A memorial service for John Eastman will take place Saturday, Jan. 3, at 10:30 a.m. at the Glen Helen building.

Organizers of last Saturday’s protest against the police shooting of John Crawford expected people to show up, just not quite so many.

Interim Yellow Springs Police Chief Dave Hale has been named the new chief of police.

At Village Council’s Dec. 15 meeting, leaders expressed concern over the amount of deficit spending in the 2015 Village general fund budget. However, due to the need to move ahead, Council approved the final reading of the budget.

Several hundred people, including a large percentage from Yellow Springs, descended on the Beavercreek Walmart at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

The public interviews of the two finalists for the position of Yellow Springs police chief take place this Thursday, Dec. 18.

Okay, so it may take a while for villagers to give the large round cans that line downtown streets the respect they deserve. But in fact, several of the lowly Xenia Avenue receptacles that catch our trash are now original works of art, and they’ll be joined by more artwork soon.

Demand at the Yellow Springs Food Pantry always goes up during the holidays, and donations are welcome.

Some things have changed in the 11 years since Patty McAllister began running the Yellow Springs Food Pantry out of the basement of the United Methodist Church. There are more young people with families coming to the pantry now compared to a decade ago, McAllister said.

At their Dec. 1 meeting, Village Council members unanimously approved a contract with John Yung of Cincinnati as the new assistant Village manager. Yung, 31, currently works as zoning administrator for the City of Bellevue, Ky. He’ll start his new position on Jan. 5.