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Hardee’s now open in Greenville By Nathaniel Kubik DarkeCountyMedia.com
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A new Hardee’s in Greenville opened Friday, Feb 19. The restaurant is addressed to the new location of 699 Wagner Avenue and is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
GREENVILLE — Hardee’s is now open in Greenville at the new location of 699 Wagner Avenue. The restaurant officially opened at 5 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 19. With this opening, Hardee’s brings an array of classic American cuisine back to Greenville after the previous Hardee’s, located on Sweitzer Street, closed in the mid-1990s. The process of getting a Hardee’s to Greenville,
as mentioned in previous articles, was a three-year long project that raised a number of issues concerning the choice of location at the corner of Wagner and Russ. With Wagner and Russ being arguably the busiest intersection in Darke County, Greenville Mayor Steve Willman and the Greenville Planning and Zoning Committee carefully examined whether traffic would become too congested with the addition of a new building. Ultimately, the city decid-
ed that traffic would not be a major issue and began making plans to move ahead with the project. The construction crew broke ground in September 2020 and the turnaround time was incredibly quick. It is yet to be seen how much of an impact the restaurant will have on traffic in the area, but Willman previously assured that the city is watching the area closely. The ownership group responsible for bringing a Hardee’s to Greenville was overjoyed at the initial turn-
out on Friday. Customers lined up to get their first bites as early as 5 a.m, and continued lining up until the restaurant closed at 10 p.m. “We just couldn’t be happier to have a store in Greenville,” said Diana Jett, District Manager at Hardee’s. “The turnout today was nothing short of amazing and we look forward to continue serving the Greenville community.” Hardee’s, now located
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Commissioners discuss Wayne Lakes wastewater New facilities to be completed 2023-24 By Nathaniel Kubik DarkeCountyMedia.com
GREENVILLE — The Darke County Board of Commissioners met Monday afternoon to primarily discuss the Wayne Lakes wastewater administrative agreement, and fund transfers to the Darke County airport. Commissioners Matt Aultman, Mike Stegall, and Larry Holmes were all present. The meeting began with the approval of Resolution (R-48-2021) which transfers $10,200 to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office for maintenance and repair fees, and attorney fees. Next, the board discussed the Wayne Lakes wastewater administrative agreement between Wayne Lakes local government and the Darke Co. See WAYNE | 5A
Greenville church gunman shoots self, airlifted No one else injured, man in critical condition By Jim Comer
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GREENVILLE — A 25-year-old Celina man was airlifted for medical care Monday evening after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a 3-hour standoff with law enforcement at Greenville Baptist Temple. At approximately 6:19 p.m., the Darke County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that a See GUNMAN | 14A
Wayne HealthCare completes expansion project Features new facilities, programs
as well as a number of new single rooms. The wellness center will officially open on Mar. 1, the birthing center on Mar. 3, and the By Nathaniel Kubik DarkeCountyMedia.com inpatient unit on Mar. 9. The beginnings of this GREENVILLE — Wayne project date back to 2007 when the hospital’s master HealthCare held the ribplan was updated to focus bon cutting of its new $60 million, 85,000-square-foot on a new addition. Wayne addition to the hospital on Deschambeau, president and CEO at Wayne Wednesday, Feb. 24. This new section, located HealthCare, stated that the project was divided into off of Harrison Avenue in four separate phases that Greenville, will feature a new inpatient unit, birthing the hospital was able to center, and wellness center, undertake as their funding
Chairs in public spaces spaced for social distancing
Sanitizing stations throughout the facility
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The ribbon cutting took place Wednesday, Feb. 24. Shown from left to right: Dr. Timothy Kathman, Medical Director at WHC, Jennifer Williams, CFO at WHC, Eric Everman, Hospital Board President, Mary Boosalis, President and CEO at Premier Health in Dayton, Wayne Deschambeau, President and CEO at WHC, Jeff Subler, VP of Support Services and incoming President and CEO at WHC, Kim Freeman, VP Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at WHC, and Terri Flood, VP of Business Development at WHC.
Staggered appointments to minimize people in a given area
Frequent disinfecting and cleaning Face masks provided to everyone, regardless of symptoms
permitted. This development comes as many other independent rural hospitals have been scaling back operations. With the most recent addition completed, Wayne HealthCare is finally realizing the goal they set out to achieve almost 14 years ago. Deschambeau offered his thanks to local governments in Greenville and Darke County for their cooperation in helping the hospital achieve this ambitious addition. The new addition was built over a
section of Central Avenue in Greenville, just behind the original hospital. The new section of the hospital offers state of the art technology in each room, which staff at Wayne believe will drastically improve care at the facility. The addition of 32 new private inpatient rooms is a major step forward from the shared rooms that most patients have become accustomed to. The Special Beginnings birthing center
UV Light disinfecting technology Screening for COVID-19 symptoms at the door
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Proper PPE for all staff Separate care areas for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients
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