Darke
County Sheriff Deputies investigate felonious assault
On May 6, 2016 at 3:58 PM Darke County Sheriffs Deputies, along with
Greenville Township Fire Department, Greenville Rescue and Careflight,
responded to an injury accident on US127 in the area of Childrens Home
Bradford Rd. Preliminary investigation reveals that a black 2012 Ford
Fiesta driven by Nathan Nisley (33), of Rawson Ohio, changed lanes...
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Garst
Museum’s
Heritage Award Goes to Darke County Parks
The Darke County Historical Society (DCHS) is dedicated to preserving
the history of the county and fostering education on its relevance to
the American experience. The DCHS operates the Garst Museum
and
its mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, study, and interpret
materials relating to the history and culture of Darke County...
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‘Click It or Ticket’ this
Memorial Day
Weekend; Ohio
seat belt
use among lowest of surrounding states
COLUMBUS (Wednesday, May 25, 2016) – Memorial Day Weekend was the
second-deadliest of all major holidays on Ohio roads between 2010 and
2014. Many of those deaths could have been prevented if drivers and
passengers wore seat belts. “Unfortunately, as a state, we rank high in
the number of unbelted traffic deaths,” said ODOT Director Jerry Wray.
“Ohio’s seat belt use rate is about 84 percent, lower than surrounding
states,” he said.... read
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FBI… Help Us
Find Them: National
Missing Children’s Day 2016
05/23/16 -- Earlier this year, two young kidnap victims from Washington
State were safely recovered in Mexico after an investigation involving
the FBI, local law enforcement partners, and Mexican authorities.
Fortunately, their story had a happy ending. Unfortunately, there are
still many children in the U.S. whose whereabouts are unknown. So as we
approach this year’s National Missing... read
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Edison State… Edison
DCC
students educate youngsters on drug abuse
DARKE COUNTY – “My students were not fidgeting… that’s a miracle!” said
Mrs. Janowiecki. Her students were Ansonia fifth graders and they were
focused because of the message… the consequences of drug abuse.
Seventeen students from the Edison State Community College Darke County
Campus headed out to three local school districts... read
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IFD
Welcomes
Summer Intern Brittany Ulman
IFD (International Floral Distributors} has filled their 2016 Summer
Internship position. Brittany Ulman was selected from candidates that
applied for the internship via IFD's application on indianaintern.net.
Brittany Ulman is an Ansonia, Ohio native and is currently a senior
Creative Writing student at Ball State University and has minors in
Professional Writing... read
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Darke County Sheriff… Motorcycle
injury accident on SR571
Union City – On May 25, 2016 at 8:31 p.m. Darke County Deputies, along
with Union City OH PD and Union City Ohio Fire and Rescue, were
dispatched to the 200 BLK. of SR571 reference to a motorcycle crash
with injury. Preliminary investigation revealed that Larry LeMaster
(47) of Union City, OH was driving a 2005 Harley Davidson Road King... read
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Western
Ohio
Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2015-16
When asked about cash rent and land values in Darke County, Sam Custer,
OSU Extension Agriculture Educator, says “the word of 2016 is
variable”. “In the last nine months we have seen tracts of farm land in
the county sell for over $19,000 per acre and other tracts less than
$6500 per acre” Custer said. What leads to this variability? “Soil
type, production... read
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| Court
News Ohio… Ohio
Awards
$1.6 Million to Juvenile Courts for Detention Alternatives and Security
Enhancements
- May 24, 2016 - In an effort to reserve detention placement for
certain youth, address challenges of troubled youth early, and improve
detention services and conditions of confinement, the Ohio Department
of Youth Services recently announced $1,628,804 in funding to assist 23
counties through the agency’s new Detention Alternatives and
Enhancements Initiative... read
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CBC/Vectren
award Lead the Way scholarships
Campaigns use humor, empathy to inspire blood donors - DAYTON, Ohio -
Thoughtful, inspirational, and fun! Five area high school
seniors
demonstrated all these qualities and more in their winning blood drive
recruitment campaigns for the annual Community Blood Center/Vectren
Lead The Way Creative Scholarship competition. The 2016 Lead... read
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Attorney General Mike DeWine… DeWine
Sues Man Accused of Illegally Placing Over 1 Million Robocalls to
Consumers
- (CINCINNATI)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a
lawsuit against a man accused of placing illegal robocalls to consumers
in Ohio and other states. According to the lawsuit, Kevin J. Calvin,
doing business as Rocket Marketing, Network Solutions, and Made in
America Cleaning and Restoration, placed... read
