TODAY
IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2013 - DARKE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
Illumination receives Tourism Grant
GREENVILLE – The Darke County Visitors Bureau released the names of the
recipients of the 2013 Darke County Tourism Grant. This year, two
recipients were chosen. They are: Ohio Gourd Society for The Ohio Gourd
Show and Illumination Ministries for Illumination Festival. The
Illumination Festival started with a handful of people with a common
goal in mind – to bring the top artists in contemporary Christian music
to Darke County. After the first year it was clear that Darke County
residents were ready for this to become an annual event. Now in its
seventh...
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BLUE BAG MEDIA
Three arrested and one sought for Trafficking in Heroin
GREENVILLE - On Aug. 6, the Greenville Police Department, Darke County
Sheriff's Office and Darke County Juvenile Probation served narcotics
arrest warrants and a search warrant stemming from a lengthy narcotics
investigation. Arrested were Damian M, King, 34, Kent E. Minnich, 39,
and Todd C. Clemens... Read
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Old coach looks to redeem MV football
By George Starks
UNION CITY- In the last 25 football games at Mississinawa Valley; the
Hawks haven’t exactly overwhelmed their opponents. In fact, they have
overwhelmed none of them going 0-25 in that stretch. Now a familiar
face has resurfaced in Blackhawk Nation. That being the familiar face
of John Graher. Graher was the last... Read More . More Sports.
TEEN TO TEEN TALK
Affirmation
by Elizabeth Horner
Television loves the drama of long, will-they-or-won’t-they romances.
And for hit comedy show, New Girl, the tension between title character
Jess and her roommate Nick is no exception. During a favorite episode
of mine, when it seemed like they might actually declare their
relationship, the two of them sat across from one another at a bar
trading compliments back and forth. Nick revealed that...
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Safety at the Darke County Fair
In preparation for the GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR several public service
entities have been meeting for the past several months to promote
SAFETY for all who will be attending the fair this year. The Darke
County Fair Board, Darke County Commissioners, Darke County Homeland
Security & Emergency Management Agency, Greenville Township Rescue,
Greenville Police Department, Greenville... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
A stroll on the Prairie
Join a Darke County Parks’ Naturalist on Monday, August 12th at 7:00pm
for a hike through the “back 40” prairie. These grassland ecosystems
don’t stretch for miles as they once did so don’t miss this opportunity
to “wander” through and see what flowers are in bloom, what birds are
active and what butterflies are feeding. Bring your camera and/or... Read
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HUMAN EVENTS
Obama's perverse notion of fairness
By David Limbaugh
In President Obama’s world, “fairness” seems to be of overarching
concern. Too bad “fairness” means what he says it does rather than what
Webster’s specifies. You’ll rarely hear Obama talk about economic
growth — even as an aspiration — and not just because there’s been a
dearth of it under his miserable five years in office. It’s not where
his... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2013
Note: Due to availability conflicts of the individuals who can set up
our web site this weekend, we will only be posting a Saturday-Sunday
edition. We will go back to our regular schedule with Monday’s post.
Editor’s
Photo: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of
Wildlife is sponsoring a Family Outdoor Skills Day on Saturday,
September 21st, 2013. For more information, read the story tomorrow.
Paul
Ackley’s cartoon for
this week has
been posted. Get it here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listings posted August 1. In Blogs: Baseless flap over JobsOhio. Events: Surfin’ Safari applications accepted until Aug. 9. News: One person injured in tractor accident. Obituaries: Kathleen L. Williams. Yesterday's
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