COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 - COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
Food assistance available to seniors 60+
Community Action Partnership of Darke County wants to remind residents
that the agency offers the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to
seniors 60 years and older every month. This program provides about 40
pounds of food to qualifying households and contains cereal, milk,
cheese, canned fruits, vegetables and juices, canned meats, peanut
butter, rice or pasta. You may qualify if you are 60 years or older and
your gross monthly income for a 1-person household is $1,276 or less;
2-person household, the monthly income is $1,726 or less... Read
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SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Wetland Wildlife Workshop
PIQUA, OH - There is still time to register for the “Wild for
Wetlands!” Workshop, scheduled for Saturday, June 27th, 2015 from 8:30
am to 3:00 pm in Piqua. The workshop will be held at the Upper
Valley JVS, located at 8811 Career Drive. Morning sessions will
be held indoors, but after lunch we will head... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Children's Author
Donates Book
The Greenville Public Library thanks Elaine Tomski for her delightful
children's book Behind My Belly Button. Elaine grew up on a farm
near Castine and attended Tri-Village High School before graduating
from OSU in education. She then married and had her family.
While working in the library of Tri-Village Elementary... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
34 Things I’ve
Learned in 34 Years
By Aprill Brandon
My birthday is next week. Which means it’s that time again. Time to
reflect on all the ways I’ve grown wiser. All the ways I’ve matured.
All the ways I’ve perfected my spitball-throwing ability. And as such,
here are the 34 things I’ve learned in 34 years… 1. There are a lot of
horrible... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
Ohio Man Sentenced
to Life in Prison
for Kidnapping,
Rape of Child
(JACKSON, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Jackson County
Prosecuting Attorney Justin Lovett announced today that a Jackson man
has been sentenced to serve life in prison without parole following his
conviction for the 2013 rape and kidnapping... Read
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge Cyber Safety for Young Americans
In April, the Pew Research Center published a study saying that 92
percent of teens report going online daily—including 24 percent who say
they go online “almost constantly.” According to the study, nearly
three-fourths of teens have or use a smartphone. Considering the many
dangers that lurk on the Internet... Read
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
Beagle Receives Award for Workforce and Economic Development Efforts
COLUMBUS– State Senator Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) today received the
Public Sector Leader Award from the Greater Ohio Policy Center for
championing sustainable workforce, community and economic development
policies in the Ohio Senate. "It's truly an honor to accept this
award," Senator Beagle said. "I look forward to continuing... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
Editor's
Photo: From Bluebag Media... About 20 young people and their ‘We Are
the Majority’ teen leaders were at the Greenville Public Library June 9
as one of many “Camp Majority” projects the teens had put together for
their young charges. For more, read the story tomorrow.
This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
New Community Events photo set posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and the Fragility of Freedom. Community: Edison Students Can Now “Check Out” the Internet. Obituaries: Thomas Lecklider; Ralph W. Rhoades; Robert L. "Bob" Yount.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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