Karl A. Benge, age 28, of Mad River Township, Clark County, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015.

May 14, 2015 Bulldog sports round-up

Policing is unique to each community, and each police department is designed around its own community’s population, budget, crime trends, minimum manning levels and sometimes a detailed work-load analysis. But comparing Yellow Springs police to police in comparable towns highlights some similarities and some differences between departments.

After more than two centuries, the historic Whitehall Farm has many stories to tell. But it’s the story about how a small town raised more than one million dollars in six weeks to purchase and preserve the farm in 1999 that continues to inspire both villagers and a local land trust whose early work was defined by it.

Cindy Raleigh, age 59, of Fairborn, passed away on May 5.

Maxine Ophelia (Pritchett) Jones died on Saturday, May 2.

The Mills Lawn School sixth grade photojournalism project on diversity is on display at the north hallway at Antioch University Midwest Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Lauren Shows took full advantage of her position as a “media representative” last week to run off to Cedar Point to ride a roller coaster.

Yellow Springs High School spring sports teams finish their regular season this week. See recent sports photos.

After a day of remarkable collaborations—both spontaneous and refined—we might wonder if such magic can be rekindled again. Within this village, we should never doubt its great promise.