Yellow Springs lost an additional 7.3 percent of its population in the last decade, continuing a 40-year population plummet.
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Digging deep into a garden’s gifts
A longtime former villager who still owns a house in town and plans to retire here, Carol Siyahi Hicks gives Yellow Springs credit for many things. For instance, it was here she found the friends who helped her discover her passion for the natural world, along with providing her company on trips into the wild.
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Village Council— How fast to move on water sourcing?
An ongoing discussion on the sourcing of Yellow Springs water continued at Village Council’s April 1 meeting, with Council President Judith Hempfling suggesting that more time is needed to decide how best to source local water.
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After ten years, Chen’s closes doors
After serving spring rolls, fried rice and General Tso’s chicken for nearly 10 years from a cozy cove on Dayton Street, Chen’s Asian Bistro closed its doors at the end of March. According to owner Jenny Chen, she and the property owner could not come to a lease agreement.
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Springfield vs. Yellow Springs — Comparing two waters
Like Yellow Springs, Springfield was named by early settlers for its abundant underground water resources, which on the surface manifest as gushing springs. The groundwater aquifers tapped for drinking water by both communities remain highly productive today.
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First Education Conference— AUM, college collaborate on kids
An upcoming educational conference at Antioch University Midwest and Antioch College seeks to address topics of concern to many local parents and educators: how technology affects children, and how best to create safe, healthy schools.
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Judge for Struewings, again
A Greene County Common Pleas Court judge last week ruled in favor of Kenneth and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village of Yellow Springs. The ruling upholds a decision rendered by a Greene County magistrate last April that the plaintiff’s property easement is valid, granting them one free Village water and sanitary sewer tap for their property on Hyde Road, which lies outside Village limits.
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Bulldog sports round-up
Seniors shine in first track meet At a varsity track meet over spring break — the Bulldogs’ first competition of the year — a a trio of seniors won first in their specialty. Angela Allen tossed the discus 93´2˝, well past her competitors. Alex Brown blazed ahead of a large field to take the victory [...]
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Mary Goode Wallis
Mrs. Mary Goode (Garber) Wallis, age 101 of Madison, Ind., passed away Saturday, March 30 at her residence. Born Sept. 25, 1911 in Madison, Mary was the daughter of Michael E. and Bess (Hampton) Garber. She was a graduate of Science Hill Preparatory School in Shelbyville, Ky., and Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. Early in [...]
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Love, calypso beat in YSHS musical
If you’re interested in the Caribbean, calypso music or star-crossed lovers, this year’s high school musical should appeal to you. The musical, Once on this Island, will be performed at Mills Lawn on April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, with Friday and Saturday showings beginning at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
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What has changed since Newtown?
The shooting tragedy Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., galvanized gun control advocates, who immediately called for stepped-up efforts on both the federal and state levels. It also galvanized those who support gun rights, who vowed to beat back attempts at new legislation. What has changed?
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