Darke County News

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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)