what led to the downfall of former Reps. W.
Carlton Weddington of... read
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Cheadle
opts
for MonDay Program over prison, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Katrina Cheadle was sentenced to Darke County Jail for up
to 90 days to await acceptance by the MonDay program. She pleaded
guilty to Complicity to Burglary, a Felony 3 offense, and admitted to
failure to follow probation sanctions on a Felony 5 misuse of credit
cards conviction. The probation violations included failure to report
and failure to abstain from drug use. The charges could result in up to
36 months in prison. Darke County... read
more. |
Clark
gets two
years for felonious assault, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Kody Clark of Greenville was sentenced to two years in
prison on Dec. 13 for Felonious Assault, a Felony 2 violation. After
hearing multiple statements that Clark had mental health problems and
needed help, Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein asked the
members of Clark’s family, sitting behind him, if they had known about
the ongoing mental health problems. Most nodded their heads. Hein
turned to Clark. “I’m... read
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Police
Beat… Police
handle disorderly
conduct, assault and dog bite complaints
On Dec. 1 police were dispatched to the 300 block of S. Broadway
Street. The officer was flagged down in front of 409 S. Broadway. The
suspect, Kurtis Yoder, had a “strong smell of an alcoholic beverage on
his breath, slurred speech.” He was reportedly swaying while standing
and very aggressive. He had an injury and was bleeding from his
forehead. The officer placed him in the back of the cruiser and called
for Greenville Township Rescue. After... read
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Cincinnati
Enquirer…Kasich to UC grads: Make difference
in
someone's life, Written by Cliff Peale
Dec. 14, 2013 Ohio Gov. John Kasich had a simple message for University
of Cincinnati graduates Saturday: Help others. “Fame, it’s fleeting.
Power, it disappears,” Kasich told the crowd inside Fifth Third Arena.
“You know what doesn’t? The way you engage in changing the world. “Deep
down inside, know that you are making a difference in someone else’s
life,” he added. “You’ll never fail if you follow that advice.”
Kasich’s speech was standard graduation fare, short on policy and long
on self-deprecating... read
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WHIO-TV Darke County crews
fight four
blazes in 48 hours, By Breaking News Staff
DARKE CO. — Fire crews in Darke County have had an exhausting weekend.
Four blazes spanned the county since Saturday morning, with houses and
barns being damaged. Fire fighters were on scene at two blazes
simultaneously on Sunday evening. Around 6:47 p.m., crews in Versailles
and Russia were called to a barn fire in the 12000 block of Willowdell
Road. Just minutes later, Liberty Township crews were called... read
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Dayton Business Journal…Another day, another
round of
Obamacare extensions, by Kent Hoover
Washington Bureau
Chief Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
The Obama administration announced another round of extensions for
health care reform Thursday afternoon in order to help consumers
"seamlessly transition" from their old insurance policies to
Obamacare's new plans. The Department of Health and Human Services
issued an interim final rule that formalizes... read
more. |
“Taking Charge” graduates
prepare for
next step: jobs, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “This class has given me the tools I need to succeed,”
said Charles Robbins, one of 15 graduates of the “Taking Charge of Your
Life” class at The Darke County Job Center Dec. 11. Admitting he’d been
in and out of jail all of his life, Robbins said he got tired of doing
the same thing and not getting a good result at the end of it. Each of
the 15 graduates went around the table and shared their Mission
Statements… goals they ... read
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The
Journal News… At
least 25% of students risk failing test
to get to 4th grade, By Jackie Borchardt
COLUMBUS — Between one-fourth and 44 percent of Ohio third-graders
would not pass the state test required to move on to fourth grade if it
were administered today, according to information provided Thursday by
the Ohio Department of Education. ODE plans to release the fall Ohio
Achievement Assessment results on Friday, which are a first glimpse of
how many students might be retained in third grade as part of a tougher
“third-grade reading guarantee.” The assessment administered in the
fall tested... read
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Rowe
pleads
guilty, faces 25 years in prison, By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – Cory M. Rowe pleaded guilty to Aggravated Burglary,
Aggravated Robbery, both Felony 1 charges, and a Firearm Specification,
on Dec. 9 in Darke County Common Pleas Court. The maximum consecutive
penalty could be 25 years and $40,000 in fines. Only the firearm
specification makes prison time mandatory, although prison time is
