COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
County revenues up nearly $1.4 million over previous year
GREENVILLE – Darke County Commissioners approved General Fund
appropriations for 2016 of $20,378,396.57, and total appropriations,
including all outside funds, of $63,679,510.01 at its last regular
public meeting of 2015 on Dec. 30. According to Darke County Auditor
Carol Ginn’s annual report to the Commissioners, this is an increase in
estimated revenue of $1,356,183.96 over the 2015 estimated revenue. The
resulting 2016 unencumbered balance (carryover) for the General Fund is... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Organized by Olive at Library
The Greenville Public Library welcomes back Organized by Olive for
another informative and fun lesson on getting organized. “How to
Create a Command Center” is a free event scheduled for Thursday January
14th at 6:30 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room. Reservations are
not required but are appreciated by calling 548-3915 or signing up on
our Facebook page. Refreshments will... Read
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SPEED & EXPERIENCE TOO MUCH
Tri-Village remains undefeated in conference play
By George Starks
ARCANUM- When Tri-Village comes to the table to eat, the Patriots don’t
talk, they eat and often will devour. Such was the case Friday as the
Patriots remained undefeated in the Cross County Conference with a
55-32 victory over Arcanum in a game that... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
DeWine Warns Consumers to Avoid Lottery Scams
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned
consumers to avoid lottery and sweepstakes scams as the estimated
Powerball jackpot hits $800 million. In the past month, the Ohio
Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section has received more than
two dozen complaints involving sweepstakes or prize scams. The average
reported... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Responding to meat alternatives
An article recently published in the Dayton Daily News, headlined
“Research ramping up for alternatives to meat,” caught my attention.
While I support both free market ingenuity and entrepreneurship, I am
concerned that the effort to replace meat on the dinner table with a
“meat alternative” could end up having adverse effects on Ohio’s meat
industry. Not only is meat and protein a very important component of
our diet, but it is... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
South students learn Zentangle art and Tibetan Peace Flags
GREENVILLE – In the hallway students are always walking by; this
creates movement in the flags above them. They’re carrying wishes for
peace from students at South Intermediate School. Art Teacher Julie
Brewer explained the purpose of the art stretching across the ceilings
in the... Read
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FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
Feds underpaid says New York Times (sort of) …
By Mike Causey
Sick of reading front page stories about bloated federal salaries?
Tired of hearing you’ve got it made compared to folks in the private
sector? Relief may be on the way. Maybe. For the last five or six
years, the federal workforce has been the target of various newspapers.
First was a page-one report in a national newspaper that... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016
Editor's
Photo: Bear's Mill features photography and a new 'Six over Six' collection. For
more information, check out
the story Tuesday. New Community Events photo
sets posted here. Check
out our new Facebook pages: County News Online Community and Empowering Darke County Youth. Like them and
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photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: What Rising Murder Rates in US Cities Mean for 2016. News: From Court News Ohio... Renewed Justice.Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
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