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House
Policy And Legislative Oversight Committee Releases Key Findings Of IRS
Targeting Of Ohioans July 26, 2013, By Rep.
Mike Dovilla
CINCINNATI - The Ohio House Policy and Legislative Oversight Committee
this week conducted a field hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 27,
sponsored by Rep. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and Rep. Dale Mallory
(D-Cincinnati) regarding the politicization of the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) and targeting of Ohioans. Chairman Mike Dovilla (R-Berea)
released the ... read
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Mansfield News Journal…Portman
pushes bill to cut pollution, energy costs,
By Deirdre Shesgreen
Jul. 26, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to debate a major
energy bill next week crafted by Sen. Rob Portman, which proponents say
would cut pollution, slash electricity bills and save money for
consumers and companies alike. The legislation, which Portman, R-Ohio,
authored with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., would create new incentives
to spur greater use of energy-saving tools and technologies in office
buildings, manufacturing ... read
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer… House
of Representatives votes to keep ashes from coal-fired power plants
from designation as hazardous waste, By
Sabrina Eaton
July 25, 2013 - Hundreds of coal miners and their families wait in line
to attend a rally Aug. 14 at the Century Mine near Beallsville, Ohio.
The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted legislation that would
give states greater control over the management of coal ash, a coal
combustion byproduct that poses environmental threats when put in
landfills, but is also commonly... read
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The
Columbus Dispatch… Helping
the needy: Who’s doing what? By Joe Vardon
The Kasich administration hopes a study will find any overlaps or gaps
in available social services - Thursday July 25, 2013 - The Kasich
administration is seeking information from thousands of Ohio’s
nonprofit and religion-based organizations to learn what services are
being provided to the needy and where there are coverage gaps. The
project’s working title is Mapping Ohio’s Compassion, and it is being
led by the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based... read
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The
Columbus Dispatch… Race
on for ’15 Ohio House speaker,
By Jim Siegel
July 26, 2013 - Rep. Ron Amstutz, left, and Rep. Cliff Rosenberger are
currently the leading contenders to become the next Ohio House speaker
in the Republican-dominated chamber. Rep. Cliff Rosenberger was still
four months shy of being born when Rep. Ron Amstutz joined the state
legislature in 1981. Thirty-two years later, the upstart and the
veteran are squaring off to become the next speaker of the House.
Rosenberger, 32, and Amstutz, 62, have emerged — at least at the moment
— as the top... read
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Politico…
John
Boehner: Obama speech ‘an Easter Egg
with no candy’, By Seung Min Kim
7/24/13 - House Speaker John Boehner took a preemptive swing at
President Barack Obama’s economic speech on Wednesday, jabbing the
address as “a hollow shell” and “an Easter Egg with no candy in it.” In
a brief speech on the House floor Boehner – like many other fellow Hill
Republicans – attempted to get out front of Obama’s highly anticipated
remarks at Knox College in Illinois. “The president himself said [the
speech] isn’t going to change any... read
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Police
Beat… Union
City woman arrested for menacing
after threatening police
GREENVILLE - On July 22 police responded to Darke County Juvenile Court
to arrest Gina R. Dean, 504-1/2 Plum St., Union City, on an outstanding
bench warrant. She was aggravated at the arrival of police. She used
foul language and verbally abused the officers. As she was arrested and
taken outside she threatened to kill one officer if she took her kids;
then said “You are all dirty ----- cops, you aren’t gonna take away my
----- kids and I should... read
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The
Washington Times… House
Republicans may widen IRS inquiry;
lawmakers to focus on audits of conservative nonprofits
By Seth McLaughlin - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - House Republicans are
weighing a major expansion of their investigation into the Internal
Revenue Service’s targeting of conservatives by looking into the audits
of nonprofit groups, potentially opening another front in the scandal.