presumed necessary on both F1 counts. Three felony counts were dropped
in return for the plea... read
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Crime
Task
Force Seizes More Than $1 Million in Heroin, Cocaine, Meth
(DAYTON, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Montgomery County
Sheriff Phil Plummer, Warren County Sheriff Larry Sims, and Homeland
Security Investigations Special Agent Marlon Miller announced today
that an investigation conducted by a newly formed Ohio Organized Crime
Investigations Commission (OOCIC) task force has resulted in the
seizure of more than $1 million in illegal drugs... read
more. |
The
Toledo Blade… 43,000
in Mich.,
40,000 Ohioans to lose unemployment benefits
By Marlene Harris-Taylor - WASHINGTON — Democrats lost a battle in
Washington on Thursday but vowed to keep fighting for an extension of
benefits for workers unemployed longer than 26 weeks. The federal
emergency unemployment benefits program expires Dec. 28 and nearly
40,000 Ohioans and 43,000 long-term unemployed in Michigan are set to
lose these jobless benefits. Congress passed a budget deal on Thursday
that does not include a provision to pay for additional emergency
unemployment... read
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Bridges
to College announces new director
Greenville, OH – Bridges to College is pleased to announce the
appointment of Anne McKinney as new Executive Director effective
December 2013. Bridges to College is a college access program
that operates in Greenville and Ansonia schools to encourage local
students to extend their education beyond the high school
level.
In operation since 2007, Bridges to College works to increase the
percentage of students who enter either 2 or 4 year... read
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Sturgill
gets 36 months for drugs felony,
By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – Adam Sturgill was sentenced to 36 months in prison Dec. 9
for a Felony 3 count of Attempted Illegal Manufacture of Drugs
(Methamphetamine) in Darke County Common Pleas Court. The defendant,
defense attorney Nicole Pohlman and Darke County Prosecutor Kelly
Ormsby, agreed to a recommended 36 month prison term with the
understanding the state would not object to a defense motion for
judicial release into the MonDay... read
more. |
Attorney
General Mike
DeWine… Organized
Crime Task
Force Seizes Cocaine, Heroin, Ecstasy
(GALLIPOLIS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Gallia County
Sheriff Joseph Browning, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood,
Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift, Gallipolis Police Chief Clinton
Patterson, Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins, and Meigs County
Prosecutor Colleen Williams announced today that an investigation by a
newly formed Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC)
task force has resulted in the... read
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FBI
Releases Annual
Crime Statistics
Washington, D.C. December 09, 2013 Today, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) released its second compilation of annual data from
the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). The report, NIBRS
2012, presents core tables about incident and offense data submitted by
a third of the nation’s law enforcement agencies that participate in
the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, as well as a new
series of tables with agency-level data. The report also furnishes a
series... read
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Two Arrested for Trafficking
Heroin in
Darke County
On December 11, 2013 the Darke County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit
along with Darke County Deputies, the Darke County Special Response
Team and officers from the Greenville Police Department conducted a
heroin buy/bust operation at 851 Martin Street in Greenville,
Ohio. Arrested were Bobby R. House (22) of Dayton, and
Terrance
Bolton (55) of Dayton. Both men were taken into custody
without
incident and are currently being housed at the Darke County Jail where
they await formal charges... read
more. |
Federal
News Radio… Lawmakers
to budget
committee: Don't throw feds under the bus
Monday - 12/9/2013 - By Jack Moore - Lawmakers, who face a self-imposed
Friday deadline to come up with a fiscal 2014 budget plan, appear to be
making progress toward a limited deal that would stave off another
shutdown and give agencies the certainty of funding for the remainder
of the year. But lawmakers with districts surrounding Washington, D.C.,
are preemptively speaking out against any proposal that, in the words
of Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), would "throw federal employees under the
bus... read
more. |
FT.com…
US
Congress strikes bipartisan budget deal,
By James Politi in Washington
US budget negotiators on Tuesday night struck a bipartisan deal to set
spending levels until 2015, breaking the latest fiscal logjam in
Congress and stopping a cycle of crisis-driven economic policy making
in Washington. The agreement is small in size – worth $85bn – but may
herald the return of an era in which Congress can perform basic
