Features

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  Miami Township— Trustees broach cemeteries, fiscal transition

  
  
  

  Budget questions — particularly around cemetery spending, future capital needs and how Township funds should be used across departments — have been at the center of recent Miami Township Trustees discussions, first at their March 2 regular meeting and again at a March 9 work session focused on cemetery appropriations.

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  ‘Iden: A Story of Love’— Documentary tells story of transition, family

  
  
  

  “Iden: A Story of Love” is a feature-length documentary that follows local resident Iden Crockett through the early years of her burgeoning identity as a transgender woman and explores how that process reshaped not only Crockett’s life, but also the lives of those closest to her.

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  A deeper dive into Yellow Springs’ high water bills

  
  
  

  Here in Yellow Springs, the average village household is charged about $94 per month, according to data from the Village metering and billing departments.  Speaking with the News earlier this month, Village Manager Johnnie Burns said the reason behind that discrepancy can be traced back to local decision-making from decades ago

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  Schools stage revue to celebrate musicals past

  
  
  

  “Fearless Then, Fearless Now,” set for 7 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, March 12–14, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in Westminster Hall at First Presbyterian Church, is a revue: a theatrical collage of songs linked by a shared spirit.