Commissioners approve court fund transfer
By Nathaniel Kubik and Erik Martin - DarkeCountyMedia.com
The Darke County Board of Commissioners approved a transfer of $140,000 of court funds with an eye to purchase a local business in downtown Greenville. The court wishes to turn the building into a center to conduct work-release classes and other life-building skills for ex-convicts. The board, though releasing the funds, does not express approval of the plan.
Erik Martin | Darke County Media
GREENVILLE The Darke County Board of Commissioners met Wednesday afternoon to approve a transfer of funds for the purchasing of a new courts building, and to finalize the leasing of farm land at the county’s North Farm. Commissioners Matt Aultman, Mike Stegall, and Larry Holmes were all present.
DCED junior job shadow week
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DCED Workforce Specialist Tamala Marley facilitates an online job shadow for a Darke County high school student with Terri Flood from Wayne HealthCare.
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GREENVILLE Darke County Economic Development (DCED) took its Junior Job Shadow Week online this school year during the last week of January. Over 180 students from Darke County schools and Upper Valley Career Center (UVCC) registered to learn more about specific careers through online conversations with area workers employed in their chosen field.
The online “job shadows” were coordinated in lieu of the usual in-person job shadows, since many work sites are unable to host visitors due to COVID-19 protocols. Local businesses responded positively to the opportunity to connect with area students through the new online format. Career representatives were able to meet with several students at once, often from different school districts, allowing students to learn from the
Commissioners discuss improvements, airport
By Nathaniel Kubik - DarkeCountyMedia.com
The Darke County Board of Commissioners met on Monday afternoon to discuss facilities, prosecutor’s office hirings, and the county airport.
Nathaniel Kubik | Darke County Media
GREENVILLE The Darke County Board of Commissioners met Monday afternoon to discuss facilities management, the prosecutor’s office, and the Darke County Airport. Commissioners Matt Aultman, Mike Stegall, and Larry Holmes were all present.
Rick Lee, Darke County Facilities and Safety Manager, presented price quotes for P2P (Point to Point) systems reconfiguring the VAV box controllers at the Darke County Job and Family Services building. The total for all repairs is $7,585 and is scheduled to be completed within 30 days. The motion was approved.
Hazardous conditions blamed for rollover crash
Jim Comer | Darke County Media
UNION CITY Hazardous road conditions may be to blame for a Sunday evening rollover crash that has left a driver injured near Union City, Ohio.
At approximately 5:54 p.m., emergency personnel from Union City Fire and Rescue responded along with Darke County deputies to the 1000 block of Beamsville Union City Road in reference to a single-vehicle rollover crash with injury.
According to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office, a preliminary investigation into the incident revealed a green 2000 Toyota Tacoma, driven by Joshua Vigil, 19, of Union City, was traveling eastbound on Beamsville Union City Road. Vigil failed to maintain control of his vehicle on ice-covered roadways, resulting in the Toyota traveling off the right side of the roadway and rolling at least once before coming to rest in a field.