Several leaders of 501(c)(3) groups find it fishy that they were
audited by the IRS about the same time... read
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GOP Men hear Ohio Anti-Agenda 21
spokesperson
“I hope today to give you a ‘big picture’ understanding of how Agenda
21 came into being and how it has rapidly advanced during the last two
decades. When I am done speaking, I hope you will go to my website and
further your knowledge of Agenda 21 so that you can share your
knowledge with your neighbors, religious leaders, educators, fellow
workers, and politicians, in the hope that we can stop this train
wreck.” was the opening used for the... read
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The Hill…Boehner:
Obama
economic push a 'big set-up' for
higher taxes, By Russell Berman
07/23/13–Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) panned President Obama’s
newfound focus on the economy, saying his scheduled series of speeches
this week were merely a “big set-up” for a push for higher taxes. The
Speaker and other House Republican leaders mocked Obama for giving more
economic speeches while he ignored House-passed legislation aimed at
boosting job growth. “If the president were serious about helping our
economy, he wouldn’t give another speech. He’d reach out and actually
work ... read
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Overflow crowd shows up for
Neighborhood
Watch meeting,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Wayman’s Corner Bed and Breakfast on Central Avenue was
“overflowing” with area citizens concerned about crime in their
neighborhoods. More than 30 people crowded into two small sitting areas
on July 22, with the latecomers standing in the hallway. They were
there with one idea in mind: form a Neighborhood Watch group. Many
citizens had their own stories to tell… garages broken into, drug
deals, crack houses. All were. ... read
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Court
News Ohio… Funding
Crisis Strikes Throughout Federal
Courts, Judge Tells Senate Panel
July 23, 2013 - A judge today told a U.S. Senate panel that the number
of personnel working in federal courts is at the lowest level since
1999, and that court clerks and probation and pretrial services staff
could be furloughed for close to 70,000 hours this fiscal year. “If
sufficient funding is not provided to the courts, we cannot provide the
people of the United States the type of justice system that has been a
hallmark of our liberty throughout the nation’s history,” said Judge
Julia S. Gibbons, chair of the... read
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Commissioners
note impending state sales tax increase,
By
Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darke County Commissioners advised residents at their July
15 public meeting that the state sales tax increase passed by the
legislature and signed into law by Gov. John Kasich will go into effect
Sept. 1. The increase is .25 percent, raising the state tax from 5.5
percent to 5.75 percent. The county tax of 1.5 percent stays unchanged,
for a total of 7.25 percent. According to a July... read
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Springfield
News Sun… DeWine
sounds warning on consumer scams,
By Tom Stafford
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warned members of the Springfield
Rotary Club Monday to be wary of scam artists looking to make easy
money. “We’ve always had scam artists,” DeWine said during his visit to
the Hollenbeck-Bayley Conference Center. But the Internet now provides
them with “a long arm” that allows them to “reach out across many
states” to prey on their victims. Retired teacher Bob Weidner told the
audience he didn’t wire money to his grandson in Texas as the result of
a phone call... read
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Motorcycle
Injury Accident… Unknown
vehicle attempts to pass, leaves
scene of accident
On July 23, 2013 at 7:10 pm Darke County Deputies, Bradford squad and
fire along with Care Flight were dispatched to the 9700 block of State
Route 185 on a motorcycle accident with injury. Preliminary
investigation shows the driver of the 1983 Honda motorcycle was Andrew
Smith of Versailles. Smith was eastbound on State Route 185 when an
unknown vehicle attempted to pass Smith and two other motorcycles. The
vehicle was not able to... read
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Portsmouth
Daily Times…Portman works to cut wasteful
spending, By Wayne Allen
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), in a conference call with Ohio
reporters Thursday, highlighted some of his and others efforts to
curtail wasteful government spending. “Today we issued another example
of Washington wasteful spending, every month were doing this. An
example of wasteful spending at the Department of State, we have
received information they have spent $630,000 to persuade people to
like their Facebook page,” Portman said. “I don’t know how this helps
promote our foreign policy ... read
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Mercer
County…27-day-old infant dead, 4-month-old
baby
injured
Celina, OH - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey this morning announced his
office is investigating two unrelated incidents involving children. On
Saturday July 20, 2013, at 7:18 PM the Sheriff’s Office received a call
from Children’s Medical Center in Dayton Ohio in reference to
suspicious injuries to a 4 month old baby. The baby’s mother had
transported the child to Joint Township St. Marys Hospital and was
later transferred to Dayton. The investigation revealed the child was
in the care of the ... read
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Police Beat…Victim kidnapped and assaulted;
rash of
vandalism incidents in city
GREENVILLE - On July 12, Greenville Police responded to a call from
Dustin M. Barton, 164 Bellevernon Ave., that he had been kidnapped in
Greenville, then dumped off and assaulted in the 800 block of Rush
Road, New Madison. The kidnapping had taken place on Plum Street.
