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NEWS ONLINE - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
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PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TOWARD MEN... IF NOT FOR US, THEN FOR OUR CHILDREN
BLUEBAG MEDIA
East Christmas decorating
competition stiff
GREENVILLE – “We’re kind of competitive around here,” said Cindy Rose,
physical education teacher at East Intermediate School. “It was
everybody’s idea… I came up with the point system and got the judges.”
The competition was “Deck the Halls.” It could be just the doors... Read
More.
More Community.
VERSAILLES HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Versailles remains undefeated in
annual tournament
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- After knocking West Liberty-Salem off Monday night, 78-42,
in the fourth annual Versailles Holiday Tournament, the Tigers were
once again faced with the task of doing battle with Miami East in the
title game Tuesday. The Vikings came in with a... Read
More. More Sports.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
DeWine Announces
$1 Million Grant to Ohio Children’s Hospitals
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that
his office is giving a $1 million dollar medical research grant to the
Ohio Children’s Hospital Association to study “sentinel injuries” in
children aged zero to six months. Sentinel injuries are relatively
minor injuries that should prompt concerns... Read
More. More News.
DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Full Wolf Moon Hike
Winter provides excellent hiking weather and we’re going to make the
most of it! Join a Naturalist on Monday, January 5th at 5:30pm at
Turkeyfoot Preserve (located on Bishop Road, just off St. Rt. 121) to
check out what the winter landscapes have in store for us. Please
meet at Turkeyfoot Preserve, dressed for the weather and be sure to
bring your camera! Please... Read
More. More Events.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI Releases
2013 Crime Statistics
Today, the FBI released details on more than 5.6 million criminal
offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System
(NIBRS) in 2013. The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest
report, NIBRS 2013, provides a diverse scope of information about
victims, known offenders, and relationships for 23 offense... Read
More. More News.
TOWNHALL
Aside From That, Gen. Custer
Rich Galen
CNN was agog (not a word I get to use in a sentence every day) with the
results of a new poll released right before Christmas that showed
President Barack Obama's job approval ratings shooting up in the polls.
The apogee of the shot? 48 percent. No, the ratings didn't rise by 48
percentage points, they rose to 48 percentage points meaning, a
majority of Americans still do not... Read
More. More Blogs.
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015
Editor's
Photo: JAFE Decorating, Inc. owners Randy and Lisa O’Dell recently held
a “celebration” of the company’s latest expansion, another 14,000
square feet added to its existing 36,000 square feet. For
more, check
out the next Holiday
Editon of CNO. Due to local holiday schedules County News
Online will only publish as required by local events. We will resume
our regular publishing schedule Jan. 5. New Posting on
Community Events
Photo Gallery: Click here. This week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here. Blogs: Obama's Golf Game Disrupts Soldiers' Wedding. Events: EUM church offers Winter classes. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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