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NEWS ONLINE - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 - ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
More than 9,000 Sexual Assault Kits Tested
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that
forensic scientists with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
(BCI) have now tested more than 9,000 sexual assault kits as part of a
special initiative to test rape kits that had never been tested for
DNA. As of November 1, 2015, 232 law enforcement agencies have
submitted 11,443 kits to be tested as part of Attorney General DeWine's
Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative. Of those, 2,109 kits
were submitted after Senate Bill 316 took effect. Forensic scientists
with... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Fright Night monsters frightened and entertained
GREENVILLE – You think you got through Greenville Library’s Fright
Night Oct. 30 or 31… only a few more steps to the outside – and safety
– when directly behind you… “sssss…. sssss….” Turn around and find
yourself face-to-face with one of the infamous Walking Dead. The
evening was not for the faint of heart. Dylan Avote seemed... Read
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HORSE PARADE NOV. 21
Wayne HealthCare Sponsors 12th Annual Hometown Holiday Horse Parade
GREENVILLE, Ohio- As part of its commitment to the local community,
Wayne HealthCare is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the 12th Annual
Hometown Holiday Horse Parade on Saturday, November 21st in downtown
Greenville. The 2015 Hometown... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
DCP Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland Coming Soon
This holiday season, join Darke County Parks for an evening stroll
through the Winter Wonderland on Saturday December 5th from 6 to 9pm at
Shawnee Prairie Preserve! There will be over 350 luminaries lighting
the way along the wooded trails, allowing for a peaceful winter’s night
in nature. As families hike along the illuminated trail toward... Read
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OSU EXTENSION, DARKE COUNTY
Ohio BEEF Cattle letter
From Sam Custer
Six new articles have been posted in this week’s 959th issue of the
Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/. The results of many
forage laboratory analysis’ completed to this point confirm the
concerns we’ve been discussing much of the summer and fall . . . . in
many cases forage quality is NOT good. This week we take yet another
look at effectively utilizing low quality... Read
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SUICIDE, ALCOHOL & DRUGS
What Lives Matter, Really?
By Kate Burch
We were recently shocked and dismayed to learn that over the
fifteen-year period, 1999-2014, the death rate for U.S. whites, ages 45
to 54 with no more than a high school education increased by 25
percent! During the same period, death rates for the same age
range in other groups in America and other wealthy countries
declined. Economists... Read
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TURN IT OVER TO THE STATES
Feel the Bern? Sanders Offers Bill to End US Prohibitions on Marijuana
Natalie Johnson
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced a bill Wednesday to lift
federal prohibitions on marijuana and throw the decision on legalizing
the drug squarely into the hands of the states. Sanders’ plan would
strike marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the
“most... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Park District receives $225,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
For more, read the full story tomorrow.
New Community Events photo sets posted here. Check out our Facebook pages: County News Online Community and Empowering Darke County Youth. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here. Events: VHCC to offer free joint replacement class. Sports: Versailles Boys & Girls Bowling Preview.Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
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yesterday's postclick
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