-
Jul. 07, 2025
The Ben Overholser Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be presenting two $5,000 scholarships to Darke County Jr. Fair exhibitors at the 2025 Great Darke County Fair. The deadline to apply is Friday August 1, 2025. The scholarships will be presented to the winning applicants at the Sale of Champions at this year’s Great Darke County Fair.
-
Mar. 17, 2025
Welcome to the Darke County Wellness & Job Resource Guide
Finding the right resources for health, well-being, and employment can be challenging. This guide is designed to connect you with essential services, programs, and opportunities in Darke County. Whether you’re seeking healthcare, mental health support, job training, unemployment or employment opportunities, we’ve gathered the best local resources to support you on your journey.
-
Mar. 04, 2025
GREENVILLE, OH -- Shared Harvest Foodbank, in partnership with OSU Extension, Darke County, and Darke County United Way, will once again host a “drive-thru” food distribution at Radiant Lighthouse on Wednesday, July 23rd from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
-
Feb. 06, 2025
Newborn Home Visits in Darke County
Greenville, Ohio – The first few days and weeks home with a newborn can be a challenging time for everyone. Let our free Family Connects program help you. Our nurses Emily, Casey, Kim, and Janet are here to provide help for baby, mom, and family. Services include a baby health check, Mom’s health check, post-partum depression screening, community connections, and more.
-
Jan. 03, 2025
Volunteers and parents help make 4-H possible. Without 4-H volunteers and parents the program would not have the mentors and leaders that 4-Hers need in order to learn the new skills that 4-H has to offer youth. With each volunteer comes knowledge, experiences, and skills which can be taught to 4-H youth and shared with the 4-H program "to make the best better." Volunteers and parents are a major reason for 4-H's success in youth development.
-
Sep. 17, 2024
Protect Yourself This Flu Season
GREENVILLE, OHIO – Public Health Officials at the Darke County Health Department want to remind citizens to safeguard their health this upcoming fall and winter by receiving their flu shot.
-
Aug. 20, 2024
Blast Off! a free-to-attend online parent education series is back. The sessions use Active Parenting curricula--videos and discussions to introduce information concepts that may help participants to improve their parenting. Blast Off! Includes three 4-session series, each series focuses on a different age group of children: birth to five, five to twelve, or teenagers.
-
Jul. 31, 2024
2024 FRIDAY SAMPLER
Please join us on Friday, August 23, 2024 at The Friday Sampler as we celebrate The Art of Quilting. This event will take place from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Youth Building at the Great Darke County Fair. This is a free event, open to all community members. This is the thirty-ninth year for The Friday Sampler at the Darke County Fair, sponsored by the 2024 Darke County Agricultural Society and the OSU Extension, Darke County.
-
Apr. 05, 2024
Victory Gardens originated during World War I, an answer to a severe food shortage at the time. People were encouraged to find any usable space, plop in some seeds and contribute homegrown fruits, vegetables and herbs to the effort. The idea was wildly successful, growing an army of amateur gardeners and serving to boost morale and patriotism.
-
Dec. 13, 2023
During the annual Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE®) Symposium in New Orleans, a team of Ohio State University Extension educators, which included Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, former OSU Extension FCS Educator in Darke County, accepted the 2023 Outstanding Educational Program Award on behalf of The Ohio State University.
