Features

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  Noncitizen voting under fire

  

  Yellow Springs’ recent charter change allowing noncitizens to vote on local matters came under fire last week from the state’s chief election official.

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  Independent review clears YSPD chief

  

  Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson was cleared of wrongdoing by an outside investigator in June after a formal complaint was lodged against him by a village resident in May.

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  Tom Manley to leave Antioch College in June of 2021

  

  President Tom Manley’s fifth year at Antioch College will be his last. Antioch announced this week that Manley plans to leave his position at the end of his five-year contract next June. A search for his replacement will begin this fall.

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  YS Schools restart— District assesses risks

  

  This story looks at some of the risks of both in-person and online instruction that local educators are weighing in planning for the new academic year.

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  ‘A Small Thing to Want’— Cawood explores desire, regret

  

  ‘A Small Thing to Want,’ a collection of short stories by author and YS native Shuly Xóchitl Cawood, was published in May.

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  The future of Yellow Springs, now

  

  A few proposals: Light industrial facilities on the western edge of town. Offices and a new residential neighborhood along Xenia Avenue at the southern end. A “designated outdoor refreshment area” downtown where alcoholic beverages can be consumed on the sidewalks. And a dog park.

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  Antioch School plans for in-person restart

  

  As the new academic year approaches, the Antioch School — the local independent day-school for pre-K and elementary school-aged children — is planning to open its doors, and its many windows, for in-person classes this fall.

Obituaries

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  Ruth Bent

Sports

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  Reds win regular season in Majors

Featured Photos

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