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NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2016 - NATIONAL CHOP SUEY DAY
FBI Take the Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge
What do more than 870,000 students across the nation have in common?
Since 2012, they have all completed the FBI’s Safe Online Surfing (SOS)
Internet Challenge. Available through a free website at
https://sos.fbi.gov, this initiative promotes cyber citizenship by
teaching students in third through eighth grades how to recognize and
respond to online dangers through a series of fun, interactive
activities... Read
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DARKE SWCD
An Opportunity to Help the Monarch Butterfly
Pollinator populations across the country are in decline, including the
Monarch Butterfly. A reduction in the number of milkweed plants in Ohio
and surrounding states and a loss of wintering habitat due to logging,
weather and human encroachment have contributed to the population
decline of the Monarch Butterfly... Read
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HORSES FLIRT WITH TRACK RECORDS
Parshall’s and Memorials contested Thursday
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Just like some rules, records were made to be broken. With
all the rain that had been dumped on the track at the Great Darke
County Fair Wednesday, a fast track was a part of some fast times. With
18 races on the card, the track record for the... Read
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WORST NATURAL DISASTER SINCE 2012
Red Cross seeking virtual volunteers to aid Louisiana
Relief Effort Seeks New Internet-Based Volunteers to Assist 3,000+ in
Shelters. Greenville, OH, August 24, 2016 — The American Red Cross
remains on the ground, with volunteers across nearly half of Louisiana,
helping thousands who lost everything in recent devastating floods—the
worst natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
DeWine Warns of Scams Targeting Students
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—As students head back to school, Ohio Attorney General
Mike DeWine is warning consumers to beware of scams targeting students.
“People of all ages can be targeted by scams. For a student with
limited income, losing money to a con artist can be devastating,”
Attorney General DeWine said. “Our goal is to help people recognize the
warning signs and... Read
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WHIRLPOOL CONTINUES EXPANSION
Whirlpool
Corporation Breaks Ground on Factory Distribution Center Expansion
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., August 22, 2016 -- Today, Whirlpool
Corporation announced plans to expand its Greenville, Ohio Factory
Distribution Center (FDC), which services all global shipments of
KitchenAid® small appliances. The project... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Fall Hiking Series: Goldenrods and Asters Hike
The air is turning crisp, as the autumn season grows closer. It’s time
to hike! We are entering one of the best time to get out doors, and
Darke County Parks has a variety of walking programs to offer. To kick
off the season, meet a naturalist for a goldenrods and asters hike... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, AUGUST
29, 2016
From
the Editor: From Sam Custer, OSU Extension: Got Waterhemp? What now? For more,
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