Misunderstanding of mental illness happens on state and national levels, among medical, criminal justice, and social services personnel. Misinformation can lead to stigmatization and inadequate policy, which in turn furthers illness and impedes recovery.

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Village of Yellow Springs invited the public to the Bryan Center for a panel discussion about the Yellow Springs Police Department’s participation in the Greene County ACE Task Force.

Stephen W. Williams, age 78, of Dayton, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2015.

Mamie Ruth Rhone, of Yellow Springs, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 at Kettering Medical Center. She was 87.

Community members and staff from Glen Helen, Tecumseh Land Trust, the Trust for Public Land and Antioch College celebrated the permanent preservation of all 1,000 acres of the Glen on Sunday, Nov. 8.

A good way to decompress after reading a particularly weighty or involved tome is to read a good detective novel, and my choice detective books are the novels of Jonathan Kellerman. What follows is an overview of one of Kellerman’s books, as well a bit about the annoying work that inspired me to take a break from needlessly pompous literature.

In a close race among just four candidates for three Village Council seats, Yellow Springs voters returned incumbents Marianne MacQueen and Gerald Simms to office on Nov. 3, and voted in former Council President Judith Hempfling. Hopeful Chrissy Cruz did not win a seat.

Ruby Evangeline Wells Nicholson died peacefully the evening of Oct. 31, 2015.

Ordinance No. 2015-21, Village Of Yellow Springs, Ohio

Ordinance No. 2015-26, Village Of Yellow Springs, Ohio