An exhibit of the paintings of local artist Ira Brukner is on display at the Miller Center for Visual Arts at Urbana University. The exhibit is open Thursday and Saturday afternoons through Dec. 3, except for Thanksgiving weekend.

Yellow Springs voters elected Lori Askeland, Gerald Simms and Rick Walkey to seats on Village Council on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Chris Mucher returns to Miami Township Trustees.

Village jewelry store Ohio Silver celebrates its 40th anniversary with a party for the public this Friday, Nov. 18, from 6–9 p.m. during the Third Friday Fling.

Singing brings people together in a way that unites and enriches, according to the organizers of “Singing from the Heart,” a Yellow Springs Community Sing that takes place next weekend.

At Village Council’s Nov. 7 meeting, Village Manager Mark Cundiff announced that he is a finalist for the job of city manager in Sidney, Ohio.

Uncontested campaigns this year were for seats on the Yellow Springs School Board and for the position of Mayor.

A forum on inclusion in the workplace, originally scheduled for Nov. 9, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 30. Leaders of the event are Steven and Jalyn Roe of The Jael Group.

Energy issues took center stage at the Candidate’s Forum at the Senior Center on Sunday afternoon, as villagers asked questions to candidates for Village Council and Miami Township Trustee.

As of about 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Ohio Issue 2, the referendum on the controversial Republican SB 5 that curtailed the collective bargaining rights of public employees, appeared to have been defeated.

All village voters will cast their ballots at a new, single location on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. The new polling place is the Antioch College South Gym. Miami Township voters who live in Precinct 455 will vote at the Cedarville Baptist Church, as in the past.