| 9 years gone, everyone's a ground zero stakeholder |
NEW YORK — It is a place of sacrifice. A place of mourning. A place people pass by on their way to grab lunch. It's a place where tourists crane their necks to snatch a glimpse around barriers walling off an enormous construction site — which is also what it is.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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| Telephone bank scam targets local residents |
DARKE COUNTY — The Darke County Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert about a phone scam aimed at scaring people into turning over personal information in order to reinstate their debit card.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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| Under new ownership |
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Newly formed Ohio Community Media, LLC has announced the completion of its acquisition of substantially all of the assets formerly owned by Brown Publishing and Brown Media Holdings.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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| Discovery Channel gunman blames programming |
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
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| Two locals goin' fishin' |
GREENVILLE — Two local anglers have qualified for the Bass Pro Shop’s “Big Cat Quest” national championship.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
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| Holiday offers time for rest, service |
DARKE COUNTY - After the first week of school, students slowly adjust to getting up early to catch the school bus. The entire week is a blur of new classes, teachers and homework expectations.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
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| Meeting held on sex offenders |
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GREENVILLE - About 60 people attended a public meeting held at a local church on Thursday, a meeting that was held to educate the public on the Myths and Facts about Sex Offenders.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Elephant ear formula has local ties |
GREENVILLE — Betty Dixon isn’t the originator of elephant ears, a popular food item at county fairs and other festivals. However, she said she developed her own formula for them in 1974-75.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Pillar of the Community 'Doyle Delk' |
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GREENVILLE — Doyle Delk became the sexton, or caretaker, of the cemeteries in Greenville Township when the township trustees took over on Sept. 21, 2002.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Crash on Sweitzer sends 1 to hospital |
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GREENVILLE - At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Greenville Police Department and rescue personnel were dipatched to the 1200 block of Sweitzer Street in Greenville on a reported accident with injury.
Friday, September 03, 2010
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| DeWine comes campaigning, cookbooking |
GREENVILLE — “I’m telling people about Mike DeWine and passing out my cookbook,” said Fran DeWine on Thursday as she visited KitchenAid in Greenville.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Fair Photo Cover Contest winner receives plaque |
GREENVILLE - Carolyn Fisher of Greenville, along with granddaughter Summer Lloyd, 14, and great-grandson Chanse Hetzler, 2, received a plaque from Jim Holland, marketing consultant at The Daily Advocate.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Parsons wins OSU Prize Package |
GREENVILLE - Kris Parsons of Versailles is pictured receiving the OSU Prize Package from Jim Holland, marketing consultant at The Daily Advocate.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Former countian now living her dream abroad |
GREENVILLE — Jayna Miltenberger Johnson made it to her beloved Great Darke County Fair last week.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Making the Grade, Tri-Village |
NEW MADISON - “I think we had a good solid year again, which is a reflection of the community,” said Tri-Village Superintendent Tony Thomas. “It is also the result of a lot of hard work by our staff, as well as parents in the community.”
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Strickland spares convicted killer |
COLUMBUS — A condemned inmate had his life spared Thursday when Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland cited "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convict the inmate, even though the governor believes the prisoner committed the crimes.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| No link between rash, newest Pampers found |
CINCINNATI — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada say they haven't yet found a link between Pampers Dry Max diapers and some babies' unusually severe diaper rash.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Unemployment claims drop for second straight week |
WASHINGTON — The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears |
BUXTON, N.C. — Hurricane Earl blew toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as a major storm with winds of around 145 mph as forecasters tried to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest gales and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina's fragile chain of barrier islands.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| iPad Giveaway winner claims prize |
GREENVILLE - Angela Judware of Greenville (left), was the winner of the iPad Giveaway from The Daily Advocate. Her name was drawn live on advocate360.org Tuesday afternoon from thousands of other entries.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Arcanum man promotes competition at fair |
GREENVILLE — Byron Brehm of Arcanum, one of the first men to exhibit in Domestic Arts at the Great Darke County Fair, was the featured exhibitor in that department at this year’s nine-day festival.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Versailles man sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison |
GREENVILLE — Bryan Ward, 22, of Versailles was sentenced in the Darke County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday to 5 1/2 years in prison by Judge Jonathan P. Hein.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Winner of OSU Prize Package announced LIVE! |
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DARKE COUNTY - The LIVE! drawing was held on September 1 at 12:30 p.m. from The Daily Advocate office in Greenville.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page' |
WASHINGTON — Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Making the Grade, Bradford |
BRADFORD - Jeff Patrick, superintendent of Bradford Exempted Village Schools, said he was extremely pleased after Bradford’s district received an Effective rating for the 2009-2010 school year.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Moorman reports to board |
VERSAILLES — Ken Moorman, facilities manager, gave an overview of the maintenance plan, projected costs and strategies for maintaining the building as presented by Four Seasons Environmental at a recent meeting of the Versailles Board of Education.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| President to announce end of Iraq war |
