COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015 - COUNCIL ON RURAL SERVICES
Thank a Teacher
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4 through 8 and we are taking this
opportunity to recognize the contributions teachers make in the lives
of our children here at Council on Rural Services, Kids Learning Place,
and the Achievement Center for Educational Success (ACES)
program. Being a teacher can be a challenging job; but it is also
one of the most important and most rewarding careers you can
have. Teachers impact the lives of our children from their
earliest age while in a child care... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Darke County Recognized for SNAP Benefits
Savings
The Ohio Council on Welfare Fraud recently held their annual conference
in Newark, Ohio. During the conference Darke County was recognized as
the 2nd Most Improved County in the State for SNAP Food Assistance
fraud savings. The Director’s Award for Excellence in Claims Management
award was based on the Percent of Increase in Number of... Read
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EDISON
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Edison Baseball Steps Up to Plate, Joins
NJCAA
The Edison Community College Athletics Department has announced that
the baseball team will be joining the National Junior College Athletic
Association (NJCAA) in the fall of 2015. This announcement was made
following the final game of the Charger baseball season earlier... Read
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OHIO GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH
Ohio Implements community-police ties
recommendations
Task Force Recommendations Include New Statewide Standards for Law
Enforcement Departments in Key Areas
COLUMBUS – Today Governor John R. Kasich took action to begin
implementing the recommendations of Ohio’s Task Force on Community and
Police Relations by creating a new, permanent standards-writing... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Lincoln Funeral Train part of Darke County
history
GETTYSBURG – “What’s all this going on in little ole’ Gettysburg,” said
one gentleman. He was preparing for the traffic that would soon be
coming. “Haven’t you heard? The Lincoln Funeral Train is coming
through.” He grinned. “They gotta build a track here first.” His friend
said, “I knew they never shoulda tore those tracks out... Read
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE.....
Baltimore: Black Leaders Doing
Victory Laps for Freddie, …as the Social Insanity Continues
By Joe Facinoli
I have stories to tell, …of Baltimore. Of the place where I’ve worked,
…of the city I enjoy so much, …and the metro area where I have chosen
to invest, …have a family, and to live. I’ve been to West Baltimore,
hundreds of times, …to Fulton Street, and to North Avenue, where the
car “bonfire” took... Read
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Teacher of the Year
President Barack Obama
I credit my education to Ms. Mabel Hefty just as much as I would any
institution of higher learning. When I entered Ms. Hefty's fifth-grade
class at Punahou School in the fall of 1971, I was just a kid with a
funny name in a new school, feeling a little out of place, hoping to
fit in like anyone else. The first time she called on me, I wished she
hadn't. In fact, I wished I were... Read
More. More Opinion.
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Darke County produced two state championship basketball teams
this season. State Representative Steve Huffman honors one of them.
See 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.
Sports: DCHHA matinee is May 17, Mother of All
Sprint Car Weekends. Events:
Executive Director Search Begins for Visitors Bureau. Blogs:
Brace for a flood of foreclosures when boom-era HELOCs turn 10. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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