Articles About Greene County Sheriff’s Office

• Yellow Springs home raided for marijuana

  By Reilly DixonAugust 27, 2024

  

  Tuesday, Aug. 13, began like any other day for the Lewis family — until the sound of a helicopter grew louder and louder, its shadow widening over their Wright Street home.

• Local teen killed in crash

  By YS News StaffJuly 5, 2023

  

  On Tuesday, July 4, local resident Isaac Powers was struck by a vehicle while biking near Ellis Park. Powers, 15, was fatally injured in the crash.

• Local doctor under investigation, license suspended

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 20, 2022

  

  The State Medical Board of Ohio suspended the medical license of Dr.Donald Gronbeck, of Yellow Springs Primary Care, on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Investigators arrived Thursday, Jan. 20, at his Dayton Street medical office to execute a search warrant.

• Plea deal reached in Clark stabbing death

  By Carol SimmonsJuly 29, 2021

  

  A Yellow Springs native accused in the stabbing death of Leonid “Lonya” Clark has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office.

• Dead body found in John Bryan State Park

  By YS News StaffMarch 13, 2021

  

  On Saturday, March 13, around 12:30 p.m., a dead body was reportedly found at John Bryan State Park. The skeletal remains were found just north of the Orton picnic area.

• Turn in unused medication Oct. 24

  By YS News StaffOctober 23, 2020

  

  Saturday, Oct. 24, is National Drug Take Back Day, when designated law enforcement agencies accept unwanted and unneeded prescription or over-the-counter drugs so they can be disposed of safely.

• Reward offered in Clark case

  By YS News StaffJuly 4, 2019

  

  More than two months into the homicide investigation in the death of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.

• Greene County— Designs for a new jail

  By Audrey HackettMay 16, 2019

  

  A consulting firm hired by Greene County has so far come up with four possible design options for a new local county jail complex.

• Village is rocked by homicide

  By Carol SimmonsMay 2, 2019

  

  The two-punch news last week that the body of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark was found in Glen Helen Nature Preserve, followed by the announcement that his death is being investigated as a homicide, has left the community reeling and seeking answers.

• New details in double murder case

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanFebruary 9, 2017

  

  The two brothers arrested last week in connection with the murders of William “Skip” Brown and Sherri Mendenhall have been identified as family members of one of the victims.