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2012 - POWER OF THE PEN REGIONALS
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All contestants are winners
By Bob Robinson
While trophies eluded Darke County 7th and 8th grade writers in the
Power of the Pen Regional Competition Saturday, two local students in
the Seventh Grade competition still scored in the top 15. They were
James McClure, Versailles Middle School, who came in seventh, and
Camille Watren, also Versailles, who came in 15th. Congratulations to
James and Camille, as well as all other Darke County Regional winners
who accepted the challenge to compete with more than a dozen other
regional winners throughout the Southwest Ohio District. This... Read
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SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED
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Versailles Varsity, JV teams recognized for season finishes
The 2011-12 Western Ohio High School Bowling Conference Awards Banquet
was held on March 11th at Romer’s Catering in Celina, Ohio. 3
Professional Bowler’s Association Touring Players were in attendance
for this years banquet. Chris Loschetter, Brian Kretzer, and Joe
Ciccone. This was the largest WOHSBC Banquet... Read
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LADY PATRIOTS LEAVE TODAY
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Quest for state gold starts Thursday
By George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- One thing is obvious. No matter what happens by the end
of play Thiursday, Darke County has done itself proud in the high
school hoops arena. This afternoon, the Lady Patriots bus will pull out
for Columbus. Tri-Village has a date with Berlin Highland on Thursday
in the state capitol. The chant rose up from the Tri-Village student
section with 2:18 left in the Division IV... Read
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| SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED
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Did you know?
Interesting facts about Ohio’s election process
Earlier this week, Ohio held its Presidential Primary. As we work
towards certification of the official results, I thought it might be
helpful to provide some information on the process and timeline for
tabulating those results, as well as some information on recounts.
Certification of Election Results · All unofficial results are in
with 100% precincts reporting, these numbers do not include... Read
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| DARKE COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER |
Pets of the week
We have Queenie at the Darke County Animal Shelter. She is a 4 year old
German Shepherd. She is black and tan with medium length hair. She is a
good-looking girl and very attentive. She will make a nice companion.
She is a big girl and weighs around 80 pounds. She is looking for a
good home and is ready to be... Read
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DEBT GROWING EVEN FASTER IN THIRD YEAR
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CNS News...
Federal Debt Has Already Grown $700B in FY12; $40 Per Day Per Full-Time Worker
By Terence P. Jeffrey
(CNSNews.com) - So far in fiscal 2012--which began on Oct. 1--the
federal government has borrowed more than $700 billion, according to
the official debt numbers posted by the U.S. Treasury. That means that
since Oct. 1, the debt has been increasing at a... Read
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OBAMA DEMONIZES AS HE SUBSIDIZES
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Townhall Finance...
Some Policy: Obama Spent $24 Billion on Energy in 2011
by Bob Beauprez
The Congressional Budget Office says that the government provided $24
billion of tax credits and direct subsidies to the energy industry in
2011. Here’s how it was divided up: $2.5 billion in various
tax credits to the fossil fuel industry; $6 billion to the ethanol
industry; $16 billion to renewable energy and energy efficiency
programs - So, the industry... Read
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| FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14,
2012 |
While
Pres. Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have tied
up local and national media for nearly a week – Air Force One touched
ground at 5:43 p.m. Tuesday – with their trip to Dayton for the First
Four in College Basketball, our TV Lady Patriots are quietly preparing
for the high school semi-final contest in Columbus Thursday afternoon.
Basketball fans should be having the time of their lives. Also in News: State switching to new academic performance grading.
Sports: Manning getting close to a decision.
Community: Buchy Announces “Ohio Ag Week.”
Blogs: Woman wins lottery, still gets food stamps. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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