VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS PUBLIC MEETINGS

Justice System Collaboration Committee • Virtual Meeting

Yellow Springs resident Michael M. Gentile will serve up to a year in prison after reaching a plea deal with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office in July related to rape, drug and vandalism charges filed in 2017.

On Friday, Sept. 4, a new Black Lives Matter banner was raised across U.S. 68 on the north end of the village.

The tape came down and the trail signs went up this week at Glen Helen. After being closed since March, the Glen reopened to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

At its Sept. 8 regular meeting, Village Council considered an annexation agreement to add close to 34 acres of land on the Village’s southern border for a residential development with potentially more than 200 housing units.

On Monday, Sept. 14, the Little Art Theatre’s board of directors announced that the theater would again undergo a temporary closure in response to the ongoing pandemic, with that evening’s screening of Werner Herzog’s “Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin” as the final show for at least the rest of the year.

As things have calmed down (somewhat), we’re pleased to restart the series with profiles of our part-time employees and regular contributors.

Patricia Ronald died peacefully at Hospice of Dayton on Sept. 2, 2020.

Evan Steven Creditt, born Sept. 23, 1986, will be remembered by many as a curious person who loved learning and tinkering with everything.