Patrick M. “Pat Butch” Butcher, of Fairborn, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, June 26.  He was 59.

Arbra D. Dorsey passed away Dec. 22, 2019. He was 67.

Yellow Springs Board of Education • Regular Meeting

VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS PUBLIC MEETINGS

Virtual Meeting • Monday, July 6 , 2020 at 7 p.m.

Body cameras worn by every Ohio police officer. Psychological evaluations of those who hope to become an officer. More training in implicit bias and de-escalation. Requiring officers to report on another officer’s misconduct. Those are a few proposed law enforcement reforms Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced at a press briefing last week in response to national outrage after high-profile killings of Black people by police in recent weeks.

The Greene County Grand Jury’s recent conclusion concerning the double fatal shooting Feb 12 outside a home on Grinnell Road — which the county sheriff described at the time as a “shootout” — confirmed the initial impression of law enforcement at the scene that gray winter morning: self-defense.

While this year’s Pride scheduling was markedly different than year’s past, the fanfare and the spirit of the celebration were still in dazzling display.