Nov
02
2024

Articles by Jessica Thomas :: Page 6

  • Gronbeck pleads not guilty

    Following a secret indictment and arrest, Donald Gronbeck pleaded “not guilty” to 50 counts of sex crimes at an arraignment hearing on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Greene County Common Pleas Court in Xenia.

  • Unsolicited Opinions | Read before you vote

    “What does author bell hooks have to do with the 2022 Senate race in Ohio?”

  • Village Council revisits noise ordinance

    During a busy and beautiful holiday weekend in Yellow Springs, a street busker entertained holiday shoppers while villagers went about their regular business. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    The goal of the new legislation, Yellow Springs Chief of Police Paige Burge said, was simply to describe restrictions, provide a basis for officer objectivity and provide less restrictive procedures so the ordinance can be enforced.

  • Village Council adopts new stormwater fee

    Village Council members unanimously voted to establish a stormwater utility fee, ranging from $5–$10, for all customers in the village. The fee is part of a larger effort to create funds to maintain the village’s aging infrastructure.

  • Village Council approves student resource officer for ESC

    The Greene County Educational Service Center will now pay the Village to house a member of the Yellow Springs Police Department, who will serve as a student resource officer at the county’s Learning Center facility, next door to the Yellow Springs High School and McKinney Middle School campus.

  • State court blocks six-week abortion ban

    On Sept. 14, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas placed a 14-day restraining order on Senate Bill 23, the six-week abortion ban that outlaws abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

  • Therapy dog considered for Yellow Springs Police Department

    At its most recent meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6, Village Council members heard a proposal from Village Manager Josué Salmerón to add a new member — a therapy dog — to the Village’s police force.

  • Council votes down youth outreach officer proposal

    Pictured left to right: Council members Marianne MacQueen, Gavin DeVore Leonard, Carmen Brown, Kevin Stokes, Brian Housh, and Village Manager Josué Salmerón.

    At the Tuesday, Sept. 6, meeting, Village Council members voted down a resolution that would place an officer in the Greene County Educational Service Center, or ESC.

  • Village Impact Project changes hands

    The Village Impact Project was recently acquired by the National Conference for Community & Justice of Greater Dayton.

  • Unsolicited Opinions | Why we still need Toni Morrison

    “Almost three years and one month after the death of Morrison, her novels, including “Beloved,” have reentered the public discourse as we see pundits and public figures decry her work as being a part of a critical race theory plot.”

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