COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 - NATIONAL ONION RINGS DAY
Kiwanis honors SOM, 2016 Citizen
By Susi Halley, Kiwanis Secretary
GHS Principal Jeff Cassell presented Students of the Month plaques to
Casey Mortenson and Clayton Guillozet. Casey is in Medical Tech
Prep, Waivaires/Band, SADD and Spanish Clubs, Varsity Girls Golf,
NHS/NTHS, four years Honor Roll, and Academician. She is in the
Elevate Church Group, a Candy Striper at the hospital, and worked at
their Alzheimers Event. She plans to attend The Ohio State for a
BS in Science & Nursing. Clayton is on Student Council,
Varsity G, NHS/NTHS, Football, Basketball... Read
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EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Edison State Announces Spring 2016 Dean’s List
Edison State Community College recognizes 460 students for excellence
in academics on the 2016 Spring Semester Dean’s List. To be eligible
for the Dean’s List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point
average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
Violent Career Criminal
Act signed into law
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today praised a new
law that increases prison time for violent offenders who repeatedly
commit crimes in Ohio. Senate Bill 97, known as the Violent Career
Criminal Act, was signed into law today by Ohio Governor John Kasich.
The new law now classifies anyone who has committed two or more violent
felony... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
The narrow view
of fatherhood
By Aprill Brandon
One of the first things you learn as a new mom, besides how to dodge
jets of baby urine like Neo in “The Matrix,” is how much society hates
you. Oof, and man, do they hate you. And me. And anyone whose uterus
used to have an occupant. It doesn’t matter if we work or stay at home,
breast... Read
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COURT NEWS OHIO
New Guidelines Seek
to Improve How Courts Process Child Abuse
and Neglect Cases
By Bret Crow
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has released
updated guidelines to help courts improve their handling of child abuse
and neglect cases. The “Enhanced Resource Guidelines” build on an
earlier document and combine...Read
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VERSAILLES POULTRY DAYS
2016 Poultry Days Parade a Hoot… As Always
By Bob Robinson
It’s a weird feeling not being involved in “journalism” any longer…
weird but in a way, comforting. I can do what I enjoy without having to
worry about reporting on it… under deadline, no less. That’s assuming I
have the time. I’ve had to replace a lot of events I really enjoyed... Read
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U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
Summer Break Shouldn’t
Mean Going Hungry
For children across Ohio, summer break is beginning, and for many
families that means vacations and summer camps and barbeques. But for
too many, it also means stress over how to care for children while
parents work, or how to feed children nutritious meals without the
school lunches they count on throughout the rest of the year. Hundreds
of thousands of Ohio students... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016
From
the Editor: Darke County Parks would like to extend a very special
thank you to Crop Prodution Services of Ansonia for helping to educate
the next generation about crops and farming practices of year’s past.
For more, read the full story tomorrow.
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