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Andrea Cook Receives Lifetime D.A.R.E. Graduate Award
“I am humbled and flattered to receive the D.A.R.E. Lifetime Graduate Award. Safety and making good decisions will follow through with our students for their entire lives. Good decision making results in positive self-esteem and an attitude (with the) ability to...
Hively Acts as Enforcer and Liaison Between Students and Cops
Marietta City Schools school resource officer Dianna Hively talks to Marietta Middle School secretary Brandi Wittekind in the school office Thursday as seventh-grader Riley Allen, seeking help with a damaged backpack, stands at the counter. Hively stepped in as the…

Local School Resource Officer, Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl, Recognized by the State
Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl is this year’s Larry R. Cox D.A.R.E Officer of the Year. “I love doing what I’m doing. I love coming here to Otsego. Couldn’t imagine being anywhere else,” said Ruckstuhl. The D.A.R.E officer has been teaching D.A.R.E classes at Otsego Local Schools for 6 years…

County Sheriff and Deputies Address Preble Shawnee School Board
Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson and Deputies Brodie Holsapple and Greg McWhinney appeared at the Preble Shawnee Board of Education’s monthly meeting Aug. 8 to discuss the success of their School Resource Officer program…

Updated D.A.R.E. Program Going Strong in Twin Cities
A new generation of Twin City students is learning how to make good decisions through a revamped version of a classic youth drug and alcohol prevention program. Sixth-graders at Claymont Junior High this week are completing the final lesson of the 12-week-long D.A.R.E…

December 2018 KARE Donation to the Strongsville Police Department
Dear LLoyd:
We would like to extend our sincere “Thank You” for your generous donation of toys…

AIS Teams Up with D.A.R.E. for Bullying Prevention Month
D.A.R.E. officer David Potkonicki addressed third-grade students at Austintown Intermediate School on Oct. 29 for the end of Bullying Prevention Month…

Gabriel Inspired by Community Support of D.A.R.E. Program
VAN WERT – Van Wert County School Resource Officer John Gabriel said this past weekend that he has been overwhelmed by the support of the local community for the Van Wert County’s D.A.R.E. program. He cited the money raised through the D.A.R.E. car fund-raiser at the...