Barton was transported to Wayne Hospital. In his statement to police,
Barton said he had been in New Madison until about 10 p.m. and walked
back to Greenville. He. ... read
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Ohio and
U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in June 2013, up from 7.0
percent in May, according to data released this morning by the Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm
wage and salary employment decreased 12,500 over the month, from a
revised 5,214,000 in May to 5,201,500 in June. The number of workers
unemployed in Ohio in June was 413,000, up from 8,000 from 405,000 in
May. The number of unemployed has decreased by 5,000 in the past 12
months from... read
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Cincinnati
Enquirer… New
rules have coal industry on edge
Jul. 16, 2013 - WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration prepares to
roll out tough new standards aimed at sharply curbing carbon pollution,
it’s hard to overstate the high stakes for Ohio. The state is home to
Murray Energy Corp., America’s largest privately owned coal producer,
and American Electric Power, which has one of the biggest fleets of
coal-fired power plants in the nation. Some 830,000 residential,
commercial and industrial customers in Ohio and Kentucky rely on
electricity from... read
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Darke
County
Sheriff’s Office Jail Roster is back online
The Darke County Sheriff’s Office jail roster is now available
online.
The Darke County Jail or Inmate roster is available to be viewed by the
public through a link on the Darke County Sheriff’s Office website,
www.darkecountysheriff.org. There is a link on the left side
of
the
page titled “Jail Roster”, by clicking on this link you will be taken
to a list of Darke County Jail inmates currently being held.
Users can
click on any inmate to view more detailed information such as charges,
photos and descriptions of inmates... read
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Commissioners pass
preliminary 2014
budget by 2 to 1 vote, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darke County Commissioners passed its “preliminary” budget
on July 10 by a vote of two to one with Commissioner Diane Delaplane
casting the negative vote. “I don’t believe in passing a budget in the
red,” she said during the Public Attendee comments. She cast the lone
negative vote in 2012 as well. The budget submitted by Darke County
Auditor Carol Ginn showed an estimate ... read
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Injury accident on U.S. 36
near Palestine
On July 18, 2013 at approximately 10:36 A.M. Darke County Deputies,
Liberty Township Fire, Tri Village Rescue and Care flight were
dispatched to the 100 block of E. Cross Street (Palestine) in reference
to a vehicle rollover with injury. Prelimary investigation revealed a
2010 Toyota Prius driven by Gloria A. Hilty, 66, of New Madison, Ohio
was travelling west on US Rt. 36 just east of Palestine. The 2010
Toyota Prius crossed the center line driving off the left side of
roadway. The 2010 Toyota Prius struck a guard ... read
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Identity confirmed in fatal
fire
Darke County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Division along with the
Darke County Coroner’s Office have confirmed the identity of the victim
in the fatal fire. The fire occurred in the early morning hours of July
1, 2013 on the property located at11632 Mangen Road, Versailles, OH in
northern Darke County. The deceased has been identified as Robert E.
Cruikshank, 42, Versailles, OH who had been reportedly staying in the
camper on that property. Identification was confirmed using forensic
methods through the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory / Coroner’s
Office. Investigation continues. |
Reps.