functions without the political brinkmanship that has repeatedly
threatened the US economic recovery... read
more. |
Greenville
Police Beat… Lying
to police leads to additional charge
GREENVILLE - On Dec. 2 police stopped Tamara Swartz for speeding on
Chestnut at Oak Street. Swartz said she had an emergency and needed to
get her son to the hospital because he’d had a seizure. Swartz refused
an offer of an ambulance and advised she was going straight to the
hospital. She was issued a warning and sent on her way. The officer
then noticed Swartz went down Martz instead of Sherman so he checked
and observed Swartz... read
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Dingman
gets 60 days plus
sanctions, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Edward F. Dingman, Jr., received 60 days in jail plus 60
months community sanctions for Felony 3 Illegal Assembly or Possession
of Chemicals for the Manufacture of Drugs. He will also have to pay a
$5,000 fine and perform 80 hours of community service. Included in the
sentence is a six month suspension of his driver’s license. Darke
County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein told Dingman he needed to “own
up” to... read
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Former
Pharmacist Ordered to Pay More than $2 Million
(COSHOCTON, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven Dettelbach announced
today that a former Coshocton pharmacist has been ordered to pay more
than $2 million in funds she obtained through fraudulent billing
practices. United States District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio Judge David Dowd sentenced Barbara Elise Miller to four and a half
years in prison this afternoon. She was also ordered to pay
$2,163,000 in restitution... read
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State
Representative Richard
N. Adams… Adams
Announces
Retirement
Friday, December 6, 2013 - Richard N. Adams Ph.D., State
Representative, 80th District announced his retirement today at a news
conference at the Miami County Safety Building in Troy. His retirement
will be effective January 1, 2015 at the conclusion of his current
term. Representative Adams expressed his appreciation to the citizens
of Miami and Darke Counties for their support and the opportunity to
serve them in Columbus as their state representative... read
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The
Hill… Boehner
blasts Senate Dems for standoff,
By Russell Berman
12/03/13 - Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday accused Senate
Democrats of holding up year-end agreements on the farm bill and the
budget. “It is time for the other chamber to get serious about getting
its work done,” Boehner said after a closed-door meeting of the House
Republican Conference. The Speaker said Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) had each made multiple serious offers to their
Democratic counterparts on House-Senate conference committees on the
farm... read
more. |
Greenville local elected
president of OFRW,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Local Republican Lyn Bliss was recently elected President
of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women (OFRW), a statewide
organization set up to assist the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) in its
various activities. Her goal as the organization’s new leader?
“Communication… top down and bottom up,” she said. Bliss wants to build
a closer relationship between the two Republican entities. “We are the
ones who get... read
more. |
Drugs claim 42 lives from 2006 to
2013
“The problem with street drugs like cocaine and heroin, when they’re
made no one knows what the actual dose is,” stated Darke County
Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Mark Whittaker. Whittaker went on to explain
that the strength of these drugs depends greatly upon what they have
been adulterated with and how much additives have been included in the
drug. “This is why we have so many drug overdose deaths.” “No one wakes
up and says to themselves... read
more. |
Phishing
scam Mercer
County
The St. Henry Bank has been notified that a phishing scam involving The
St. Henry Bank has occurred. If you receive a phone call they will
state that your St. Henry Bank Debit/ATM Card is locked. This is a scam
do not provide any information and hang up the phone immediately. The
Mercer County Sheriffs Department is aware of the situation and is
investigating. Your accounts at The St. Henry Bank are secure. |
Fox News…Families
face
coverage gap amid insurance cancellations, ObamaCare website woes,
By Jim Angle
Published December 03, 2013 The Christmas rush this year won't just be
for items that go under the tree – for those trying to buy a new
insurance policy effective Jan.1, the deadline is Dec. 23. “I think
it's fair to say that you're going to have to see hundreds of thousands
of people enroll pretty much every day between now and the 23rd in
order to get to the goal... read
more. |
Investors…
IRS
Audit For Cancer Patient Choosing Death
Over ObamaCare
12/03/2013 - Health Reform: A cancer patient who spoke out against the
cancellation of his insurance by ObamaCare now faces an IRS audit he
