There was only one defendant at the most recent meeting of the Yellow Springs Mayor’s Court, who had been cited for driving under suspension. Others present were the officer who issued the citation and Mayor Dave Foubert, who heard the case from behind Village Council’s raised platform in Council chambers.

The Council of the Village of Yellow Springs invites citizens to apply for service on one of the Village’s commissions, committees or boards

Emerson L. King passed away at home on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

A local garden, planted with native species; an international contest; a part-time resident with coastal ties; a local garden designer with far-flung roots.

Agenda for Thursday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m.

CASE NO. 2015 CV 0803 (consolidated with 2015 CV 0807)

Jean Putnam passed away Jan. 8, 2016, in Warwick, R.I. She was 94 years of age.

Mon., Feb. 8, 2016, 7 p.m.

Villager Allen Hunt recently added another significant line to his already 14-page résumé. Hunt, a professor of physics and earth and environmental sciences at Wright State University, is coauthor of a new book called “Networks on Networks: The Physics of Geobiology and Geochemistry,” a text that explores soil formation and vegetation growth.

At their Jan. 19 meeting, Village Council members moved closer to adding solar power to the Village electric portfolio by unanimously approving a resolution that authorizes Village Manager Patti Bates and the Energy Board to review and recommend a 1-megawatt solar array proposal for an array to be located on the Glass Farm.