Mike Dovilla and John Adams… House
resolution passed supporting America’s energy independence
Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline Would Mean Thousands of Ohio Jobs -
House Majority Policy Chairman Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) and House
Majority Whip John Adams (R-Sidney) today announced that the Ohio House
of Representatives passed House Resolution 305. The measure urges the
administration of President Barack Obama to allow for increased
offshore oil and natural gas production, as well as complete
construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. At a time when Ohioans are
paying near... read
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Sex
Offender
gets 60 days, Tier II registration and tough community sanctions,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – On July 11 Zachary D. Moore received 60 days in jail with
work release, 60 hours of community service, $3,000 in fines, and
supervision for the legal maximum 60 months from the court of Common
Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein. He is also required to register as a Tier II
Sex Offender. Hein said the Court has a lot of discretion. “Prison is
not the best option,” he said, noting the defendant has a good job and
is paying restitution... read
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Classified
cancels, puts finishing touches on Eagles celebration,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Due to likelihood of bad weather, which had been standard
fare throughout the week’s Independence Day celebrations in Darke
County, Greenville Eagles 2177 scheduled the July 5 performance of
Classified in its large facility on Shade Road. “We were trying to play
it safe,” said Eagles Worthy President Steffanie Baker. “Classified
cancelled. They said they wouldn’t play indoors.” Noting that
Classified plays most of its venues indoors, Baker said the group told
her its “indoor” sound ... read
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Rep. Adams
Announces Funding for Edison State Community College
COLUMBUS—State Representative Richard Adams (R-Troy) today announced
the State Controlling Board’s release of $32,500 for a parking lot
expansion project at Edison State Community College. According to
documents from the Office of Budget and Management, the project will
expand two parking lots at the college, adding approximately 110 net
new parking spaces in order to relieve the ongoing parking issues at
the college. The project is needed to provide convenient parking at the
high... read
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AT&T enhances local
wireless network
for Eldora Speedway
Company Expands Wireless Network Capacity for Customers - ROSSBURG,
Ohio (July 12, 2013) — As thousands of people converge on Darke County
for the 30th annual Kings Royal Weekend at Eldora Speedway,
AT&T*
is boosting network capacity to help its customers have a great
wireless experience. The company has expanded mobile Internet coverage
to accommodate increased wireless network demands from high
concentrations of... read
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Darke
County Sheriff’s Office… Three
transported to Wayne following head-on collision
On July 13, 2013 at approximately 6:14 p.m. Darke County Deputies along
with Gettysburg Fire, Gettysburg Rescue, Bradford Rescue and Greenville
Rescue were dispatched to US Route 36 east and Old US Route 36 in
reference to a two vehicle head on injury accident. Preliminary
investigation revealed a green 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by
Bronson Fisher, 28, Piqua, Ohio was eastbound on US Route 36 when his
vehicle traveled left of the... read
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Darke
County Sheriff’s Office… One
airlifted after falling off motorcycle
On July 13, 2013 at approximately 4:58 P.M. Darke County Deputies along
with Gettysburg Rescue, Gettysburg Fire and CareFlight were dispatched
to Childrens Home Bradford Road east of Auld Road in reference to the
passenger of a motorcycle had fallen off on to the roadway. Upon
arrival emergency personnel found the victim, Crystal Werner, 29 of
Greenville, Ohio was the passenger of a motorcycle when she fell off on
to the roadway, Werner was... read
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Greenville
Police… Two
adults cited for
child abuse