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Ohio Students to Compete in Moot
Court
Competition
May 19, 2016 -- The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE) hosts
its third annual high school Moot Court Competition tomorrow at the
Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center. Students will take on the role of
appellate attorneys and argue both sides of an original case. More than
100 students from nine schools across the state will participate:
Danville High School (Holmes County); Gilmour Academy (Lake County);
Indian Hill High... read
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Edison State Community College… Mosaic
of Community Leadership Conference A Success
Over 75 regional leaders were in attendance for the Edison Foundation’s
13th annual Mosaic of Community Leadership conference on Wednesday, May
18 in the Robinson Theater of Edison State Community College’s Piqua
campus. The one–day conference featured Mr. Jerold Panas–a noteworthy
author and founding partner of one of the nation’s most highly regarded
firms in the field... read
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ACES Helps Darke County Parks
Recently students from the Achievement Center for Educational Success
(ACES) partnered with the Darke County Park District to make the parks
a healthier, prettier, safer, and more fun place to explore, learn, and
enjoy. They worked hard putting down fresh mulch in the Natural Play
Area which caters to exploratory play for all ages in a natural
setting. Over 200 lbs. of trash... read
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Senate
President Keith Faber… Legislation
Announced on Commission on Infant Mortality Recommendations;
Addressing
Ohio's
infant mortality crisis is a top priority for Senate President Keith
Faber
-- COLUMBUS—State Senator Shannon Jones (R-Springboro) and Senator
Charleta B. Tavares (D-Columbus) today introduced legislation to
implement many of the recommendations proposed in the Commission on
Infant Mortality’s March 2016 Report. In 2014, Ohio’s... read
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Empowering Darke County Youth… Fundraising
efforts continue for summer tutoring
GREENVILLE - As many families begin to prepare for their summer
vacations and other activities, the Chalmers family, once again, is
preparing to “empower” local youth through summer tutoring. Kendra
Chalmers, her two children Kayden and Nevaeh, and her mom Tanya
McConnell, spent their Saturday at Rural King holding their... read
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FBI… Law
Enforcement Officers
Killed in the Line of Duty 2015
Washington, D.C. - May 16, 2016 - Preliminary statistics released today
by the FBI show that 41 law enforcement officers were feloniously
killed in the line of duty in 2015. This is a decrease of almost 20
percent when compared with the 51 officers killed in 2014. By region,
19 officers died as a result of criminal acts that occurred in the
South, nine officers in the West, five officers in the Midwest, four in
the Northeast, and four in Puerto Rico... read
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Court News Ohio… Students
Showcase Constitutional Knowledge
May 12, 2016 - After months of studying and preparing, approximately
150 students are ready to compete at the Ohio Middle School We the
People: The Citizen and the Constitution State Showcase on May 13. We
the People, a program of the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education
(OCLRE), gives students a unique opportunity to participate... read
more. |
Corn
& Beef Cattle Newsletters,
From Sam
Custer, OSU
Extension, Darke County
MAKE SURE YOU ARE CHECKING YOUR WHEAT!!! This week’s CORN Newsletter…
May 17 - May 23, 2016 - Editor(s): Amanda Douridas - In This
Issue: 1. Slowly Improving Conditions Next 1-2
Weeks For
Planting 2. Rust, Freeze Injury, Head Scab: Should
I Still
Put on a Fungicide? 3. Assessing the Wheat Crop for Freeze
Damage 4. Twisted Wheat... read
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Darke
County Scholarship
Fund… Helping
a student achieve
college goals
DARKE COUNTY – The cost of a year’s college education in Ohio can range
from $15,000 to $25,000 or more, according to Gary Young, Fundraising
Chairman for the Darke County Scholarship Fund (DCSF), formerly the
Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund. “Even if students take advantage of
the current College Credit Plus options while in high school, work... read
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Edison
State Community
College… Edison
Honors Steve
Baker
Edison State Community College presented Steve Baker, WHIO-TV’s
northern bureau chief, with an honorary degree of associate of
humanities during the college’s 41st annual spring commencement
ceremony on Friday, May 13. Having attended Edison State in the
mid-seventies, Baker was presented with the honorary degree in... read
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Ansonia
Elementary Students of the Month
Ansonia Elementary is proud to present two kindergarteners as students
of the month. Braiden Westfall's teacher states, "Braiden is
a
model student who works very hard and always strives to do his
best. He is very kind to his classmates and takes great
initiative in helping others and keeping our classroom in
order.
