COUNTY NEWS ONLINE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 - WOODLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Warner: “A truly humbling experience”
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – One student dropped her popcorn bag then retrieved it,
leaving several kernels lying on the floor. Another student dropped a
kernel… without a second thought she picked it up and popped it into
her mouth. “Hey guys, sit down over here. At this end… keep the mess in
one place.” Tom Warner, Chief Watch DOG and popcorn maker at Woodland
Heights Elementary School issued the directive. The kids quickly
complied... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
High School Students Showcase Constitutional Knowledge in State Competition
By Stephanie Beougher
Nearly 150 students from six high schools tackled questions based on
constitutional issues in simulated congressional hearings at the Ohio
Statehouse on January 24 as part of the “We the People: The Citizen and
the Constitution” state... Read
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DARKE COUNTY COURTS
Jessup pleads to
lesser sex offense
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Paul Jessup, Randolph Co., Ind., pleaded guilty to two
counts of Attempted Gross Sexual Imposition for his actions with two
minors, one 14 and one under 14, early in 2013. Both are Felony 5
charges with possible prison terms of up to 12 months each. An earlier
Grand Jury indictment of four counts of Felony... Read More. More News.
STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
Fighting Modern-Day Slavery Through Awareness
During the month of January, we remembered the remarkable and impactful
service of Martin Luther King Jr. In that same spirit, we should also
consider the human rights issues still plaguing our country and our
state. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where
predators profit by targeting vulnerable people and exploiting them for
labor or commercial sex through force... Read
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COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
Rough Winter - Rough
Week - To be a Firefighter But Huber Heights FD's Andy Rammel makes 130th blood donation
DAYTON, OH - Ask any firefighter what they think about the Miami
Valley’s relentlessly frigid winter of 2014 and they’ll probably answer
with the same weariness as Huber Heights Firefighter and Arcanum
resident Andy Rammel. “It has not been a fun week,” he
said. “We’ve had a lot of furnace... Read
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BOEHNER
Boehner invites 8th
District students to participate
in STEM competition
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today
invited 8th Congressional District high school students to participate
in the first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) Academic Competition, the “House App Contest.” “Getting our
economy moving and creating new jobs goes beyond... Read
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION
7 Things It's Not Too Late For
Amy Payne
Presidents offer pie-in-the-sky visions in their State of the Union
addresses. But if President Obama—and Congress—were willing to “roll up
their sleeves” (another common State of the Union phrase) and work on
some tangible good for Americans, Heritage experts have a few ideas.
The President is calling this his “year of action,” after all. Here are
seven things he should... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Weather conditions in 2014 have given local school
administrators the daunting task of scheduling extra days. With more
bad weather in the forecast, check out our story on how GCSD is
handling the challenge tomorrow.
This week's Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Sept. 15. Classifieds:
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