Features

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  The Briar Patch— Did we ask permission?

  
  
  

  Community development — in all its forms — is an imperative question for the governance of our village.

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  Wintrow’s Chamber, village legacy— Making Yellow Springs a ‘destination’

  
  
  

  After 13 years at the helm of the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce, Karen Wintrow will step down Friday, Oct. 23, ahead of a move to Greenwood Lake, N.Y., with her husband, Ted Donnell.

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  Council OKs land use plan

  
  
  

  At its Monday, Oct. 19, virtual meeting, Village Council unanimously approved a new comprehensive plan, which will guide the Village’s development and land use decisions through 2030.

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  Who’s the News?, pt. IV: the printer

  
  
  

  In the fourth installment of the “Who’s the News?” series, we go even further behind the scenes to introduce to you the men and the machines who bring the News to life. Meet the printer.

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  New tiles at Women’s Park

  
  
  

  Though the flowers in the Women’s Park on Corry Street have begun to wither as fall deepens, something new has just bloomed there: in early October, a collection of 124 new tiles bearing the names of local women emerged.

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  Tims vies for House seat; Lachman runs for judge

  
  
  

  The News continues its election coverage this week with profiles of two more area candidates. Both candidates are Democrats with support among Yellow Springs’ heavily Democratic voters.

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  Village seeks levy renewal

  
  
  

  The 8.4-mill, five-year levy, first adopted in 2006, generates about $835,000 annually, according to the Greene County Auditor’s Office. As a fixed-rate levy, its passage will not increase voters’ tax bill, despite the recent increase in local property values.

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  COVID-19 update— For first time, Greene is ‘red’

  
  
  

  Last Thursday, Oct. 15, Ohio elevated Greene County to “red” on the Ohio Health Advisory System for the first time since the system was put in place in early July. The state flagged four different indicators of increased COVID-19 spread here, out of a seven-indicator risk profile.

Obituaries

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  Bonnie Mae Venters
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  Meribel Moberly Blanchard
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  Robert Duane Powell