I can always count on him to be ready and eager to learn something... read
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Darke
County Sheriff’s
Office… Sheriff
issues phone
scam alert
The Darke County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous calls from
citizens reporting an IRS telephone scam in the Darke County area over
the last few days. This type of scam has been going on all
around
the country for sometime and seems to be perpetrated in this area
periodically. The scam typically involves a caller reporting that the
IRS is taking legal action against the person... read
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New
KitchenAid®
Stand Mixer: Small Yet Mighty
BENTON HARBOR, MI (March 4, 2016) – KitchenAid has exciting news for
Stand Mixer lovers everywhere. The power, iconic design, color choices
and endless possibilities synonymous with this culinary workhorse will
soon be available in a size ideally suited for limited counter space
and “smaller batch” lifestyles. The new Artisan® Mini Stand Mixer is
scheduled to initially launch... read
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Edison State Honors Graduates
Edison State Community College held its 41st annual spring commencement
ceremony on Friday night before a packed house of family, friends,
faculty, and staff at the Piqua campus. Nearly 400 students earned a
total of 440 degrees or certificates in the areas of business, computer
information technology, engineering technology, health... read
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FBI
Child Sexual Exploitation… Threat
from Pedophiles Online is ‘Vast and Extensive’
05/10/16 - The case of a Tennessee man sentenced last month to 21 years
in prison on child pornography charges serves as an important reminder
to parents and children about the dangers of an online world where
things are not always as they appear and pedophiles may be lurking
around many virtual corners. Brian K. Hendrix was convicted... read
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KitchenAid® introduces most
Powerful Home
Blender
Debuting Exclusively at Williams-Sonoma - BENTON HARBOR, MI &
GREENVILLE, OH (March 5, 2016) –KitchenAid, long known for the power,
durability and eye-catching design of its iconic countertop appliances,
is introducing the most powerful blender in the market. Scheduled for
availability in May, the new KitchenAid® Pro... read
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The
White House… What
you should
know about the Zika virus
You've probably heard news reports about Zika, a virus that's been
spreading across South and Central America as well as the Caribbean.
Zika is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes. In past outbreaks, the
vast majority of people who contracted Zika didn't experience symptoms.
For those with symptoms, they were relatively mild. Zika infection... read
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The
Hill… Facebook
scrambles to contain fallout,
By David McCabe
Facebook is scrambling to contain the fallout from allegations that it
has suppressed right-leaning political content on its powerful platform
— a charge that hits at the social network’s image of neutrality. CEO
and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg promised Thursday to meet with top
conservatives about the allegations, a sign of how damaging any
perception of political bias could be to the company. “To serve our
diverse community, we are committed... read
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Court
News Ohio… May
is National Drug
Court Month, By Jenna Gant
May 13, 2016 -- Courts across the country are celebrating National Drug
Court Month. Coordinated by the National Association of Drug Court
Professionals (NADCP), May honors courts that help individuals find an
alternative route to get the support they need to fight addictions.
This year’s national theme is “Criminal Justice Reform in Action,” and
it recognizes drug court participants and graduates who are learning to
be productive members of society... read
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Ohio
Senate President Keith Faber… Faber
Honors Ohio Nurses
COLUMBUS - Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) was joined by State
Senator Jim Hughes (R-Columbus) this week to present a Senate gavel to
the Ohio Nurses Association. The gavel was used when the Ohio Senate
unanimously passed Senate Bill 233, legislation to create the "Ohio
Nurses Association" license plate. “Nurses are a vital part of our
healthcare system, and they... read
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State
Representative Steve Huffman… Ohio
House Passes Bill Increasing Access to Biological Drugs;
HB 505
aimed at reducing cost of
prescription medications
-- COLUMBUS—Today, the Ohio House passed legislation that allows
pharmacists to substitute biologically similar products, or
“biosimilars,” for any biological product prescribed by a physician.
