Big Brothers Big Sisters announces scholarship winners
Big Brothers Big Sisters is excited to announce our 2022 scholarship recipients. The “Big Buddies” Scholarship is a $500 scholarship that could be awarded to...
Poultry Days Celebrates 40 Years of Ultimate Frisbee
In 1982 a group of friends (Mark Simons, Brice Schieltz, Chuck Blinn, John Pohl, Wade Barga, Dan Young, Jeff Warrick, Rob Berger, Randy Bey, Bob...
How many of your teachers want to quit? Depends what state you’re in
Districts are getting creative with pay by offering stipends and signing bonuses, among other retention strategies. From DA District Administration By Matt Zalaznick June 2,...
Joseph Ralph Beatty
Joseph Ralph Beatty was born in Greenville, Ohio, on October 18,1947, and passed away on September 29, 2021, in Houston, Texas. Joe grew up on...
Sharon Vanata
Sharon Vanata age 80, of Arcanum passed away peacefully at her home under the care of EverHeart Hospice on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Sharon was...
Big Daddy Weave returns for 15th Illumination Festival
GREENVILLE - It all started 15 concerts ago with a dream and a desire to bring a Light to the Darke. A small committee met...
Powell’s Save Women’s Sports Act Passed by Ohio House
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell’s (R-Arcanum) Save Women’s Sports Act was approved by the Ohio House on Wednesday. The legislation would prohibit biological males...
‘We can’t out-pay Walmart’: Head Start classrooms close after staff turnover
In a survey, an overwhelming 90% of respondents said they had to close classrooms permanently or temporarily due to lack of personnel. From K-12 Dive...
Deadline Set for ‘Make Music Darke County’ Participation
Darke County Center for the Arts has announced a deadline of Wednesday, June 15 for those wishing to sign up to join local festivities on...
Edison State Student Receives 20 Under 20 Award
On Friday, May 6, Edison State Community College student Josh Fett, of Union City, was presented with a Darke County Economic Development’s 20 Under 20...
Entertainment All Weekend at Poultry Days
The second weekend in June is fast approaching and that means Live Entertainment all weekend in Versailles. Festival organizers have booked the bands, ordered beverages,...
Schools seek to strengthen work-based learning opportunities
A new report details how these programs have positive impacts on student employment and earnings, academic outcomes and more. From K-12 Dive By Kara Arundel...
Kay Arlene Smith
Kay Arlene Smith, 68, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away at her home early Thursday morning, June 2, 2022. She was born on May 24, 1954,...
Violent threats against schools increase after Uvalde shooting
From K-12 Dive By Naaz Modan June 2, 2022 Dive Brief: In the week following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, multiple school shooting threats...
DC Parks Hosts Annual Native Plant Sale
There are so many benefits to planting native! From increasing biodiversity in your landscape to limited maintenance requirements, native plants continue to soar in popularity....