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COUNTY NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA

Hundreds enjoy Greenville’s June First Friday offerings

GREENVILLE – “We’re looking for volunteers,” said a volunteer. “We need volunteers,” said another. At least seven or eight non-profits were on Fifth Street with games for kids, brochures and other literature for parents. Some looking for volunteers; some providing safety and other information to visitors. One organization, the American Red Cross Darke County, had a red blanket held at its ends by volunteers. They were providing life-saving education… if a fire breaks out in the home, smoke rises... Read More. More Community.

   
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Bike safety and maneuvering
taught at rodeo


VERSAILLES – Dozens of children – some as young as three, others as old as nine and 10 – went through a maze of orange cones following chalk arrows on June 6. Their goal? Learn to control their bicycles and to ride them safely. The Bike Rodeo course, set up by the Versailles Fire Department... Read More. More Community.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEPHEN HUFFMAN
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Huffman, Grossman Discuss Legislation to Upgrade Statewide Trauma System
 
COLUMBUS—State Representatives Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City) and Stephen Huffman (R-Tipp City) discussed upcoming legislation they will introduce to upgrade Ohio’s statewide trauma system through the creation of the Ohio Trauma Board. The two legislators held a press conference this morning at the Statehouse... Read More. More News.
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SATELLITE VS. CABLE
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Taxing Times
By Kate Burch

Some years ago, Ohio instituted a sales tax, now 5.75%, on satellite TV services.  The cable TV providers successfully lobbied to avoid the tax, claiming that a sales tax, on top of “franchise fees” the cable companies were required to pay to the state, would put them at a competitive disadvantage.  The satellite companies have tried several times... Read More. More Opinion.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
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The Budget Process
Approaches the Finish Line

 
With the Senate wrapping up their work on the budget, we are now looking at the differences between their version and the House’s version. I’ve spent the last month meeting with over half of Ohio’s Senators to discuss the provisions in the budget that I feel are most important to helping Ohioan’s succeed. In each of those meetings, I was pleased to know that the public servants in the Senate... Read More. More Opinion.

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Help Us Find Them
National Missing Children’s Day 2015

On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to his school bus stop in New York. Four years later, to honor Etan’s memory and the memories of other missing children, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25—the anniversary of Etan’s disappearance—as National Missing Children’s Day. Tragically, however... Read More. More News.

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Employers taking a
new look at felons


GREENVILLE – “I started thinking he’d make it when he took that porta-potty job at the fair… that’s not an easy job,” said Jon Heffner, Darke County Workforce Development. At first, Heffner didn’t see it happening. The felon had a bad heroin charge and addiction. He went through welding class and worked at a variety... Read More. More News.
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FROM THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE  - FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015

Editor's Photo: The Greenville Public Library's next Thursday evening “Third Floor Film Series” movie will be on June 25 at 7:00. Find out tomorrow which film will be featured. 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. Events: Pleasant Hill Church cruise in. Sports: Monster Jam® at Eldora Speedway set for August 7-8. Obituaries: Mark A. Dotson. See yesterday's post click here.


 
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