Commissioners talk OSU extension, county debt
By Abigail Miller - DarkeCountyMedia.com
GREENVILLE The Darke County Board of Commissioners met Monday afternoon to discuss The Ohio State University Extension, roadway resurfacing and county debt. Commissioners Matt Aultman, Mike Stegall and Larry Holmes were all present.
Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, educator in family and consumer sciences at The Ohio State University Extension, gave the board an update on the extension. Scammahorn said the agriculture and natural resources department is planting manure side-dress research, planting early soybeans and continues to make farm visits and cold calls to producers and agricultural industry partners. She added the agricultural program continues to scout Darke County acreage in each major crop one day a week at minimum.
Edison State honors 25 employees
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Edison State Community College recognized 25 employees for a combined total of 270 years of service in their careers during the 42nd annual employee recognition celebration on Friday, April 16. Pictured is Edison State Community College Coordinator of Academic Information and recent honoree Kim Kiehl.
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PIQUA Edison State Community College recognized 25 employees for a combined total of 270 years of service in their careers during the 42nd annual employee recognition celebration on Friday, April 16.
The event was held virtually and took participants down a trip to memory lane, allowing them to “guess the graduate” and reflect on Edison State memories in a yearbook-style format. Elizabeth Dubois, coordinator of Employee Recruitment, Training, and, Development, hosted the event and Dr. Doreen Larson, President, who was also honored for her years of service provided remarks. In place of a catered in-person dinner, h
A Mother’s Day story of hope
By Vivian Blevins - Contributing columnist
Aryn Lockhart, left, is pictured with Ray Snedegar, who was a U.S. Air Force loadmaster on a flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from the Tan Son Nhat Airport in Vietnam. Lockhart was a child on that flight.
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Aryn Lockhart, 45 ?, of San Antonio, Texas, has a story that’s all tied up with the Vietnam War, immigration, activism, and much more.
You might be thinking, Vivian has another typo in her column. Or does that question mark after Lockhart’s age have some meaning?
Edison State kayakers ‘Float, Learn and Feast’
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PIQUA Students, faculty, staff, and friends of Edison State Community College came together for an educational kayak trip down the Great Miami River during the fourth annual “Float, Learn and Feast” event on Friday, April 23, 2021.
Organized by the Edison State Student Senate, the event brought together nearly 20 participants who embarked on the Miami River at Roadside Park to experience beautiful weather and wildlife along the way.
Jeff Lange, founder of Protecting Our Water-Ways (POWW), has joined the Edison State group to travel down the Miami River each year.
“POWW is a nonprofit organization that I started back in 2004. We are responsible for cleaning up the Great Miami River, starting in Sidney at the Big Four Bridge all the way to Great Miami River Trail near Bridge Street. In our 17-year history, we’ve removed 194,500 pounds of trash in our sixteen miles of adopted river,” said Lange.