Features

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  Our full-time staff— Who’s the News?

  
  
  

  Here we introduce you to the full-time staff of the paper.

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  Power of the Pen advances to regionals— Mighty writers make their mark

  
  
  

  The McKinney Middle School Power of the Pen writers won several awards at the district tournament in January.

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  Yellow Springs Children’s Center earns five stars

  
  
  

  The five-star label is the highest possible rating assigned by Step Up to Quality, a statewide quality rating and improvement system administered jointly by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

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  Council weighs jail response

  
  
  

  At its March 3 regular meeting, Village Council hashed out a letter to the Greene County Commissioners on their proposal to build a new county jail.

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  Prosecutor candidates offer competing visions

  
  
  

  The prosecutor oversees a budget of around $2 million and a staff of 14 attorneys to represent the State of Ohio in all felony cases and juvenile crimes in the county and cases involving county agencies.

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  MTFR seeks operating levy renewal

  
  
  

  Among the ballot issues local voters will decide Tuesday, March 17, is a 3.8-mill renewal levy for Miami Township Fire-Rescue operations.

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  Biodigester loses zoning appeal

  
  
  

  An energy company’s attempts to keep its biodigester operating four miles west of Yellow Springs were shot down by a Bath Township zoning board last week.

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  Issues with jail expansion