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• Five Clifton Village Council seats unfilled

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 20, 2021

  

  Nov. 2 election results that left the Village of Clifton with five of six Village Council seats unfilled for terms beginning Jan. 1 is being attributed to the small number of residents combined with state certification rules for office-seekers.

• Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer dies

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 17, 2021

  

  Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, Nov. 16.

• Sgt. Paige Burge named acting chief of YSPD

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 12, 2021

  

  Village Manager Josué Salmerón has named recently promoted Sgt. Paige Burge as acting chief of the Yellow Springs Police Department until a new full-time chief is appointed. 

• Village Council eyes Sutton Farm for solar array

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 6, 2021

  

  At its regular meeting on Nov. 1, held virtually via Zoom, Village Council members heard a report from Village Manager Josué Salmerón that detailed the standing of the Village’s energy portfolio and ways to continue using alternative energy in order to provide electricity to the village.

• 2021 Election results

  By YS News StaffNovember 3, 2021

  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Yellow Springs voters weighed in on a variety of races and issues including Village Council, school board, Miami Township trustees, jail and school facilities levies, among other items.

• Villagers give feedback on citizen review board

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 30, 2021

  

  In their regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 18, Council members dedicated time to hear public feedback on their Oct. 4 meeting with Larry James, the attorney Council hired to review the proposal for a citizen review board, or CRB.

• 2021 Election — Five candidates compete for Yellow Springs Board of Education

  By YS News StaffOctober 28, 2021

  

  Five nonincumbent candidates are vying for three seats on the Yellow Springs Board of Education on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

• Planned Unit Development and Map Amendment (Rezoning) Application

  By YS News StaffOctober 27, 2021

  

  A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON THIS PETITION BY THE VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS PLANNING COMMISSION ON: Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 6 p.m.

• Citizen review board still a possibility

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  In a special meeting the hour prior to its regular meeting, on Monday, Oct. 4, Village Council met with attorney Larry James to discuss the legality of the proposed Citizen Review Board, or CRB.

• Village Council airs concerns over 2022 budget shortfalls

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  A recent memo sent to Village Council members by Finance Director Matt Dillon lays out a 2022 budget scenario in which current revenue projections “do not support the Village’s current projections for [the 2022 fiscal year] general fund expenses.”