TODAY
IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8,
2013 - DARKE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
Live & Local
Enjoy the 'live & local' scene in Darke County; the atmosphere
brims with rich, authentic local flavor whether told through music,
song or story. Come experience our Urban Country Spirit. For more
information on events taking place throughout the year in Darke County,
visit our website at VisitDarkeCounty.org You can also catch up with us
on Facebook. February 8 - Eric Loy at The Inn at Versailles. Enjoy the
acoustic sounds of this incredible musician as he plays a harp guitar.
His playing includes influences from Classical to Jazz to New...
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SPEAKER
BOEHNER PRESS OFFICE
House Action taken to Force a
Balanced Budget
In
this story: Politico report on Boehner statement; Explanation “What is
Sequestration”
WASHINGTON, DC – At a press conference with Republican leaders today,
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) discussed President Obama and Senate
Democrats’ failure to offer a serious budget or plan to replace the
president’s sequester, and highlighted the action House Republicans are
taking to… Read
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MILESTONE
REACHED IN FINAL HOME GAME
Thomas hits 1,000 point mark at
Tri-Village
By George Starks
NEW MADISON- Going into her senior season in basketball at Tri-Village,
Lady Patriot Shaye Thomas was getting close to achieving milestone
numbers in scoring. The coveted 1,000 point mark. Thomas got that point
last Saturday at home against Brookville. With approximately 40 seconds
left in the game...
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KENTUCKY.COM
Postal Service wants to cut
Saturday mail delivery
By Beena Raghavendran
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service plans to end Saturday mail
delivery beginning in August, a sign that the long-suffering agency may
finally be succumbing to e-commerce. Postmaster General and CEO Patrick
R. Donahoe said at a press... Read
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TRI-VILLAGE
SENIOR HITS HUGE MILESTONE
Pipenger eclipses 1,000 point mark
By George Starks
NEW MADISON- While most players at the high school level can only dream
of achieving goals in a four year time span, Tri-Village senior, Kyle
Pipenger as done it in three. Unlike his female counter-part, Shaye
Thomas, Pipenger had no idea that he had even hit the 1,000 point mark
as a scorer. Seemingly, few others knew of the achieve...
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WHEN
CHILDREN WERE CHILDREN
What is Wrong with Simple
By Sharon Hopper
Senior Scribe
I was pondering over the season we are now in and wondering what it is
that kids do today? I am trying my best to remember what it was that I
did as a child of about 11 to make the days pass during the winter when
there was no snow or ice to play on. I did not have a cell phone so I
could not text, no I-phone so I could not play on the Internet, no...
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VERSAILLES WRESTLING
V-Tigers wrestlers heading to
state
VERSAILLES- It's not the first time in the history of the Midwestern
Athletic Conference that two teams has squared off for a shot at going
to state in any sport. In the recent past, Versailles and St. Henry
played each other in basketball for the state title. The Redskins
brought home the gold that time. Wednesday, in the inaugural state team
wrestling duals...
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8,
2013
Editor’s Photo: County Commissioner and Kiwanian, Mike Stegall, gives Kiwanians an update on the status of the county.
Story moved to Saturday. See Monday’s Ackley cartoon here
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Favorite Sports Photos
: New pics posted Jan. 27.
Classifieds
: New listings posted Feb. 3. Note: Classified categories are not
displayed correctly. Please check all categories when you visit the
page. Still more bargains at Hansbargers on Promos
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In Blogs
: Newtown response to child safety.
Events
: Masonic Lodge supports Ladies Softball; Wipout starts tonight.
News
: Shooting death in Greenville; Chicago cuts 911 responses. Yesterday's
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