TODAY
IS TUESDAY, MARCH 5,
2013 - BOEHNER'S 22ND ANNUAL FARM FORUM
Research and development leads to cheaper food A Report on the Boehner Farm Forum
By Darke County Commissioner Diane Delaplane
Congressman John Boehner's 22nd Annual Farm Forum was well attended by
many from Darke and surrounding Counties. I had the pleasure sitting
with Gwen Wolford, PhD who is Director, Government Relations of Ohio
State University Extension and OARDC for the County Commissioners
Association of Ohio (CCAO) along with Don and John Lecklider and
several others... Read
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COLUMBUS– State Senator Keith Faber (R-Celina) today announced that the
Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications for its
13-month Legislative and Telecommunications Fellowship Program. The
Commission will hire 20-plus fellows to work with members of the Ohio
General Assembly during the 2014 calendar year. "The fellowship… Read
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POSTSEASON BASKETBALL
Three teams still looking for big finishes T-V and Versailles still going strong
By George Starks
Darke County- Just as predicted at the start of the season, there are
still two schools with three teams total, still going strong in the
OHSAA basketball tournament. Coming off a hard fought 46-40 battle with
Franklin Monroe Saturday in the D-IV sectional finals in Troy,
Tri-Village will hit the hardwood at the... Read
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COMMISSIONERS CORNER
Proposed Sales Tax, Wellness Program & More
February has been a mixed bag weather-wise this year. One day it
is 50 and sunny, then in the afternoon we have snow showers. Hopefully,
as February closes, the weather will even out and we will have an early
spring for everyone. February has been an up and down month… Read
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VERSAILLES NATIVE FINDS SUCCESS
Barga turning heads at Yellow Springs
By George Starks
TIPP CITY- When it comes to producing some of the best coaches around,
Versailles has done it. Versailles native Tim Barga is one of the best.
After putting together one of the best programs around, Barga left
Versailles and surfaced at Fairlawn. Now, in only his second year at
Yellow Springs, Barga has taken a struggling program to the top. For
the first... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
Reporting Requirements for Mentally Ill Offenders Focus of New Bill
By Bret Crow
Ohio Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Widener. A bill introduced in
the Ohio Senate last week would require judges to report to law
enforcement when they sentence a violent offender to mental-health
treatment instead of incarceration, or if they approve a conditional
release for an individual found incompetent to... Read
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DARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Local couple, business sponsor Irish Wave
Darke County Center for the Arts announces Dr. Tom and Suzie Brown,
Second National Bank, Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home and Edward Jones
Investment representatives Dave Connelly, Steve Litchfield, Todd
Subler, Bill Wolke, and Andria Haworth as sponsors for their upcoming
fundraiser Irish Wave. DCCA Executive Director Andrea... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, MARCH 5,
2013
Editor’s
Photo: Darke County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner is just around
the corner. This year’s speaker is Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor. Story
coming soon. This week's Ackley
cartoon posted here. Favorite Sports Photos:
New pics posted Feb. 25. Classifieds:
New listings posted March 3. Hansbargers Presidents Day bargains and
more posted Feb. 25 on Promos.
In Blogs: Stand Up for America. Events: Free Movie Matinee at Greenville Library. News: More teen drivers dying in crashes. Sports: World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars Invade Las Vegas. Obituaries: Vitalus H. "Jim" Barga; Geraldine "Gerri" May Bower; Phyllis Joan Robbins. Yesterday's
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