GREENVILLE - On July 5 a child victim was brought into the Greenville
Police Department by her father and step-mother. They reported that her
mother, Kimberly Durst, dropped her off the previous day and stated she
had paddled the child and “got a little carried away,” that the child
had a bruise on her bottom. The step-mother saw the top of a bruise
above her pants but did not inspect the child at the time. When it was
time for the child to... read
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New
York Times… Seeing
Opening,
House G.O.P. Pushes Delay on Individual Mandate in Health Law
By Jonathan Weisman and Robert Pear - July 9, 2013 - WASHINGTON — House
Republican leaders on Tuesday seized on the Obama administration’s
one-year delay of a mandate for larger employers to offer health
insurance or face penalties, demanding the same postponement for the
mandate on individual insurance purchases and promising a series of
showdowns aimed at dividing Democrats from the White House. Republicans
believe they are getting traction thanks to what they see as the
Obama... read
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Daily
Caller News Foundation…‘Gasland Part II’
director
uses hoax as evidence against fracking
07/08/2013 – Filmmaker and anti-fracking activist Josh Fox’s new film
“Gasland Part II” uses a Texas environmentalist’s hoax to show
hydraulic fracturing allegedly contaminating water. The Washington Free
Beacon reports that the controversial anti-fracking sequel features a
scene where a Texas landowner is able to light the contents of his
garden hose on fire. This is then used as evidence that nearby oil and
gas operations caused the contamination. However, a Texas court ruled
that the scene was a hoax ... read
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Darke County Sheriff's Office…Arrest made for
trafficking
drugs in Darke County
On July 12, 2013 at approximately 12:55 a.m., the Darke County
Sheriff’s Office Narcotic’s Unit and Sheriff Deputies executed a Search
Warrant at 10119 State Route 47, north of Union City, Ohio, following
an on-going narcotics investigation. Michelle Middaugh, 45 years old,
was arrested for Drug Trafficking in heroin and Endangering Children.
While executing the search warrant, investigators recovered heroin,
drug paraphernalia, and... read
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Darke County Sheriff's Office…Car/bike
accident results in
fatality
On July 12, 2013 at approximately 8:27 A.M. Darke County Deputies,
Darke County Coroner’s Office, Arcanum Rescue, Tri Village Rescue and
New Madison Fire were dispatched to the 5400 block of Delisle
Fourmans Road in reference to a vehicle striking a female on a bicycle.
Preliminary investigation revealed a 1993 Honda Civic driven by Jessica
Jones, 24, of Arcanum, Ohio was travelling east bound on Delisle
Fourmans Rd. in the 5400 block. A bicycle, ridden ... read
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Moore
Arrested
and Charged With Felonious Assault
7/09/2013 - GREENVILLE - Donald Eugene Moore, 28, is being charged with
one count of Felonious Assault and is being held on $100,000 bond at
the Darke County Jail. Additional charges are pending. The arrest and
charges were a result of an investigation into a stabbing on July 5.
The Greenville Police Department and dispatched units to 100-B
Armstrong, Greenville. The victim, James Hamilton... read
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Single
vehicle
accident on 121 South
On July 10, 2013 at approximately 1824 hrs. Darke County Deputies,
along with New Madison Fire and Tri Village Rescue were dispatched to
SR121 north of Hollansburg Sampson Rd. in reference to a vehicle in to
a pole. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2005 Dodge Dakota,
driven by Mary Mehaffie (73) of Greenville, was southbound on SR121
north of Hollansburg Sampson Rd. Mehaffie got off the right
side
of the road and tried to get back on the road, when she
over-corrected... read
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One
injured in single vehicle rollover accident
On July 10, 2013 at approximately 12:38 PM Darke County Deputies along
with Tri-Village Rescue, New Madison Fire, Liberty Township Fire, and
CareFlight, responded to a one-vehicle injury rollover crash in the
2300 block of Hollansburg-Sampson Road. Preliminary investigation
revealed a white 2004 Ford F-150 driven by Amanda Price 25,
