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IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9,
2011 - TRIPLETT GETS NOD AS NEW AD AT FM
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Franklin Monroe gets new Athletic Director
By George Starks
PITSBURG- When Andy McKibbon stepped down as the athletic earlier this
week, it was something no one saw coming except McKibbon himself. That
left a huge hole to fill at Franklin Monroe but it didn’t take long for
the administration to fill it. Matt Triplett was introduced to the
student body the next day as the permanent replacement for McKibbon.
Currently, Triplett is the FFA teacher at FM. Married to his wife
Brandy, Triplett, 25, lives in New Carlisle with his wife and two
children and is a graduate of Tecumseh High School. “We have a big
support system here at the school involving the community and the... Read More. More Sports. |
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| COMMISSIONER DIANE DELAPLANE |
Delaplane files for re-election
Mrs. Diane Delaplane has filed for re-election for Darke County
Commissioner. She enjoys serving our productive citizens of Darke
County as your first woman Commissioner. Delaplane believes that Darke
County is a Bright Spot in Ohio and promotes that message through many
avenues. Delaplane wishes to continue with ongoing capital improvements
for County owned properties such as the Courthouse... Read More. More News. |
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EBELING RESIGNS AS GIRLS HOOPS COACH
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A-Lady Tigers without a coach
By George Starks
ANSONIA- When Ansonia coach Von Ebeling took the head coaching job at
Ansonia for the Lady Tigers, it was on short notice. Short notice is
how it ended up. Four games into the season, Ebeling has resigned after
an 0-4 start. Starting the season with just 12 players and no assistant
coach, Ebeling walked away after losing one of his players to injury.
Ebeling was unavailable for comment and volleyball coaches Jason... Read More. More Sports. |
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NON-PROFITS REMAIN OPTIMISTIC
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Dayton Business Journal...
Nonprofit giving seesaws going into 2012
by Laura Englehart
Despite an unsteady economic outlook and increased need in the Dayton
region, community organizations have some reason to remain positive as
they head into the new year. For some organizations, donations have
remained flat or improved slightly from 2010, and they expect those
numbers to stay about... Read More. More News. |
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| SEVEN TEAMS IN ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT
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It’s week two for the guys
Schedules: Boys and Girls Hoops; Greenville Wrestling
By George Starks
Week two for the boys prep basketball teams will see seven teams in
action tonight as the Versailles Tigers will be idle until Saturday
when they will travel to Covington. Mississinawa Valley will invade
Greenville tonight as both teams will look to get win number one of the
season. Last week saw the Wave... Read More. More Sports. |
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A WEEKLY THING
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Ohio Weather
Naiesha Thobe, Story Editor
Amy Whittington, Cartoonist
Teen Scribes
Naiesha and Amy are both seniors at Greenville High School. Naiesha has
written for our Teen Scribes section for months and introduced Amy to
partner with her on the fourth of many cartoons and cartoon strips to
run on a weekly basis. This week’s offering is a look at our weather...
typical... Read More. More Teen Scribes.
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MONDAYS WITH TONY LEE
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Daily Events...
Being with - not for - Newt
By Tony Lee
Yesterday, Tiger Woods won a golf tournament (albeit his own tourney
with a condensed field, but, hey, a win is a win) for the first time in
just over two years. Almost everyone has been rightfully disgusted with
Tiger’s behavior off the golf course (and sometimes, even his pathetic
behavior on the golf course). But nobody can doubt Tiger’s golf skills
or how badly the sport needs a competitive... Read More. More Blogs. |
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| FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TODAY IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9,
2011 |
Lots
going on in Prep Sports… Matt Triplett signs on as new AD for Franklin
Monroe and Ebeling resigns as Ansonia’s Girls Hoops Coach. In the
meantime, the political climate for the coming March primary continues
to get interesting as several seats look to be contested. More on that
to come. Also in News: Ohio GOP’s No. 2 official tells Kasich to back off; and Ohio sees sharpest drop in online job ads. Community: Greenville Graduates, a College Funding Opportunity. Letters: Olling… Check your facts. Blogs: A Planned Parenthood Christmas; and The Regulatory Climate is Affecting More Than Business. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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