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Yesterday | WHIO

Detective says there is a need for a 'fire starter' program

Three major fires in Greenville in four years, it's about time to re-establish a "fire starter" program aimed at children that have a possible problem with playing with fire, said Greenville Police Detective Eric Roberts.

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Related Topix: Fire, Greenville, OH

Fri Feb 10, 2012

Daily Advocate

Local gymnasts sweep Darke County meet

Greenville sophomore Paige Keller flips during her beam routine in a gymnastics meet Friday night at the YMCA of Darke County.

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Related Topix: Greenville, OH

WHIO

Two injured in Darke Co. crash

A three-vehicle accident on Ohio 49 Friday evening left two people injured, the Darke County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Arcanum, OH, Greenville, OH

Daily Advocate

Local bed bug cases on the rise

According to Joe White, co-owner of Aggressive Pest Control in Greenville, he handled roughly 20 cases of bed bug infestations in 2011 alone.

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Related Topix: Greenville, OH

Thu Feb 09, 2012

WHIO

Greenville school free of bed bugs, officials say

An area school district says it has made sure no bed bugs are in an elementary school after some were found in mid-January. Greenville City Schools Superintendent Susie Riegle said bed bugs were found Jan.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Wed Feb 08, 2012

Daily Advocate

Gymnasts ready for another milestone

Ansonia sophomore Samantha Shook, Franklin Monroe freshman Madison Myers and Greenville sophomore Paige Keller will participate in their first home high school gymnastics meet Friday at the YMCA of Darke County.

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Related Topix: Ansonia, OH, Greenville, OH

WHIOTV

Fire destroys Darke County home

Six fire departments were called to battle a quickly spreading house fire on Richmond-Palestine Road in Darke County Wednesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Fire, West Manchester, OH

WHIO

Fire destroys Darke Co. home

Six fire departments were called to battle a quickly spreading house fire on Richmond-Palestine Road in Darke County Wednesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Fire, West Manchester, OH

Newark Advocate

Newark campus of OSU/COTC prepares for semester conversion

"I crammed in some quarters in order to make that happen," said Tomlinson, who will graduate with an associate degree in business management.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Governors, Ohio State University

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Daily Advocate

Rape fugitive arrested in Greenville

On Friday at approximately 1:30 p.m., the U.S. Marshal's Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team and the Greenville Police Department arrested 21-year-old Dustin T. McCombs of Alabama on an arrest warrant for strong-arm rape from Shelby County Sheriff's Office in Columbiana, Alabama.

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Related Topix: Greenville, OH

Fri Feb 03, 2012

Daily Advocate

Advocate expands distribution days

27 DARKE COUNTY - After almost three years of not printing Monday and Tuesday's editions, The Daily Advocate is bringing them back to Darke County readers.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Daily Advocate

Ribbon cutting held for Hot Head Burritos

Hot Head Burritos held their official ribbon cutting ceremony with the Darke County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Greenville, OH

Wed Feb 01, 2012

Daily Advocate

Foreigner to headline 2012 Great Darke County Fair

The Board of Directors for the Darke County Agricultural Society are pleased to announce that Foreigner will perform at the 156th Great Darke Fair on Sunday, August 19th at 8 PM.

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Related Topix: Foreigner, Pop/Rock

Tue Jan 31, 2012

Daily Advocate

Girl Scouts mark 100th anniversary

SUBMITTED PHOTO Juliette Gordon Low , founder of Girl Scouts, at a White House ceremony with Girl Scout First Class awardees in 1917.

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Related Topix: Greenville, OH

Mon Jan 30, 2012

The Madison Press

Fogelsong rises to top 16 among county fairs queens

Because Fogelsong, 17, of Plain City, a senior at Jonathan Alder High School, is the first Madison County queen to ascend to the top 16 in the annual Ohio Fairs queen contest, which was held earlier this month.

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Related Topix: Madison County, OH, Plain City, OH

Sat Jan 28, 2012

Daily Advocate

Boneheaded Tourist visits Darke County

Mara Cox and the Boneheaded Tourist stopped in at The Daily Advocate recently to pick up a free copy of the 2011 Darke County Fair Magazine.

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Related Topix: Greenville, OH, Strongsville, OH, Avon Lake, OH

Palladium-Item

2 men accused of stealing scrap metal

On behalf of the entire Oberle family, we want to thank all of the people who were in Galo's Dec.

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Related Topix: Preble County, OH, Eldorado, OH, Greenville, OH

Fri Jan 27, 2012

Daily Advocate

Dave: 'It's going to be a squeal of a year'

GREENVILLE - Darke County Dave indicated 2012 was going to be an economic 'squeal' of a year as the little piglet made his entrance at the Darke County Chamber of Commerce's 5th Annual Groundhog Day Breakfast.

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Daily Advocate

Burglary suspect questioned for unsolved crimes

Douglas N. Fonner, age 27, of Mendon, Ohio was arrested Jan. 20 and is currently being held in the Mercer County Detention Center on charges of contempt of court for violating a condition of bond in a prior breaking and entering case.

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Related Topix: Mendon, OH, Mercer County, OH, New Weston, OH, Ansonia, OH

Thu Jan 26, 2012

WISH-TV Indianapolis

Areal Flood Warning

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1014 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012 UNION IN-WAYNE IN-CHAMPAIGN OH-CLARK OH-DARKE OH-GREENE OH-HARDIN OH- LOGAN OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH-SHELBY OH- 1014 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... UNION ... (more)

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Ohio, Preble County, OH

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