This is a similar concept to a consumer obtaining a generic
prescription medication rather than a more expensive brand name drug.
Biologics... read
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Weekly
Beef
Cattle, Corn Newsletters, From Sam Custer, OSU
Extension,
Darke County
Three new articles have been posted in this week’s 985th issue of the
Ohio BEEF Cattle letter. Lots of seed heads have emerged over the past
week! Today Chris Penrose offers some reminders on managing the “spring
flush.” Articles include: Managing the Spring Flush; When a cow is
called “pregnant” but turns up “open”- Could Neospora caninum be to
Blame?; Beef Production Surges in April... read
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Attorney
General Mike DeWine… Sexual
Assault Kit Testing Initiative Update for May
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released a
status update on the progress of DNA testing being conducted as part of
the Ohio Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing
Initiative. As of May 1, 2016, 292 law enforcement agencies have
submitted 13,765 kits to be tested as part of the initiative. Of those,
4,434 kits were submitted after Senate Bill 316... read
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Edison
State
nursing students honored with pinning ceremony
Edison State Community College honored its most recent nursing
graduates on Wednesday, May 11, with a pinning ceremony held before an
audience of family and friends at the Piqua campus. The pinning
ceremony is a time-honored tradition in which the graduate nurse is
presented to family and friends as a professional who is about to
practice nursing... read
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Court News Ohio… Abuse
and
Molestation Exclusion Precludes Insurance Coverage for Church’s Child
Abuse Incident,
By Dan Trevas - May 12, 2016 - The Ohio Supreme Court ruled today that
an abuse and molestation exclusion in a commercial insurance policy
bars coverage for damages awarded against an employer found liable for
an employee’s physical abuse of a child in the care, custody, or
control of the employer. A... read
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Greenville City Schools… Family
Night a complete success
The numbers aren’t in yet, but students, parents and friends started
arriving a little after five and continued heavily for more than an
hour and a half. Estimates were close to 2,000 children and adults
picked up summer reading books, ate hot dogs and chips and enjoyed
great entertainment. The students had signed up for the Kids Read Now... read
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Darke
County
Sisters chosen to give WSLC commencement speech,
By Tammy Adkins on behalf of herself and her sister - Wright State Lake
Campus 2016 - In October of 2007 my sister, dad, and I moved to
Greenville, Ohio from Germany. When we first arrived here and went to
register for High School we were very nervous, especially since we were
told we had to take all of the OGTs. We were not for sure what to
expect and whether... read
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Eight
college
scholarships presented at SSSF Awards Banquet
Organization announces name change - GREENVILLE – The Senior Scribes
Scholarship Fund presented scholarships on April 28 to eight Darke
County students either just getting started with, or continuing, their
college education. According to SSSF President Elaine Bailey, this
brings the organization’s total scholarship... read
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Darke County Parks… Park
District Vandalized With Graffiti
Each year the Darke County Park District spends literally thousands of
dollars battling vandalism in the form of graffiti. Recently several
parks in Darke County have been vandalized by what seems to be one
particular individual. “This graffiti has caused well over one thousand
dollars in damages to park signs, kiosks, map boxes, and benches. It... read
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Greenville Junior High Concert
Band
Receives Superior Rating
The Greenville Junior High Concert Band, under the direction of Mr.
Brian McKibben, earned a Superior or 1 rating at the 2016 Ohio Music
Education Association’s Middle School Large Group Adjudicated Event
held at Troy High School on May 7, 2016. The Concert Band performed for
a receptive audience and three O.M.E.A.
Adjudicators. Each
adjudicator gave the band the highest... read
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Kiwanis
of Greenville… Rieman
is Kiwanis
Teacher of the Year
GHS
students of the
month honored --
The Kiwanis Teacher of the Year Award went to Amanda Rieman who has
been teaching second grade at Woodland Primary for five years. She
& her husband Mike and son Cooper reside in
Greenville. She
obtained BS and MS degrees from the University of Dayton. She
cultivates close relationships with her students and educates both
their hearts... read
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Corn
Has Not
Emerged, Should I be Concerned? No! By Sam
Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County - On Sunday I was talking to a producer who
said that it is taking a long time for corn to emerge. I did some
calculations for Darke County. Corn planted on April 18 has
had
187 GDDs and is up and looking great while corn planted just a week
later corn on April 27 has had about 79 GDD’s and probably has... read
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Medical
Marijuana Legislation Passes Ohio House
HB 523 creates commission to tightly regulate marijuana policy -
COLUMBUS—Legislation to legalize medical marijuana passed the Ohio
House of Representatives today. The bill works to tightly regulate the
distribution of medical marijuana, while ensuring access to those who
need the medicine for certain conditions. Among the... read
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Faber Announces Return of Ohio's
Sales Tax
Holiday
COLUMBUS - Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) today announced the
return of the popular Ohio Sales Tax Holiday for August 5-7, 2016,
providing relief for families during the back-to-school shopping
season. Cosponsored by Senator Faber, Senate Bill 264 allows Ohio's
families to save on back-to-school supplies by providing a sales and
use...
