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• How will you vote on the school levy?

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 10, 2018

  

  Last week the News spoke to about two dozen villagers representing a cross-section of the community about how they plan to vote on the upcoming school facilities levy.

• Candidates address opioid crisis and growth

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The opioid epidemic has hit Greene County hard, and the elected county commissioners aren’t doing enough to support those affected by addiction, according to two candidates seeking the Democratic Party nomination for county commissioner in the May 8 primary.

• Shawn Edward Smith

  By YS News Staff

  

  Shawn Edward Smith, 43, passed away suddenly in his Honeoye, N.Y., residence on April 27, 2018.

• Sam Bachtell

  By YS News Staff

  

  Sam Bachtell, a longtime Yellow Springs resident, died on April 23.

• Rose and Sal Company Mercantile — More than an antique store

  By Guest Contributor

  

  The Rose and Sal Company Mercantile is now open for business at 136 Dayton St. in Yellow Springs at the former location of Atomic Fox.

• Therese Evelyn Marie Thomas Greene

  By YS News StaffMay 3, 2018

  

  Therese Evelyn Marie Thomas Greene, 88, of Yellow Springs, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018.

• How safe are village schools?

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  In recent weeks, the focus of those promoting the YSHS/McKinney facilities levy seems to some villagers to have shifted to safety, as epitomized by the flier and recent letters to the editor in this paper.

• Ohio redistricting reform on ballot

  By Megan Bachman

  

  n the battleground state of Ohio, if about half of all votes are cast for Democrat candidates and half for Republicans, then why are three-quarters of its congressional representatives Republican? Gerrymandering, say experts.

• Student protest: ‘No more fear’

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The April 20 YSHS student walkout was scheduled to coincide with the 19th anniversary of a mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. According to a Reuters report, an estimated 2,600 schools participated in last Friday’s walkout. 

• Deborah J. Fugett

  By YS News Staff

  

  Deborah J. Fugett, age 62, was a resident of Yellow Springs when she passed from the earth on April 20, 2018.  She died peacefully at home from complications of an illness.