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• Village Council reexamines priorities under new administration

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 9, 2023

  

  At their Tuesday, Sept. 5, regular meeting, Village Council reviewed a list of ongoing projects and discussed which of those projects should be paused temporarily or stopped altogether — as well as which may continue and which can be initiated.

• Multi-modal pathway construction, intersection narrowing work to begin

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 4, 2023

  

  Villagers will soon have an easier and safer time walking down some of Yellow Springs’ most trafficked throughways.

• Township trustees support Polecat Road speed change

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 31, 2023

  

  Village Planning Commission member Scott Osterholm spoke before the trustees on a plan to request that Greene County change the speed limit on Polecat Road to 35 mph outside Village limits near Ellis Park, on a stretch of road located within Miami Township.

• Village Council considers more local housing options

  By Reilly DixonAugust 30, 2023

  

  Several potential housing projects were brought to the table at the most recent Village Council meeting Monday, Aug. 21.

• Post-affirmative action

  By Cheryl DurgansAugust 27, 2023

  

  Why these rulings matter, the history of affirmative action and its effect on a societal level, were points of discussion during a recent News interview with Kenneth Durgans, associate provost for diversity and inclusion at Kansas City University in Missouri.

• Emergency cooling shelters in effect

  By YS News StaffAugust 25, 2023

  

  The John Bryan Community Center has been designated as a 24-hour emergency cooling center; Greene County Public Libraries are also designated as cooling centers during hours of operation.

• Trustees bid Chief Altman farewell

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 18, 2023

  

  Following an executive session, the trustees later voted to appoint current Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Powell to the position of  interim fire chief, effective Friday, Aug. 11, beginning at 5 p.m.

• August public works projects planned, underway

  By Reilly DixonAugust 11, 2023

  

  At Gaunt Park, crews entered their second month of working on the Village’s 63-foot-tall, 900,000-gallon water tower.

• Ohio Special Election Results | Issue 1 defeated

  By YS News StaffAugust 9, 2023

  

  According to unofficial election results posted on the website of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Wednesday morning, Aug. 9, the ballot initiative was defeated 1,744,094 votes (57.01%) to  1,315,346 (42.99%) votes.

• Johnnie Burns named interim village manager

  By Reilly DixonAugust 7, 2023

  

  By a unanimous vote at a special Village Council meeting Monday morning, Aug. 7, Yellow Springs Public Works Director Johnnie Burns was appointed interim village manager, effective Monday, Aug. 28.