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Midmark Closes Acquisition of
Versus
Technology, Inc.
DAYTON, Ohio, and TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., May 5, 2016 — Midmark
Corporation announced today the completion of its previously announced
definitive merger agreement to acquire Versus Technology, Inc. A
special meeting of the Versus shareholders was held on Friday, April
29, 2016, where shareholders voted in favor of the acquisition... read
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Darke
County Parks… Nature
Day a
Success
Darke County Parks annual Nature Day event took place on Saturday April
23rd to the delight of all ages. During the cool morning, adults
enjoyed a Warbler hike and a wildflower hike took place in the early
afternoon, children experienced many different earth related activities
throughout the day from planting trees to visiting with the animal
ambassadors and from dissecting owl pellets to pretending with stick... read
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Darke County High School Students
Earn
Associate Degrees
It’s not everyday that you meet high school students equipped with the
aptitude to successfully complete an associate degree. Ten seniors from
Franklin Monroe High School and another senior from Tri-Village High
School will walk amongst their associate degree-earning peers during
Edison State Community College’s 41st spring commencement ceremony on
Friday, May 13...
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29th Annual Ohio Peace Officers'
Memorial
Ceremony
May 5, 2016 -- (LONDON, Ohio) -- Today, Ohio Attorney General Mike
DeWine, members of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, and law
enforcement officers from across the state honored the memory of 770
Ohio peace officers killed in the line of duty since 1823 during this
year's annual Ohio Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony. The Fraternal
Order of Police Memorial Motorcade... read
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Edison
State to
Launch Agribusiness Program in Darke County
To meet the growing demand of the local agricultural industry in Darke
County, Edison State Community College is preparing to launch a new
agribusiness program in the fall of 2016. Students enrolled in the
program will take courses in agribusiness, agricultural finance,
international business, animal science, and agronomy, with internship... read
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Injury accident at Hogpath and
Red River
West Grove
On May 5, 2016 at 7:24 PM Darke County Deputies along with Arcanum
Rescue and Laura Fire Dept., and Careflight were dispatched to the
intersection of Hogpath Road, and Red River West Grove Road reference a
crash with injury. Preliminary investigation revealed that a White 2008
Chevrolet Van, driven by Randall Flory, 42, of Bradford was traveling
East on Hogpath Road, when he attempted to make a left turn onto... read
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Whirlpool celebrates $80 million
investment
in Ohio manufacturing
FINDLAY & GREENVILLE, Ohio - May 4, 2016 – Whirlpool
Corporation is
celebrating significant investments at two of the company’s
manufacturing facilities in Ohio. The number one major home appliance
manufacturer in the world will break ground today on a $40 million
expansion project at its Findlay operations and hold a ribbon cutting
on Thursday to mark completion of another $40 million... read
more. |
Weather;
Corn
& Beef Cattle Newsletters, From Sam
Custer
Jim Noel from the National Weather Service shared with us on our call
yesterday that we will be 5-10 degrees cooler this week with “nuisance”
precipitation this week. He believes we will see between .1
and
.3 inches of rain Wednesday thru Thursday. Next week we will
see
temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal with normal precipitation (1
inch per week). The...
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Main
Street
Greenville Named Quarterfinalist for “America’s Main Streets” Contest
Support Main Street Greenville of Darke County by Voting Today…
Greenville, Ohio –The national small business movement, Independent We
Stand, announces the quarterfinalists, including Main Street Greenville
of Darke County Ohio, of the 2016 Independent We Stand “America’s Main
Streets” contest. As the lifeblood of our cities... read
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