Julia Reichert work in film will be remembered for holding a megaphone to the voices of women and the working class — a thematic thread that ran through many of her most important works.

On Sunday, Dec. 4, members of Village Council received a memo from Village Manager Josué Salmerón, indicating the Village’s budget was forecasting a deficit of $3,011,720. The memo left Council with two options: cut spending or increase revenues.

Greene County reported a slight increase in the number of new cases per 100,000 residents over the most recent two-week period, with 228.5 as of Dec. 8, compared to 226.8 reported Dec. 1.

Ruth was born in 1925 in Montour County near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and lived her adult life in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She died peacefully at Friends Care Community on Dec. 7, 2022, at age 97½ years.

On Monday, Dec. 12, Yellow Springs Planning Commission members unanimously approved a plan for the demolition of the commercial and residential building at 221 Xenia Ave. — which formerly housed the independently owned retailer Earth Rose International Imports — and the construction of a new, more modern-looking structure there.

Resolution 2022-70

Planning Commission Meeting Agenda

Public Meetings

We are saddened to announce the sudden passing of William “Bill” Duncanfield Rahbek. He left us on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at Trinity Community at Fairborn.

Longtime Yellow Springs resident Dr. John “Jack” P. Layh passed away on Nov. 23, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida, from COVID-19 complications.