Hollansburg, Ohio was traveling east on Hollansburg-Sampson Road and
drove off the right side of the roadway and overcorrected traveling off
the left side... read
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Toledo
Blade… Both
sides of debate find Ohio abortion law
decision to be historic
New budget puts restriction on access - By Jim Provance - COLUMBUS —
Texas Sen. Wendy Davis (D., Forth Worth) made national news when she
recently filibustered on that state’s Senate floor for 11 hours until
the clock ran out on passage of a sweeping anti-abortion bill. Hours
later, Democratic women stood on the floors of the Ohio House and
Senate to make many of the same arguments that Ms. Davis made, but a
budget bill similar to what was blocked in Austin made it to Ohio
Gov... read
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Columbus
Dispatch…State debt a drag for businesses
Ohio employers have been shelling out millions in higher taxes for the
state’s failure to repay a massive federal loan to cover unemployment
benefits during the recession. While legislators just handed small
businesses an annual income-tax break of roughly $550 million a year in
the budget, the state’s failure to repay the $1.5 billion federal debt
has saddled all Ohio employers with a $272 million tax increase over
the past 18 months. Ohio taxpayers have paid an additional $136.5
million in interest ... read
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FBI… Terror Financing;
Tracking
the Money Trails
07/05/13 - The U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki once wrote an
essay called “44 Ways to Support Jihad.” Five of his top 10 strategies
focused on the same topic—money. It’s not surprising. Money fuels the
operations of terrorists. It’s needed to communicate, buy supplies,
fund planning, and carry out acts of destruction. But there’s a flip
side to this proverbial coin. In the shadowy, secretive world of
terrorists, this spending leaves a trail—a trail that we can follow to
help expose... read
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Henderson is Chamber’s 2013
Citizen of the
Year, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Mike Henderson, Mote & Associates, was named the
Darke
County Chamber of Commerce 2013 Citizen of the Year on June 28. The
2012 Citizen of the Year, Ty Baker-Baumann, introduced Henderson as “a
very humble person who serves quietly” as she announced him as the
recipient of the award. The Ansonia graduate has been involved in many
community projects and organizations, including the Darke County
Chapter... read
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The
Hill… GOP
Rep. Jenkins: Democratic inaction
caused student loan interest rate hike
By Daniel Strauss - 07/06/13 - Jenkins's call, in the weekly Republican
address, came a week after the interest rates doubled when Congress
failed to come to a deal extending the 3.4-percent interest rate.
"Republicans made every effort to stop interest rates on some student
loans from doubling, as they unnecessarily did on July 1st," Jenkins
said. "For too long, politicians have been in charge of setting these
rates, and we keep coming back to cliffs and deadlines like this one.
Paying for college is... read
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Darke
County Courts… Gorrell
pleads
‘not guilty’ to five felonies, By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Robert K. Gorrell, Greenville, pleaded not guilty July 2
to five felony counts, four of them first degree felonies. Two counts
were aggravated burglary, trespassing in the home of the Locke
residence with the purpose of committing a criminal offense. The charge
also includes inflicting, or threatening to inflict harm. Two counts
were aggravated robbery, attempting to or committing a theft offense.
All four are first degree felonies... read
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Commissioners express opposition
over
annual dog license budget amendment
By Bob Robinson - GREENVILLE – In its July 1 meeting the Darke County
Commissioners noted for Journal Information a letter to Ohio Gov. John
Kasich in which the Commissioners, Michael Stegall, Diane Delaplane and
Michael Rhoades, Darke County Auditor Carol Ginn and Darke County
Animal Control Officer Duane Sanning requested a line item veto on a
Senate Budget Amendment changing the availability... read
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ODOT… Happy New Year!
