COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY JUNE 10, 2014 - BLUE BAG MEDIA
Symbolic groundbreaking kicks off GCSD construction
GREENVILLE – “We are ready to begin our 27-month process of
construction…” Greenville City Schools Superintendent Doug Fries stood
before the microphone one final time as a 40-minute symbolic
groundbreaking ceremony taking place May 27 at Harmon Field was about
to wrap up. The celebration marked the beginning of work on a renovated
high school and a new K-8 building. The school day event allowed all
students – grades K-12 – to participate in the ceremony. “It will be a
project of collaboration, flexibility and problem-solving... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Butterfly Monitoring
Every Friday
Do you like butterflies? Worried about declining butterfly populations?
We need you at Shawnee Prairie! Each and every Friday at 2pm, we’ll
hike a pre-set trail and record all butterflies observed. These numbers
will then be sent on to the Ohio Lepidopterists for scientific study.
No need to be an expert! A staff member will be present for... Read
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STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS
Boehner announces
STEM winners
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today
announced the 8th District winners for the first-annual Congressional
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Competition. “I’m so
pleased that we had students from our local area participate in the
first-annual Congressional STEM Competition... Read
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BOEHNER
Congressional
Concerns Raised About Prisoner Exchange
WASHINGTON, DC -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the
following statement today about the bipartisan concerns outlined to the
administration more than two years ago about the prospect of the
prisoner exchange facilitated last week: “I join every American in
welcoming Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl home. It is hard to imagine, let
alone... Read
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COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
CBC rolls out ‘summer cruze-in’ 2014 blood drive
DAYTON, Ohio – Whether it’s idling at the drive-in or rolling out onto
the open road, summer is all about cruising. Community Blood
Center (CBC) is saluting the great escape of summer travel, and
encouraging blood donations during this busy time of year, with the
“Summer Cruze-In 2014... Read
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
Beagle Initiative Would
Protect Children, Pedestrians
in School Zones
COLUMBUS–Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City) today announced he has
introduced Senate Bill 346, which will establish a penalty for failing
to yield to pedestrians in school zone crosswalks. “I learned from our
local prosecutors that Ohio doesn’t currently have laws to specifically
address pedestrians, including school children, who are hit by cars in
school zones... Read
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THE WHITE HOUSE
The year 2030
Hi, everyone -- This past Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency
proposed national limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants
for the first time. Since then, folks across the country -- on
editorial boards, in classrooms, on front porches -- have been weighing
in on why this is so important. And with that in mind, here's something
I want to make clear: We’re... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY JUNE 10, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Ever wonder what it would be like to be a blacksmith? Darke
County Parks is offering a workshop that will introduce you to
blacksmithing in the 18th century and will give you a chance to work
with the forge and anvil. For more information, read the story
tomorrow. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Feb. 9, 2014.
Classifieds:
New listings posted on a regular basis. Blogs: Surprise! The Government Now Can’t Even Guess How Much Obamacare Ultimately Will Cost.News: Injury Accident.Obituaries: Misha Lyn Pugh; June E. Wentworth; Edythe "Edy" Morris; Robert Best.Yesterday's
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