Soldier returns home to surprise his sister at Greenville High School 
Driver escapes injury in rollover accident
Seat belts credited in preventing injuries in head-on collision in Versailles
Rewards offered in Greenville arson cases
Ansonia grad receives eight-year sentence for sex offense
Latest Updates
- Neave Township plans year-end meeting - 7:59 pm
- Safety Council learns OSHA’s top 10, donates to Brethren Retirement Community - 4:52 pm
- January is Ohio Blood Donor Awareness Month - 3:11 pm
- Soldier returns home to surprise his sister at Greenville High School - 2:42 pm updated: 2:47 pm.
- Driver escapes injury in rollover accident - 10:54 am
- Seat belts credited in preventing injuries in head-on collision in Versailles - 10:40 am
- Knights of Columbus, Versailles Lions Club present check to food pantry - 3:40 pm
- Steve Schmidt wins $100 steak bundle from Winner’s Meat Market - 3:11 pm
- Wieland Jewelers donates grand prize for DCCA Ruby Giveaway - 3:04 pm
- Greenville BPW puts on Breakfast with Santa - 2:55 pm
- Greenville BPW Club celebrates Christmas - 2:45 pm
- Wayne HealthCare Foundation continues Empowering support - 2:16 pm
- Wreaths Across America held at Greenville Union Cemetery - 2:02 pm
- Local author Julie Kramer published two novels in 2018, with more to come - 1:28 pm
- Darke County Board of Elections plans special meeting - 5:01 am
- Greenville Board of Education schedules meeting - 12:01 pm
- Bradford receives $36K from delinquent taxpayers - 12:11 am
- Joelle York to preform at Gospel Music Center - 9:59 pm
- Richmond experiences school shooting - 7:42 pm
- Tickets available for New Year’s Eve bash - 5:05 pm
- Greenville Federal supports Garst Museum - 5:00 pm
- Union City Lions celebrate Christmas gathering - 4:52 pm
- Ohio Farm Bureau delegates set policies for coming year - 4:46 pm
- Zechar Bailey Funeral Home supports the troops - 4:40 pm
- Versailles FFA visits Versailles Health Care Center - 4:00 pm
NEWS
Greenville BPW puts on Breakfast with Santa
GREENVILLE – The Greenville Business & Professional Women’s Club held its annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 1 at the Greenville VFW....
Greenville BPW Club celebrates Christmas
GREENVILLE – The Melody Line chorus group entertained the Greenville Business & Professional Women’s Club at the Christmas meeting hel...
Wayne HealthCare Foundation continues Empowering support
GREENVILLE – The Wayne HealthCare Foundation continued its support of Empowering programs recently with a donation.This is the second year the f...
Wreaths Across America held at Greenville Union Cemetery
GREENVILLE – Wreaths Across America was held for the first time at the Greenville Union Cemetery.Fort GreeneVille Daughters of the American Revo...
Local author Julie Kramer published two novels in 2018, with more to come
GREENVILLE — Darke County author Julie Kramer spoke to The Daily Advocate about the process of writing and publishing her second novel.Kramer...
Darke County Board of Elections plans special meeting
DARKE COUNTY – The Darke County Board of Elections board members will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday to discuss personnel business.The...
SPORTS
Versailles girls play ‘four’ quarters in win over Lima Bath
VERSAILLES — Versailles girls basketball team tried something different for a change.The defending D-III state runnerups didn’t go overtim...
Lady Trojans put Aviators in tailspin with 55-45 win
ARCANUM - Arcanum put Vandalia Butler into a tailspin in which it could not recover on Monday night. The Lady Trojans top guns of freshman Hailey Unge...
Darke County Prep Schedule for Dec. 19
Wednesday, Dec. 19GIRLS BASKETBALLSidney at Greenville, 7:30 p.m.WRESTLINGBrookville, Milton-Union at Arcanum tri-meet, 6 p.m....
Vikings rally to top Arcanum, 54-41
ARCANUM - The Arcanum girls basketball team knew one main way to beat Miami East was to keep Viking senior Morgan Haney off the scoreboard.For the fir...
OHSAA adjusts format for boys basketball state semifinals
COLUMBUS – Changes are coming to the Ohio High School Athletic Association boys basketball state tournament, Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass ...
Ansonia girls get first win at Mississinawa Valley, 74-49
UNION CITY – It was a battle between backyard rivals Ansonia at Mississinawa Valley on Saturday with both in search of that elusive first win of...
LIFE
Holiday open house at Hayner is Saturday and Sunday
TROY – Saturday is Children’s Day at the Hayner beginning at 1 p.m. with a demonstration by Ballet Shreffler and MadCap puppet shows at 2 ...
Dianne Coble Ensemble brings the soulful sounds of Christmas to the Hayner
TROY – Dianne (Hughes) Coble returns to her hometown to share some holiday cheer.Since 2012, this large choir has shared its message of joy in m...
Modern Nativity exhibit on display at the Shrine
MARIA STEIN – From Dec. 1 though Jan. 7, 2019, The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics is hosting a Nativity exhibit from the collection of Ti...
Ohio Poet of the Year Myrna Stone to speak at Edison State Community College
PIQUA – Ohio Poet of the Year Myrna Stone will appear at Edison State Community College at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Room 305 to discuss the ways in w...
Glorybound to perform in concert at First Church of the Nazarene
GREENVILLE – The gospel quartet Glorybound will be in concert at 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at the First Church of the Nazarene, Greenville.The church is loc...
OPINION
Arcanum News: Second annual Christmas in the Park and Horse Parade a huge success
The Arcanum Business Association and the Arcanum Athletic Boosters would like to extend a big thank you to all of the companies that sponsored the sec...
Preacher’s Point: Mary
With Christmas rapidly approaching it is difficult to go through the season without thinking of Mary, the mother of Jesus.The Scripture gives us insig...
Versailles News: Hope should be your superpower
Christmas is the season of great hope. But there are those of us who do not find hope or joy in the season. Some of us are suffering from despair. Des...
Along the Garden Path: A Gardener’s Night before Christmas
As we come upon Christmas Day, we send a special “Thank You” to the many downtown merchants who have decorated their windows and put so mu...
DCCA News: Magical gifts for all seasons
The arts provide joy, comfort, thoughtful introspection, exhilarating inspiration, and more. The gifts derived vary depending upon the artistic medium...
Back Around the House II: A visit from Santa
A whole lot of people were dreaming of a white Christmas early last week, and a whole lot more people wound up with a nightmare when the dream came tr...
BUSINESS
Greenville Federal announces promotions
GREENVILLE – Greenville Federal announced a pair of promotions.Tina Jones has been promoted to assistant vice president, chief credit officer. S...
Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home promotes free app
GREENVILLE – Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home has invested back into the community in order to promote the saving of lives.Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home ...
Elijah Kahlig joins Ault Henderson & Lewis CPAs
GREENVILLE – Elijah Kahlig has joined Ault Henderson & Lewis CPAs.Kahlig is a graduate of Fort Recovery High School and is a 2018 graduate o...
Travis Faber joins Second National Bank Board of Directors
GREENVILLE – Second National Bank division of The Park National Bank announced that Travis J. Faber has joined its advisory Board of Directors.F...
Upper Valley Medical Center earns Healthgrades’ Patient Safety Excellence Award
TROY – Upper Valley Medical Center has received several accolades as part of Healthgrades’ latest quality achievement awards.The hospital ...
Ivy Thoman named Upper Valley Medical Center 2018 employee of the year
TROY – Ivy Thoman, a nurse specialist in the Emergency Department, was recognized as the 2018 Upper Valley Medical Center employee of the year d...
