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Ohio's 2018 Fall Hunting Seasons Just Around the Corner; Canada goose and teal seasons start Sept. 2 -- COLUMBUS,
OH – Ohio hunters are invited to enjoy early waterfowl seasons for
Canada goose and teal that begin on Saturday, Sept. 2, according to the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Hunters should check
regulations for changes to rules, season dates and bag limits as the
2017 fall seasons begin. A summary of Ohio’s hunting and trapping
regulations is available where... read
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Blue
ribbon night at the fair, By George Starks
GREENVILLE - it was a night that fair board members had been waiting on
for close to a year. Thursday night before the Gene Reigle Memorial was
to be contested, Darke County fair board members were presented the
blue ribbon for most outstanding fair in the country. Fittingly, it was
long time track announcer, (43 years), Doug Ballinger, that made... read
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Great Darke County Fair… Reigle
night a success, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- With the exception of The Little Brown Jug, the Gene Riegle
Memorial pace has become the premier annual harness horse race in Ohio.
With seven horses racing for a purse of $45,000, it was Nuclear Dragon
beating out the field. With Dan Noble doing the driving, the six year
old gelding crossed the line in a blistering1:52.1, just 2/5 of a
second off the track... read
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Harness
action hot and heavy at fair, By George Starks
GREENVILLE - With 19 races headlining the race card on Friday and a
loaded card on Saturday with two sessions, harness racing returned
Wednesday at the Darke County Fair. Local drivers and owners found
success and it started with the first race of the evening. E R Myron,
trained by Steve Livingston and owned by Kelley Gower of Union City... read
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Inaugural
Edison State Softball Car Show Is Saturday
The 1st Annual Edison State Car Show will be held on Saturday, July 14,
2018, from 12:00–3:00 p.m. at Edison State Community College on Looney
Road in Piqua. Proceeds from the event will help support the Edison
State women’s softball team. In the event of rain, the show will be
held on July 15, 2018. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and the first
fifty... read
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Edison State Chargers… Johnson
Advances to NCAA DII University
Marcus Johnson, of Lexington, Kentucky, has signed a national letter of
intent to play baseball at the Limestone University in South Carolina
following his successful career at Edison State Community College.
"Marcus is a great example of a guy who came in and really took the
coaching and transferred that to the field," said Edison State head
baseball... read
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Edison State Community College… Twenty-Four
Student-Athletes Named to OCCAC All-Academic Team
- Twenty-four student-athletes from Edison State Community College have
been named members of the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
(OCCAC) All-Academic Team for Spring 2018. To qualify, a
student-athlete must have completed at least 12 credit hours with a
3.30 GPA in the specific semester. "Our student-athletes are doing... read
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Hunters
Checked more than 22,000 Wild Turkeys
Darke County 49; up from 45 a year ago - COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio hunters
checked a total of 22,571 wild turkeys during the combined 2018 spring
wild turkey south zone hunting season, northeast zone hunting season
and youth wild turkey hunting season, April 21-May 27, according to the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). In 2017, hunters
checked... read
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Charger
Reverse Raffle Raises Nearly $20K for Edison State Athletics
Supporters packed into Edison State Community College’s Robinson
Theater on Thursday, March 15 for the nineteenth annual Charger
Athletics Reverse Raffle fundraiser to support Edison State Athletics.
A crowd of nearly 300 people were in attendance for the reverse raffle,
which awarded one lucky ticket-holder the $10,000 grand prize. This
year’s... read
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Eldora’s
65th season opens with Matinee Event this Saturday
4 p.m. Showtime Announced For Sprint Cars, Modifieds and Stock Car
Special; Beer Still Just $2 -- ROSSBURG, Ohio (April 16, 2018) – Eldora
Speedway officials have announced the 65th Season Opener featuring the
National Racing Alliance (NRA) Sprint Invaders, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
and Eldora Stock Cars will be flex-scheduled to 4 p.m. this Saturday.
Eldora officials have expanded... read
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Catchable
Trout Releases Scheduled to Begin in March
COLUMBUS, OH – More than 100,000 rainbow trout are expected to be
released this spring in 64 Ohio public lakes and ponds, creating
excellent fishing opportunities for anglers all across Ohio, according
to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The first rainbow
trout release is scheduled for Friday, March 2, at Adams Lake in Adams
County. Rainbow trout... read
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GGSA
Sign-Ups Underway
The Greenville Girls Softball Association is currently accepting
applications for the upcoming spring/summer recreational softball
season. The organization offers traditional slow pitch leagues to
all Darke County Girls ages 4-19 years of age and fast pitch softball
to all 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, and 7th/8th grade Greenville girls and girls
in neighboring school districts who are... read
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ODNR to Offer FREE Deer Management Workshop
Wildlife professionals offer class on managing for deer - XENIA, OH- A
deer management workshop is being offered to landowners and wildlife
enthusiasts that want to manage land and deer successfully. The
workshop is sponsored by Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA)
Twin Creek Branch and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Division of Wildlife... read
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Edison
State Community College… Charger
Athletics Reverse Raffle Event to Support Student-Athletes
-- The Edison State Community College Athletics Department and the
Edison Foundation are partnering to host the ninth annual Charger
Athletics Reverse Raffle event on Thursday, March 15, at 6 p.m. in the
Robinson Theater at the Piqua Campus. Just as academic programs at
Edison State are enhanced by internship and co-op experiences,
intercollegiate... read
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Ohio
Wildlife Council Receives 2018-2019 Deer Hunting Proposals
COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Wildlife Council heard proposals for Ohio’s
2018-2019 white-tailed deer hunting season dates and bag limits at
Wednesday’s meeting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources (ODNR). The proposed season dates are nearly identical to
previous seasons. Overview of proposed deer hunting seasons for
2018-2019: Deer archery... read
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Ohio
Hunters Harvest more than 186,000 Deer
In
Darke County 731 deer harvested; 679 in previous year
-- COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 186,247 white-tailed deer throughout
Ohio’s 2017-2018 deer season, according to the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, 182,169 deer were checked during
the 2016-2017 season. The ODNR Division of Wildlife remains committed
to properly managing Ohio’s deer populations. The goal of Ohio’s... read
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Edison
State student athletes receive academic honors
Jan 23, 2018 -- Thirty-seven student-athletes from Edison State
Community College have received Academic All-Conference honors from the
Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) for Fall 2017
semester. To qualify, a student-athlete must have completed at least 12
credit hours with a 3.30 GPA. "Our student-athletes have traditionally
performed well both on and off the court and field... read
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Arcanum
Jr. Baseball and Softball 2018 Sign Ups
Registration for the 2018 Arcanum community summer baseball and
softball season is coming up! Mark your calendars for in-person signups
on Saturday, February 3 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, Saturday, February 10
from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, or Monday, February 12 from 6:00 pm to 8:00
pm. All signups are in the Arcanum Middle School ELA. Minimum age to...
