On Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 19 and 20, candidates for Miami Township trustee, school board, mayor and Village Council addressed community members in the Mills Lawn gym.

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A decline over the past several weeks in COVID-19 numbers for Ohio, Greene County and the 45387 ZIP code suggest that an anticipated mid-October peak may have been reached earlier than expected.

“I created the Sustainability Champions program to encourage and support community members, providing them with guidance via connections with community leaders, local stakeholders and area experts.”

Pat Murphy, of Yellow Springs, passed away at Soin Hospital on Oct. 1, 2021, from pneumonia. He was 82 years old. A full obituary will appear in an upcoming issue of the News.

Joseph L. Dowdell, two-term mayor and longtime resident of Yellow Springs, passed away on Oct. 6, 2021, at Miami Valley Hospital, after a brief illness. He was 86.

Harold (Grinnie) Grinnell Jr., passed away quietly on Oct. 10, 2021, after a brief period of declining health. He was 97.

Pamela Elaine See-Dettorre passed on Oct. 2, 2021, due to complications of West Nile Virus. She was 76.

Former Yellow Springs resident David R. Muffler died July 24, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Avram Wimer-Farr died of an undiagnosed heart condition on Friday, Sept. 24, at his residence in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He was 26, born Dec. 28, 1994.