The public is invited to an open house at the Miami Township fire station, which will take place on Friday, April 28, from 6 to 8 p.m.

About 30 people took part in the Yellow Springs version of the national March for Science, which took place at 10 a.m. last Saturday, April 22, on Earth Day.

Monday, May 8, 2017, 7 p.m.; Council Chambers, 2nd floor, Bryan Center

Village of Yellow Springs

Long-time village resident Esther Rothman passed away on April 19, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif., at the age of 94.

Local policing was in the spotlight at Village Council’s April 17 meeting. Council members discussed proposed new guidelines for Village policing, as well as next steps in the Village’s search for a permanent police chief. In addition, a new full-time police officer, Mariah England, was sworn into the local department.

The God that Ethel Bender loved and served called her home from labor to reward on Sunday, April 23, 2017.

Adrian Scott Roberts passed away on April 22, 2017.

YSHS musical “Oklahoma”

At its April meeting, the Yellow Springs Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution that will allow the Yellow Springs school district to enter into negotiations regarding the purchase of land for future school buildings.