Fiscal New Year, that is, because July 1 marks the start of state
government’s fiscal year 2014 and the first day of a new biennial
transportation budget that will take the Ohio Department of
Transportation (ODOT) through June 2015. It’s a
time for
all of us here – working with you, our friends and stakeholders – to
make a fresh start, with new energy and enthusiasm for the goals we’ve
set for the years ahead. Governor Kasich also recently signed the new
state budget into law, and it builds on the job-creating... read
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Greenville
Police special releases
July 5, 2013 - The following were posted as they were released at
County News Online’s facebook page, BobRobinsonCNO - GREENVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING STABBING - At 6:49 a.m., a call was received
by the Greenville Police Department and dispatched units to 100-B
Armstrong, Greenville. The victim, James Hamilton, 29,
appeared
to have stab wounds and was transported to Miami Valley Hospital. The
Greenville Police Department urges citizens to remain vigilant... read
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Police
Beat… Busy
week for Greenville
police with assaults and child endangering
On June 21 Marcie Manning, 430 E. Fifth St., called to report a small
boy walked into her apartment. She had no idea who the child was and
she could not understand him. The child had only a pull-up diaper that
was soiled with loose stools and urine. He had a backpack with
miscellaneous clothing inside. One officer transported the child to the
police department while another canvassed the neighborhood. Darke
County Childrens Services was... read
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The
Declaration of Independence
It's July 6, 1776, and the word is already spreading throughout the 13
colonies. It will be a few more weeks before the following document
makes its way across the ocean, but the die has been cast. And the rest
is history. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of
America In Congress, July 4, 1776 When in the Course of human events,
it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another, and to assume among the... read
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Rollover
accident; three juveniles treated, adult careflighted
On July 3, 2013 at approximately 7:12PM Darke County Deputies along
with Arcanum Fire and Rescue, Greenville Rescue and Careflight were
dispatched to the 3800 block of State Route 49 in reference to a single
vehicle rollover accident involving a SUV. Preliminary investigation
revealed a 2006 Chevy Tahoe driven by, Jessica Engling, 35, of
Kettering was southbound on State Route 49 in the 3800 block when she
drove off the right side of the roadway and into the side ditch. The
SUV then became... read
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Council
on Rural Services… Sequestration
impact: Head Start classrooms
closing
PIQUA – In the wake of sequestration, federal spending cuts, and the
ongoing need for continued enhancement of quality in the early
childhood education programs, the Board of Trustees and the Policy
Council of the Council on Rural Services (CORS) has approved a
realignment plan for its Head Start and Early Head Start program in
three of their nine counties. Although this realignment has come about
because of the sweeping sequestration cuts in March, the CORS
organization is also addressing many ... read
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Ohio Senate President Keith Faber...
Faber Honors Darke Co. Special Olympics Dawgs Basketball Team
COLUMBUS - Ohio Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) today honored
the Darke County Special Olympics Dawgs Basketball Team on their 2013
Division III State Championship. Faber praised the Dawgs athleticism,
good sportsmanship and competitive spirit and congratulated them on
this great accomplishment. ... read
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Fox 8
Cleveland… Students
React to Loan Interest Rates Doubling, by Dave
Nethers
July 1, 2013 - AKRON– Interest rates on unsecured federal student loans
doubled from 3.4% to 6.8% on Monday after Congress took a 4th of July
break without the Senate voting on a related bill that would keep them
lower. The news concerned many students at the University of Akron,
where roughly 75% of the students receive some kind of federal aid to
pay for their education. “I really have to look at the reflection at
the end of the tunnel because the debt that I am going to accumulate
over the years... read
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Kasich
signs budget; $2.7
Billion Tax Cut, $1.5
Billion New Funds for Education
COLUMBUS – At a ceremony this evening in the Ohio Statehouse’s Lincoln
Room, Gov. John R. Kasich signed into law the FY2014-15 state budget,
which builds on the pro-growth policies in the historic budget he
signed two years ago with $2.7 billion in tax cuts and $1.5 billion in
new funds for education. Other highlights of the new budget include: -
A new plan to inject up to $3 billion in federal, state and local funds
into Ohio’s highways; - A new college and... read
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Dayton
