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NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 - GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Stiltner, Phlipot chosen 2015 Little Mr. & Miss Fair Royalty
GREENVILLE – Down on the Farm contestant Jaxon Stiltner come out on the
platform dressed in a farmer’s coveralls and carrying a rake. He told
Emcee Lorraine Grote his job was to rake up the leaves. “And after you
clean them up?” He grinned and told her he would lay in them. The
5-year-old caught the attention of the judges on Aug. 24 and was
brought back out as one of the top four contestants out of a field of
11. He brought a noisy friend with him… a baby chick that squeaked. A
few minutes later he... Read
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GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Bradford’s Kelly Moore is fair cheer Grand Champion
GREENVILLE – Bradford senior Kelly Moore was talking about her First
Place win in the high school individual category at the Darke County
Fair Cheerleading Competition when she asked to be excused for a
minute… she had just won the Competition Grand Champion and had to pick
up her... Read
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GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
Another Riegle Memorial sees another record set
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- When it comes to the annual Gene Riegle Memorial at the
Darke County Fair, a couple of things have come to be expected. Big
lines at the betting windows. This year was no different when it came
to the pari-mutuel betting for the biggest harness horse race of the
season... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
New Newspeak
By Kate Burch
“1984,” George Orwell’s dystopian novel about a totalitarian state,
Oceania, described the language of this country, “Newspeak,”
which was devised as a means of limiting freedom of thought, and
squelching ideas that posed a threat to the regime, such as freedom,
self-expression, and individuality. This new language served to
shape... Read
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CANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY
7-year-old donates to Cancer Association
More and more young people in Darke County are becoming involved with
helping those around who are going through difficult times. Jace Mote
is a perfect example of this. Recently his grandmother had a
garage sale and Jace decided to do something that his sister had done
before. He wanted to make some... Read
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U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
Ohioans Shouldn’t be Left in the Dark on Trade
Ohioans have seen first-hand what so-called free trade agreements have
done to our state and our economy. Bad deals have closed factories,
torn apart families, and devastated communities. Americans have every
right to be skeptical of new trade deals, particularly the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — the largest trade deal ever
negotiated. We have heard “just trust me"... Read
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
Fire Safety for Off-Campus Housing
This week I joined State Senator Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) and State
Representative Rick Perales (R-Beavercreek) to reintroduce legislation
aimed at protecting renters in the event of a fire. The bill requires a
separate means of egress for all dwelling areas above the second story
of a residential rental property. When a fire breaks out, you have only
moments... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Editor's
Photo: A new team at the Darke County Fair Cheerleading Competition is
the Darke County Elite. They aren’t tied to a single school; in fact
the participants come from all over the county. Find out more tomorrow.
This
week's
final Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
New Community Events photo set posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: Evaluation Shows Yet Another Government Program Fails to Produce Results. Events: Lambda Chi, Pleasant View Missionary to host blood drives.Obituaries: Pauline Evelyn McCullough.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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