COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 - NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY
Ohio Sales Tax Holiday to Again Provide Families Relief During Back-to-School Shopping Season
COLUMBUS - State Senator Kevin Bacon (R-Minerva Park) today announced
the passage of legislation to reestablish Ohio's popular Sales Tax
Holiday for August 5-7, 2016, providing relief for families during the
back-to-school shopping season. Widely hailed as successful in its
inaugural effort last year, Senator Bacon's legislation allows Ohio's
families to save on back-to-school supplies and increases... Read
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HISTORIC BEARS MILL
Bear’s Mill Invites Onlookers to Timber Frame Event
A demonstration of Timber Framing will take place across from Bear’s
Mill on Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Adult visitors can watch as a timber framed structure is erected, and
children may make wooden pegs at stations. Assembling the timber framed
structure...Read
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FBI CYBER
Sextortion and Cyberstalking
How a Single Tip Uncovered an International Scheme
The investigation that uncovered a far-reaching sextortion scheme by a
U.S. State Department employee at the U.S. Embassy in London all
started with a single complaint by a young victim in Kentucky. She went
to the police. “The victim basically was saying that she was being
cyberstalked by some guy who got... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SOLID WASTE
Recycle your out of date electronics for free
The Darke County Solid Waste Management District and 1 Shot Services,
Bradford, OH, are joining forces to sponsor a “FREE” Electronics
Recycling Day on May 26, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the
swine barn at the Darke County Fairgrounds. Vehicles will enter
the Gate 2(near Wayne Healthcare), will go through the swine barn to b... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Shawnee Prairie Log House and Blacksmith Shop Open
Ever wonder what life was like for the early European settlers on the
Ohio frontier? Imagine living in a log house every day or working in a
blacksmith shop to earn your living. On May 14th and on Saturdays
throughout the month of May from 1pm to 4pm at Shawnee Prairie Preserve
west... Read
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TOURISM IN D.C.
Asking hawks to “play nice” and other tidbits
By Susan Olling
The Weed Festival’s over for another year. The trees have been
leafed out for a few weeks, but tourists persist in asking the
whereabouts of those flowers. They seem most surprised that those
dratted trees aren’t in bloom for very long. School groups are finally
arriving in their usual droves. A couple of recent groups...Read
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The Investigation Discovery documentary Fear Thy Neighbor recently shed
light on the events leading up to the tragic death of Klonda Richey, a
Dayton woman who lost her life in her own front yard during a vicious
and preventable attack by her neighbors’ dog. Leading up to her death,
Richey made several attempts to report her neighbors' dogs to local
authorities out of fear for her own... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016
From
the Editor: Log House volunteers needed at Darke County Parks. For more information, read the full story tomorrow.
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