Darke County News

Annie Oakley hit the stage in 1882, hitting her targets from all angles, and three years later joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.

GREENVILLE, Ohio - An investigation is under way into the death of an unidentified male who was found dead in a car Monday in Greenville.

Miami County deputies said the driver of a car that slammed head-on into a tree early Sunday morning admitted to drinking, but not speeding.

GREENVILLE TWP., Darke County - Two men were taken to a hospital Thursday, Oct. 29, after an accident involving a grain cart and a pickup truck, the Darke County Sheriff's Office said.

"A huge success," is how Krista Fourman, Director of the Darke County Solid Waste District described the first-ever household hazardous waste collection day at no cost to residents.

An elderly Versailles man pulled in front of a semi late Friday morning, leaving him injured.

Officials in Darke County said they are ready to start giving out the H1N1 flu vaccine to the public.

Advocates on either side of Issue 2 seem primed for election fights, both now and in the future, that could determine how Ohio farmers raise the food that ends up on our tables.

A woman is discovered alive in a Darke County septic tank last night. It happened in the 9000 of Horatio-Harris Creek Road near Bradford.

Darke County deputies are investigating the possible suspicious circumstances into the discovery of a woman in a septic tank at a house along the 9000 block of Horatio-Harris Creek Road near Bradford Wednesday night.

On Monday, when the out-of-state casino developers bankrolling Issue 3 admitted an agent of their campaign committed voter fraud, this was no surprise to Hamilton County law enforcement.

A flood watch in effect until this evening for the Palladium-Item's entire coverage area has been cancelled in some counties.

Firefighters in Versailles quickly brought under control a fire that heavily damaged Sideliner's Sports Bar and Grill at 17 E. Main St.

A 19-year-old Union City, Ohio, man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possession of cocaine of more than 500 grams.

GREENVILLE, Ohio -- My parting words when I left the home of Harvey and Sylvia Utz on Main Street in Arcanum was, "I will see you on your 75th wedding anniversary." Under my breath I thought that chances of that "are slim to none." I had just finished video taping a story on their 70th wedding anniversary that morning.

Sylvia Booker Utz, one of the Miami Valley's last living links to the 19th century and the oldest person in Ohio, died Monday, Oct.

Police are investigating a man's death that happened early Saturday morning. Greenville police went to the 300 block of South Broadway Street in response to a reported fight call.

Support is building behind Ohio Issue II, which if passed by voters in November, would form a 13-member Livestock Care Standards board, but more work is needed to get the word out, especially to those in big cities, an area ag officials said.

The man killed in a scooter crash in Darke County this weekend has been identified as 47-year-old James Hendrix of Greenville.

A trucker at the wheel of his tanker had to be chased down by law officers from three counties Friday, Sept.