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WASHINGTON — Closing a divisive chapter of American history, President Barack Obama marked the end of the nation's combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday without declaring victory, winding down the U.S. role in a war he considered a terrible mistake.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| iPad winner announced live on advocate360.org |
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DARKE COUNTY - The LIVE! drawing was held on August 31 at 12:30 p.m. from The Daily Advocate office in Greenville.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Students head back to school |
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DARKE COUNTY - Thirty-eight new teachers throughout the county will soon be greeting students as they start back to school this week.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
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| Ohio's First Lady visits Greenville |
GREENVILLE – “I really believe that Ohio is fixed on a bright future for the new jobs that have to be created,” said Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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| 4-H a part of family life for 72 years |
DARKE COUNTY — One family in Darke County has been in the business of 4-H for 72 years.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| Top 4-Hers, Junior Leaders recognized at fair |
GREENVILLE — Four special Darke County 4-Hers were honored, as is tradition, at the Great Darke County Fair just prior to the parade on Thursday morning.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| Fair numbers increase in 2010 |
DARKE COUNTY — Except for Saturday when rain seemed to keep visitors away, numbers have been up for the entirety of the 2010 Great Darke County Fair.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| Sex offender public forum to be held |
GREENVILLE — Myth or fact: most sexual assaults are committed by strangers? Myth or fact: most sex offenders reoffend? Myth or fact: treating sex offenders in the community doesn’t work. They all belong in prison for life?
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| Pillar of the Community 'Pat McMaken' |
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GREENVILLE — This was Pat McMaken’s last time to work for the Darke County Fair, unless she comes back in some other capacity later on in life.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| County school districts receive report cards |
DARKE COUNTY - The Ohio Department of Education released the Ohio School District report cards on Friday. All Darke County school districts were rated as "Effective" or above, with the Versailles school district being rated as "Excellent with Distinction."
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| Ohio gets grant to help monitor sex offenders |
COLUMBUS — The state has received federal grant money for a system to alert sheriff's officials about possible errors in phone numbers and e-mail addresses provided by sex offenders required to register the information with local authorities.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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| New teachers encouraged to make a difference |
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GREENVILLE — “The business community supporting schools is a major indicator of Darke County,” said State Representative Richard Adams (Dist. 79).
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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| County's first and only horror host program |
GREENVILLE - Justin Ord discovered a new hobby after finding an autographed picture at an auction on Front Street. The autograph was signed by a man named Dr. Creep.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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| New Child Care Director at Greenville Y |
GREENVILLE — “We’ve made several moves internally,” said Christy Baker, the Development Director for the center-formerly-known as the YMCA, newly-rechristened “The Y”.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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| World's oldest conjoined twins attend fair |
GREENVILLE - Brian Rismiller, Fair board director, estimated approximately 40,000 to 50,000 people were on the fairgrounds on Sunday. Among those thousands of people included Ronnie and Donnie Galyon...
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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| Weapon assault under investigation |
DARKE COUNTY - The Darke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the stabbing of a 19 year old male, identified as Leroy Brock Crawford of Greenville.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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| Little Miss Layni, Little Mister Blake win titles |
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GREENVILLE — Five-year-old Layni Faith Norris, daughter of Mitch and Angie Norris, and Blake Addis, also 5, and the son of Larry and Amy Addis, were named Little Miss and Mr. Darke County Fair, respectively...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Wednesday wedding at the fair |
DARKE COUNTY - Gregory Peck, sound man for the Great Darke County Fair, and Jennifer McDaniel wed in front of family and fellow fair-goers at the gazebo during the fair Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Stimulus to cost $27B more than original pricetag |
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s massive stimulus measure has created or saved as many as 3.3 million jobs and continues to boost economic growth in the second half of 2010, but it’s come at a higher pricetag than originally billed.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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| Fairgrounds neighbor is oldest person |
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GREENVILLE — It took her several years, but Thelma Shives finally was named oldest person at the Great Darke County Fair, an annual Monday event.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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| Child's death at fair ruled natural |
DARKE COUNTY - The Darke County Coroner’s Office and the Darke County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death of a twelve year old child identified as Jordan T. Pond of Versailles.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
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| Ohio grandfather tries to smuggle pot into prison |
LEBANON — An 85-year-old Ohio man was arrested for trying to smuggle pot to his grandson in prison, authorities said.
Monday, August 23, 2010
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| Arrest warrant nets 2 suspects |
GREENVILLE - On August 20 the Darke County Drug Task Force, Ohio Investigative Unit.
Monday, August 23, 2010
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| Arrests made in local narcotics investigation |
GREENVILLE - On August 13 the Darke County Drug Task Force and the Miami County K-9 Unit conducted a narcotics investigation in the 1000 block of Martin Street in Greenville. During the investigation, detectives discovered heroin and crack cocaine at the residence.
Monday, August 23, 2010
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