Darke County News

The project of activating outdoor warning sirens from the Darke County Emergency Communications Center located at the Sheriff's Office is now complete.

The Greenville City Council unanimously approved a Tuesday resolution supporting the initiative to pass a 2013 education bond levy, which would provide a new K-8 school and renovations to the high school.

Caps and gowns, pomp and circumstance and parties galore are the order for graduating seniors in Darke County for the next two weeks as they receive their diplomas and enter a new phase of life.

A Greenville man was arrested Friday night for Felonious Assault after he called 911 claiming he shot his brother in the leg during an argument.

Greenville Mayor Mike Bowers and Greenville Federal President and CEO Jeff Kniese cut the 130th anniversary cake during the business's Friday celebration.

DARKE COUNTY The Darke County Community Improvement Corporation met Wednesday morning to discuss their regular business, including announcing their support of the Greenville City Schools' upcoming bond issue and building project.

Greenville Police and Darke County sheriff's deputies are warning of a potential scam involving two people collecting money for the Sarah Whittaker Scholarship Fund of the HOPE Foundation.

GREENVILLE The Greenville Police Department is making headway on the recent string of burglaries, producing three arrests over the last week.

Alan Fourman, nephew of the late Larry Foreman, will be the parade marshal for the 2013 Arcanum Old Fashioned Days, happening this weekend.

Nearly 700 elementary students got to experience the Versailles FFA's 38th annual Farm Day on Friday.

The weekend exercise was designed to establish a learning environment for local emergency agencies to exercise their procedures for responding to a hazardous materials incident.

Kelly Edwards and her daughter make a card for a local mom, who was adopted through the Greenville Baptist Church's Adopt-a-Mom Mother's Day tea and luncheon.

By JOHN HAUER For the Daily Call PIQUA - It is gratifying to a longtime educator to be successful in a school system, but for someone to be successful and make major contributions to two different school systems is very special.

A group of Greenville High School alumni is working to preserve schoolhouse history by moving a one-room schoolhouse to a new location, revamping it, and setting it up for modern-day students to experience what life in a one-room schoolhouse was like before Darke County's modern schools were built.

The three local issues on the ballot in Tuesday's primary election were passed by the voters, according to unofficial results posted by the Darke County Board of Elections.

ARCANUM Continuing the four-part series of historic family homes, the Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society recognized the Joan and Gene Rench Farmstead, which dates back to 1836.

All around the county, community members are finding ways to join festivities as part of May's National Historic Preservation Month.

Tied of being cooped up all winter? Now is the time to take advantage of outdoor activities before the summer heat arrives.

Two Greenville administration members who turned in invalidated declaration of candidacy forms will find their way to the General Election ballot after all.

GREENVILLE The 62nd annual National Day of Prayer was held Thursday outside the Greenville City Building, where a number of faith and community leaders took part in praying for our country on a beautiful spring day.