The academic options at Antioch University Midwest just got quite a bit wider with the recent revamping of two existing programs and the launching of several new ones at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels.

Tom Ayrsman, former Antioch College professor of environmental science, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 3.

At its March 21 meeting Village Council came close to backing away from a proposed solar farm project, but agreed to try to gather information in upcoming weeks.

At their March 21 meeting, members of Village Council gave the final approval to an ordinance that changes Village policy on sidewalk maintenance, shifting the responsibility for upkeep from property owners to the Village.

Antioch College announced this week that the college has hired its first three tenure-track faculty members. And last week, the revived college received notice that it successfully jumped the first hurdle on the road to gaining accreditation.

What began as a modest effort to start a community garden has mushroomed to four neighborhood gardens scattered around town — with more soon to sprout.

Many questions were raised at a public meeting last Sunday sponsored by the James A. McKee Association, when representatives from Home, Inc. shared plans for an affordable housing project slated for Village-owned land on Cemetery Street.

Jane L. Ball died on Monday, March 28. She was 81.

Daniel Daley Hotaling died Tuesday, March 28, surrounded by his family at the Tidewell hospice center in Venice, Fla. He was 82.

Spring is purification time at our house, when, much like cleaning out the closets, we do a thorough wringing of our guts.