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Commissioners discuss closures and community events
GREENVILLE — Due to the 4th of July holiday, the Administrative Building will be closed on Thursday of next week. The Darke County Commissioners meet every Tuesday and Thursday for their Regular Session meeting at 1:30 p.m. Due to July 4th falling on Thursday of next week, the offices will be closed in observance.
Minor injuries suffered during Greenville crash
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Two drivers were sent to the hospital after being involved in a Darke County crash. Deputies from the Darke County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of State Route 127 and Children’s Home-Bradford Road in Greenville in reference to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. A preliminary investigation showed the driver of […]
Rotary Gives Back to community
GREENVILLE – The Greenville “Rotary Gives Back” luncheon awarded 36 Darke County non-profit organizations grants totaling $33,500. In addition to the grants, Greenville Rotary also awarded 10 local high school seniors $1,000 scholarships. In all, Greenville Rotary distributed $43,500. “To do an event like this where we...
Illinois cold case finally solved nearly 50 years later
MORRIS, Ill. (CBS) – A woman found murdered on the side of a rural road about 50 miles southwest of Chicago in 1976 has been identified, officials announced Thursday.The woman found dead in Grundy County had been nameless. Officials identified her on Thursday as JoAnne "Vicki" Smith, who was only 20 years old when she died.Detectives said the woman's DNA led them to surviving relatives. Earlier this year, a DNA match led authorities to identify the body as Smith's.For nearly 50 years, her family has wondered what happened to their loved one, who vanished from their home in Ohio in...
Local sweet treat favorite receives statewide recognition landing spot on Ohio’s Ice Cream Trail
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — One Belmont County business has received some sweet statewide recognition. Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream in St. Clairsville has received a spot on the map of Ohio’s Ice Cream Trail. To be on the trail, you must make the ice cream on site–which they do– and you must be nominated for […]
Ohio Senate approves bill meant to protect elections workers from personal threats
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate has approved a bill that would remove elections workers’ home addresses from public records, a change the bipartisan bill’s sponsors say is a reaction to rising threats these workers receive. Senate Bill 173 -- sponsored by Sens. Bill Demora, a Columbus...
Ohio moves forward with bill to ban transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identity
Ohio lawmakers advanced a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identity in a late-night state House vote Wednesday just before they left Columbus for the summer.
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