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More
than 14,000 Deer Checked during Gun Hunting Season
Darke County had 48 compared to 19 in 2016 - COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio’s
hunters checked 14,115 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2017 two-day
deer-gun hunting season, Dec. 16-17, according to the Ohio Department
of Natural Resources (ODNR). During last year’s two-day December
deer-gun season, hunters faced less than ideal conditions and harvested
9,228... read
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Nearly
73,000 Deer Checked During Gun Hunting Season
Darke County checks 305; 259 the previous year - COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters
checked 72,814 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2017 weeklong deer-gun
hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR). Last year, hunters checked 66,758 deer over the weeklong
deer-gun season. Two days (Saturday, Dec. 16, and Sunday, Dec... read
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College
Football's Avalanche of Lawsuits, By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
December 1, 2017 - Lawsuits could lead to changes in the NCAA's
concussion rules and threaten some athletic conferences, while broader
questions about college football's viability begin to emerge… Zack
Langston, 26, shot himself in the chest so his brain could be studied.
The former Pittsburg State University football star ended his life
nearly four years ago... read
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Ohio's
Deer-Gun Season Opens with more than 22,000 Deer Harvested
90 harvested in Darke County, nearly double the previous year -
COLUMBUS, OH – Hunters checked 22,366 white-tailed deer on Monday, Nov.
28, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season, according to the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Ohio’s deer-gun season
remains open through Sunday, Dec. 3. Two additional days of deer-gun...
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Eldora
announces 2018 Event Calendar
65th Season Pushes Off with Sprint Cars; Concludes with New “Last Call
For Them All” Celebration - ROSSBURG, Ohio (November 22, 2017) – Eldora
Speedway today announced its confirmed race dates for the 2018 calendar
year. The high-banked clay oval will continue to offer a special
event schedule hosting national racing series and the region’s... read
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Van
Wormer, Hoffman win Allstar Performance Fall Nationals
Feature Races Postponed To Sunday Produce A Memorable Matinee -
ROSSBURG, Ohio (October 8, 2017) – It may have been 16 hours later than
scheduled, but Jeep Van Wormer (Pinconning, Michigan) and Nick Hoffman
(Mooresville, North Carolina) scored the $5,000 victories in the
rain-delayed championship events in the Allstar Performance Fall
Nationals... read
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Sharon Rondeau… Grow Up and Act
Like Men, by Anonymous
(Sep. 26, 2017) — You graduated high school in 2011. Your
teenage years were a struggle. You grew up on the wrong side of
the tracks. Your mother was the leader of the family and worked
tirelessly to keep a roof over your head and food on your plate.
Academics were a struggle for you and your grades were mediocre at
best. The only thing that made... read
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Don't
disrespect my country, By George Starks
Yes I'm offended - I don't know how many of my readers feel and I
really don't care. As many people in this country, I have not watched
NFL games this year. Yes, I've boycotted a sport that I love because of
a group of educated idiots that won't show the proper respect to my
country. If you kneel during the playing of the National Anthem, you
have done more damage... read
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Nisonger
wins Noble award, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- It was August of 2014 when the harness horse racing world
lost Sam “Chip” Noble. Noble was one of the best in the field of the
sport, losing his life at the age of 60. At the Great Darke County
Fair, his memory lives on as the winningest driver for the week, is
named the winner of the Chip Noble Award. Friday night, before the
start of the eighth race... read
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Darke
County Fair a possible Blue Ribbon Fair, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- The Great Darke County fair has been named as a finalist in
the country as a Blue Ribbon Fair. T. J. Burkett, Executive Editor of
Hoof Beats magazine, the official publication of the U.S. Trotting
Association, the official governing body of all county fairs all over
the United States, was in attendance Friday to see firsthand what
the... read
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Fast
paced action leads to big event at the fair, By George
Starks
Nisonger sets the bar among local drivers - GREENVILLE-Eighteen races
loaded the Thursday night card at the Darke County fair on what could
be described as a very chilly night in August. The action was fast
paced as several times were under two minutes for the mile. After
recording six wins earlier in the week, Greenville driver Jeff Nisonger
added... read
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Mann
pulls with a heavy heart, By George Starks
Grandmother is his inspiration - GREENVILLE- “Here we go.” Every time
Trever Mann gets ready to pull, he says these words to his late
grandmother, Linda Miller. A 2014 graduate of Greenville High School,
Trever Mann started pulling almost a year ago. Recently, his
grandmother passed away and she is always with him in his heart and in
his mind when he... read
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