COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 - NATIONAL TRAIL MIX DAY
DCP Volunteer Bingo A Blast!
Darke County Parks would like to send a huge thank you to all of their
volunteers. Whether they regularly help with school groups,
maintenance, animal care, historical interpretation, special events,
habitat healing, or anything in between, the park district board and
staff truly appreciate all their hard work and dedication! The staff
hopes all the volunteers have enjoyed the past year at the park and
will continue to volunteer for many years to come! Last month,
volunteers gathered for an evening of fun, food... Read
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DARKE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
Pet of the week
GREENVILLE - The Darke County Animal Shelter has many pets available
for adoption, including several breeds of dogs, as well as cats and
kittens. The Shelter chooses pets to feature each week, this week
they've selected: Dobhie is a 3 year old Chihuahua. He is tan with
short hair. He is a sweet little guy who weighs less than 5 pounds. He
is a people dog... Read
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VERSAILLES HEALTH CARE CENTER
VHCC to host Back
to School for Seniors
& their Caregivers
Versailles Health Care Center would like to invite the public to a FREE
four-part Long-Term Care Educational Series, featuring speakers on
financial considerations for seniors and vets, decisions on downsizing
or transitioning to a condo, assisted living, or nursing facility,
Elder Law planning, and recent... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
Who did I just
give birth to?
By Aprill Brandon
Numbers are a funny thing, ain’t they? It all starts with two
individual Ones wanting to become a single Two. And then you Two build
a whole world together. And then when you decide, probably drunkenly,
to go from a family of two to a family of three, that entire world you
built is set... Read
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EMPOWERING DARKE COUNTY YOUTH
Dedicated to empowering the kids in our community
By Bob Robinson
A multitude of sources, including Education Week, Reading Horizons, the
Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and more, indicate students who are
unable to read at grade level by the end of third grade are more likely
to become high school drop-outs. Factors such as poverty – as found in
many areas of Darke County... Read
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EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Women’s Untold Stories: An Evening of Music, Dance, and Theater
Music, dance, and theater are coming to the Robinson Theater at Edison
State Community College in Piqua on Thursday, September 22, 2016.
Sponsored by the Diversity Committee as a benefit for the Edison
Foundation’s General Scholarship Fund, the program will feature... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
DeWine Warns of
Storm-Chaser Scams
Following Severe Weather
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Following the severe weather that hit northwest Ohio
and other parts of the state last night, Ohio Attorney General Mike
DeWine is warning consumers to beware of home repair scams. “Any time
you have tornados, severe thunderstorms, downed trees, or damaged
buildings, there’s a risk of scams... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016
From
the Editor: The Darke County Coin Club recently donated a generous
check to the Greenville Public Library to buy sixteen new books on
coins and coin collecting, plus seven DVDs on the subject. Read more
tomorrow.
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