Locally based dancer Valerie Blackwell-Truitt might have become a professional singer. But dance is what called her.

At their Feb. 21 meeting, Village Council members addressed a recent invoice submitted by Dayton Attorney David Williamson, who is conducting the independent investigation into the New Year’s Eve incident that pitted local police against citizens.

Alice Jean Flowers passed away on Feb. 22, 2017, in Virginia Beach, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Charles E. Flowers.

Village of Yellow Springs

Chris Tebbetts, a Yellow Springs native and author of a few successful book series for young readers, will be speaking at the Little Art Theatre as part of their “Homecoming” series, in which people with interesting careers speak about their history and their craft.

A diversity of both form and content is the goal of “Ripples,” an annual journal that is “a celebration of elders” in the Village.

Beginning in April, villagers may see an Antioch College student or a local resident taking a walk around town beside a Yellow Springs police officer. But look closely. The man or woman in blue is the one being escorted.

Village of Yellow Springs

Monday, March 20, 2017, 7 p.m.

Twenty people submitted sumptuous entries to this year’s McKinney Middle School Chili Cook-off, held Saturday, Feb. 25.