TODAY
IS SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013 - DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Hummingbird Banding First Hand
53 times a second... that’s how many wingbeats a Ruby-throated Hummingbird averages. Join the Darke County Parks on Saturday, August 3rd at 9:00am as we welcome Alan Chartier. Alan will once again attempt to band the “hummers” of Shawnee Prairie Preserve. After an introductory presentation explaining his on-going research on hummingbirds, Alan will check his specially designed hummingbird traps. This program offers a unique up-close look at our fascinating... Read
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COMMISSIONERS CORNER
Commissioners pass preliminary 2014 budget by 2 to 1 vote
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darke County Commissioners passed its “preliminary” budget on July 10 by a vote of two to one with Commissioner Diane Delaplane casting the negative vote. “I don’t believe in passing... Read
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DARKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Schaffer heading into second season with high hopes Wave football looking to improve
By George Starks
GREENVILLE - Coming off a dismal 1-9 record from a season ago, Greenville has nowhere to go but up. Now in his second season as the varsity head coach, Greenville graduate Aaron Schaffer is looking for a marked improvement in... Read
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GREENVILLE SCHOOLS LEVY
Questions & Answers, Set 4
Where is the safe room for storms and shootings in the new school? There are designated areas throughout the school that students/staff will go in the event of a storm. We will work with EMA and local safety agencies during the design process and during construction to designate safe areas. The engineers will work with... Read
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READING BETWEEN THE LINES
Tax Payers Beware
By Don Wright
Greenville School Superintendent Fries has used a full page in the newspaper to answer some of our questions about the school bond levy. Pay close attention to his answers. What he doesn’t say is as important as what he says. Since most taxpayers can read and most people that have acquired property aren’t stupid I’ll just skip through and make a few comments. If the state condemns any school... Read
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MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
Virginia and the US Army
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! Virginia surprised me with a visit last weekend. I noticed that I start to breathe shallowly when she appears. Don't get me wrong - Virginia is most welcome - where ever I am - publicly or privately. She just has this way of showing me things that I should have seen - or, I think I should have seen. We ended up watching her neighbor spray weed killer on piles of tree clippings laying on the ground. With... Read
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REDSTATE
There Are No Indispensable Men
By Erick Erickson
July 16th, 2013–There are no indispensable men, but go to Washington and everyone treats everyone else as indispensable. Mitch McConnell and John Boehner have been in the United States Congress since 1985. In that time the national debt has grown from $1,823,103,000,000.00 to $16,066,241,407,385.89. In that time the GOP went from being the part of small government to the party ... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013
Editor’s
Photo: Keller wins national title. Read the full
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 July 12. In Blogs: Daily Beast: “There’s No Such thing as Black-on-Black Crime’. Community: 2013 Farm Bill Update. Events: Western Ohio Manure Application Technology Field Day July 31st. Letters: Carla Surber:Luck be a levy, today! News: Injury accident on U.S. 36 near Palestine, Identity confirmed in fatal fire. Yesterday's
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