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• He’s making light of the darkness

  By Jeff SimonsDecember 21, 2017

  

  The CDC advises pedestrians increase their visibility at night by wearing reflective clothing and carrying a flashlight. This year, Yellow Springs resident Carlos Landaburu took it upon himself to promote pedestrian safety in the village by creating the Flashlight Project.

• Sweet magic at Mills Lawn School

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 14, 2017

  

  The third annual Gingerbread Festival was held last Saturday’s at the Mills Lawn gym, sponsored by the Mills Lawn PTO.

• A closer look at OFCC report

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Yellow Springs schools fall far short of facilities standards set by the state.
  A state assessment conducted last spring by consultants to the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, or OFCC, found that nearly all major components and systems of local schools failed to meet state standards.

• Inspired by nature, and each other

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The Winter Solstice marks the astrological moment when humans experience the shortest period of daylight and the longest dark of night. But it also signals the end of deepening darkness, as light begins to lengthen incrementally each day until June.

• 70 years of Christmas trees

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Now a Yellow Springs holiday tradition, and arguably the high school’s most popular extra-curricular activity, School Forest is celebrating its 70th annual outing this year.

• Marijuana grower ready to move ahead — State approves Cresco Labs

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Last week, the state of Ohio approved Cresco Labs Ohio LLC as one of 12 recipients of a license for the large-scale cultivation of medical marijuana. The approval means that by next spring Yellow Springs will likely have a medical marijuana cultivating business on the western edge of the village.

• Kingian nonviolence at CS King center

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The first of six principles distilled from the writings of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. establishes the foundational precepts of King’s philosophy of nonviolence.

• New director at Children’s Center

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  In her new job only a month, Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center Director Malissa Doster has already made changes. For instance, she’s cleaned up the center’s entry way, which previously had a cluttered look.

• Priscilla Janney-Pace

  By YS News Staff

  

  Priscilla Janney-Pace died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Dec. 6, 2017, at her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio, at the age of 72.

• December 14, 2017 Bulldog Sports Round-Up

  By Zack Brintlinger-Conn

  

  Bulldog Sports Round-Up — December 7, 2017