may not live to see, and says he'll pay the fine rather than burden his
family. Bill Elliott knows the meaning of the adage that the only two
things that are certain are death and taxes, for he is now staring both
in the face. Like the Tea Party before him, Elliott faces an IRS audit
for speaking out against the ObamaCare that canceled his insurance
coverage he liked and... read
more. |
Greenville
Police Beat… Suspect
runs from
police, but denies wrong doing
On Nov. 22 police responded to the 400 block of Washington Street
regarding a suspect yelling and beating on the windows of a Ritter
Plumbing van with a traffic cone. He was breaking the windows. Police
observed the suspect running away and falling in the area of Wayne and
Walker. He got up and continued running. Police told him to stop, which
he didn’t. The suspect ran to an alley near Harrison but was blocked by
fencing. With police... read
more. |
The
Hill… Intel
chair warns of 'huge malevolence',
By Megan R. Wilson
Americans are in more danger of terrorist attacks than ever before, the
leaders of congressional intelligence panels said on Sunday. “The
threat level has never been more diverse than it is today,” Rep. Mike
Rogers (R-Mich.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee,
told CNN’s Candy Crowley on "State of the Union." “The more efforts
[extremists] try, the more perfect you have to be in trying to stop
something, and that's a challenge," he said... read
more. |
Dayton
Business Journal… Darke
County
looks to create manufacturing training center
by Tristan Navera - Greenville City Schools is looking to the state to
fund a new $1.5 million center for manufacturing training. The district
has applied for $1.5 million in state capital budget money to
completely fund a 4,000-square-foot addition to school’s career
technology facility, which would include a computer lab and a space for
equipment training, said Dave Peltz, career technical director for
Greenville City Schools. The... read
more. |
Setser
sentenced to prison;
two
others brought to trial, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Allyson N. Setser was sentenced to 18 months in prison
Nov. 25 for probation violation by Darke County Common Pleas Judge
Jonathan Hein. She will be eligible to be moved into the MonDay Program
on judicial release if she is accepted. Hein told Setser she needs to
have some time in prison, then asked if she had a child. “Yes, sir.”
How old? “Sixteen months.” “You’re a danger to your child. Do you...
read
more. |
Commissioners
support
Corynna,
Awareness Day, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – On Nov. 20 Darke County Commissioners signed a
proclamation declaring Nov. 25 Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Day. It
was done on behalf of 16-year-old Corynna Strawser, who suffers from
the disease. On Nov. 25 staff and commissioners wore Courage for
Corynna T-shirts in her honor. Nearly all business on Nov. 25 involved
Fund Transfers, approving payment vouchers and one expense request. ...
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Police
Beat… Police
respond to assault,
rash of burglaries
On Nov. 18 police were dispatched to 219 E. Water St. regarding an
assault complaint. Roxanne Longenecker was moving out of Sharon
Snyder’s house. A dispute started over a microwave Snyder was going to
hold until rent money still owed was paid. Longenecker admitted to
spitting in Snyder’s face and attempting to choke her. Snyder had
visible scratch marks and bruising on her neck area near her collar
bone. Longenecker was cited for assault... read
more. |
Dayton
Business Journal… Ohio’s
'smartest' colleges revealed
Ohio has two colleges in the top 50 and seven in the top 120 on
Luminosity’s ranking of America’s Smartest Colleges. When it comes to
the smartest U.S. colleges, Ohio boasts some serious brainpower. The
state featured two colleges in the top 50 and seven in the top 120,
according to Luminosity’s ranking of America’s Smartest Colleges.
Luminosity — which has developed a program for brain training —
measured five areas... read
more. |
Juveniles injured in rollover
accident
At 6:18pm, November 30th, 2013, Darke County Sheriff’s Office received
a 911 call of a one vehicle rollover on Otterbein Ithaca Rd. near
Gordon Landis Rd. Darke County Deputies, along with Arcanum Fire,
Arcanum Rescue, Careflight and Greenville Rescue were all dispatched to
the scene. Preliminary investigation revealed a red 2000 Ford SUV,
occupied by 2 juveniles and 1 adult, was traveling westbound on
Otterbein Ithaca Rd. The vehicle drove off the right (north) side of
the roadway, jumping over... read
more. |
GCSD
recognized
for its workforce contribution, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Greenville City School District was recognized by P4P
(Partnering for Progress) and Darke County Economic Development for its
Workforce Development contribution, primarily through its Career Tech
Center. GCSD staff noted the recognition for the School Board at its
Nov. 14 regular meeting. The partnership between Darke County’s
economic development arm and the District’s Tech Center achieved its
first milestone with... read
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