The fractious aftermath of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop dominated Village Council’s Jan. 17 meeting, with both Village leaders and community members presenting initiatives for helping to better relations between villagers and local police.

This week family and friends shared stories and impressions of William “Skip” Brown, who with Sherri Mendenhall was shot and killed on Sunday at their adjoining apartments on East Enon Road.

Bulldog sports round-up for January 26, 2017

Joyce Bernadine Kuykendall, formerly Joyce Myers, a resident of Friendship Village in Dayton, passed away on Jan. 15, 2017, at Hospice of Dayton.

Justice System Task Force

The Yellow Springs community faced the most difficult of tragedies beginning on Sunday afternoon, when two local residents were discovered at a duplex located at 4444 East Enon Road, dead of apparent gunshot wounds.

Eric was born on Feb. 27, 1941, to Lynton and Valeska B. Appleberry, and took his last breath on Jan. 18, 2017.

Environmental commission

The annual 10 Minute Play Festival, presented by the YS Theater Company, will return for another weekend of short play performances this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28.

What role do tasers play in local policing? What role should they play? Is the device, typically classified as a “less-lethal weapon,” misused by Yellow Springs police? How did tasers figure into the clash with villagers at the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop?