Features

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  New police reforms aired

  
  
  

  Body cameras worn by every Ohio police officer. Psychological evaluations of those who hope to become an officer. More training in implicit bias and de-escalation. Requiring officers to report on another officer’s misconduct. Those are a few proposed law enforcement reforms Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced at a press briefing last week in response to national outrage after high-profile killings of Black people by police in recent weeks.

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  Council declares racism ‘public health crisis’

  
  
  

  At its June 15 regular meeting, Village Council declared racism a public health crisis and committed to taking “meaningful action” to respond to the “death, trauma and injury caused by institutional racism.”

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  Antioch’s altered, but heartfelt, commencement

  
  
  

  Due to COVID-19, the sixth commencement of the relaunched college took place as an online ceremony rather than the customary in-person one, with live and recorded speeches streamed at 1 p.m. Recorded performances from the World House Choir were also part of the virtual festivities. Those who wish to watch the event can do so at antiochcollge.edu/commencement.

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  No charges in Grinnell shooting

  
  
  

  No charges will be filed in the double fatal shooting that occurred Feb. 12 outside a home on Grinnell Road, just south of Yellow Springs, the Greene County prosecutor has announced.

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  COVID-19 update— ‘Worrisome’ trend? More new cases

  
  
  

  New cases of COVID-19 are rising in Greene County, Gov. Mike DeWine said at his June 18 press briefing. He highlighted Greene County as one of five southwest Ohio counties that have seen case increases in June.

Village Council

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  Council declares racism ‘public health crisis’

Obituaries

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  James M. “Mike” Peterson Sr
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  Dorothy “Dotti” Buscemi Roberts