Daily News…Another IRS official takes
the Fifth,
By Jamie Dupree
June 26, 2013 For the second time in a month, an IRS official has taken
the Fifth Amendment before a Congressional committee, this time in an
investigation about whether that official helped a friend win a $500
million IT contract with the tax agency. "Mr. Chairman, on the advice
of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer any questions and invoke
my Fifth Amendment privilege to remain silent," said Gregory Roseman,
the Deputy Director of Enterprise Networks and Tier Systems Support at
the... read
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Police Beat…Nude male detained on Martin Street
On June 16 police were dispatched to the 800 block of Martin Street
reference a nude male subject walking down the street. He was covered
in blood with several cuts on his body. The subject appeared to be in
need of medical help, so EMS was contacted and staged in the area. When
the individual observed the police he began running east past Integrity
Way. He was alternately quiet and combative; it took two officers to
put handcuffs on him ... read
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State Senator Keith Faber…Faber tells locals
about
administration accomplishments, discussions,
By Bob
Robinson
GREENVILLE – Ohio had 88,000 new business filings in 2012, an all-time
high. Ohio unemployment is below the national average. School districts
get an 11.2 percent increase, the largest in history. These were just
some of the accomplishments of the Kasich administration since 2010,
according Ohio Senator Keith Faber. He... read
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FBI…
Grand
jury
returns indictment on Boston Marathon Bombing suspect
WASHINGTON—A federal grand jury returned a 30-count indictment against
Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev for his alleged role in using weapons of mass
destruction at the Boston Marathon to kill three individuals and maim
or seriously injure many others, as well as for using a firearm to
intentionally kill Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Police
Officer Sean Collier. Tsarnaev, aka “Jahar Tsarni,” 19, a U.S. citizen
residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was charged today by indictment
with the use of a... read
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Darke County Sheriff’s Office… Woman
killed in fatal accident identified
The female driver of the Toyota Tacoma from Sunday’s fatal accident at
the intersection of State Route 503 and Hollansburg-Arcanum Road has
been identified by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office. The deceased has
been identified as Mabel L. Landis, 83, of Lewisburg, Ohio. Landis’
passenger, Marshall Stikeleather, 91, Lewisburg, Ohio was transported
to Wayne HealthCare. Stikeleather was later transported to
Miami
Valley Hospital by Spirit... read
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Darke
County Sheriff’s Office… Camper
Fire Claims a Life
On July 1st, 2013 at approximately 2:48 AM the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office received a 911 call reporting a small camper being on fire
at11614 Mangen Road north of Versailles, Ohio. The Versailles Fire
Department, Versailles Rescue Squad, and Darke County Sheriff’s
Deputies responded to the scene. The 911 caller reported that
a
single occupant was possibly inside the burning camper. Emergency
responders located the body of an adult... read
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Fracking a “non-issue” for Darke
County,
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – “The only impact this process will have on Darke County is
the possibility of lower fuel prices due to the increased availability
of fuel sources.” That was the basic message of the two speakers June
24 at the Lighthouse Christian Center. Entitled “Just the Fracks!” the
public information forum was held by the Darke County League of Women
Voters as the other side of the issue following a public forum
conducted earlier that... read
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Commissioners
help BRC amend bond at tax-exempt rate
GREENVILLE – At their June 26 meeting, Darke County Commissioners
signed a resolution allowing Brethren Retirement Community to borrow
money at a tax-exempt rate. On hand for the paperwork were Marc Kamer,
Peck, Shaffer & Williams, Amy Becker, Fifth-Third Bank, and
John
Warner, CEO of Brethren Retirement Community. Kamer told the
commissioners that the paperwork was simply to allow BRC to amend its
Adjustable Rate Demand Health Care Revenue Bonds at a reduced... read
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Darke
County Sheriff’s Office… One
killed in Darke County accident
On June 30, 2013 at approximately 12:22 PM Darke County Deputies along,
with Arcanum Rescue, Greenville Rescue, New Madison Fire and CareFlight
were dispatched to the intersection of State Route 503 and
Hollansburg-Arcanum Road in reference to a two vehicle, serious injury
accident. Preliminary investigation revealed a silver 2001 Oldsmobile
Alero driven by Adam J. Bartle, 18, New Paris, Ohio was traveling east
bound on Hollansburg-Arcanum... read
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