Editing Ithaca, Ohio (section)

==History==
John Colville [[plat]]ted Ithaca in 1832 and gave it the name of "Twinsborough."  Its location on an established highway and along the [[Ohio Electric Railway]] caused the community to grow rapidly.<ref>{{cite book|last= Wilson|first=Frazer Ells|title=History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdarkeco01hoba#page/594/mode/2up|year=1914|publisher=Hobart Publishing Company|location=Milford, Ohio|page=595}}</ref> The present name is a transfer from [[Ithaca, New York]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=81|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=65}}</ref>

In 2024, David Peterson, mayor from 2012 to 2020, was indicted for theft in office.  He pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay $38,845.46 in restitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whio.com/news/local/ex-mayor-darke-county-village-repays-nearly-39k-after-misused-funds-investigation/EG2BWRYVJBAUTBOBI4VKXPR3SA/|title=Ex-mayor of Darke County village repays nearly $39K after misused funds investigation|website=WHIO-TV|location=Dayton, Ohio|date=January 29, 2025}}</ref>