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• Miami Township Trustees Update — January 2021

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 9, 2021

  

  The Miami Township Trustees meet the first and third Monday of each month beginning at 5 p.m. Meetings in January took place Monday, Jan. 4, and Wednesday, Jan. 20.

• Yellow Springs Development Corporation— ‘Lessons learned’ in firehouse sale

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 8, 2021

  

  “Lessons learned” is how YSDC President Abel framed the conversation, particularly in terms of the group’s biggest project, the sale of the former firehouse on Corry Street.

• Tracy Phillips takes reins at library

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 5, 2021

  

  Yellow Springs native Tracy Phillps began her position as head librarian at the local branch of the Greene County Public Library in October of 2020.

• Bognar, Reichert film— The 9to5 movement

  By YS News StaffFebruary 4, 2021

  

  “9to5” premiered nationally on PBS’ Independent Lens program on Feb. 1. It will air on Dayton’s ThinkTV16 on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 10 p.m., and on ThinkTV14 on Friday, Feb. 5, at 10:30 p.m. Viewers can also stream “9to5: The Story of a Movement” through pbs.org for free this month.

• MLK Day 2021 peacemaker award — Moyenda, a warrior peacemaker

  By Cheryl DurgansFebruary 3, 2021

  

  At the virtual MLK Day event held on Monday, Jan. 18, via Zoom, Bomani Moyenda, a longtime local activist, was finally given the Peacemaker Award by the Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee.

• Little Thunders— The way of the Wolf

  By YS News Staff

  

  The ancient lesson for today — and for our village — is the lesson of the way of the wolf. This ancient teaching of humility imparts strength to us all. It is told that the wolf is indeed strong alone, but it finds its greatest strength and power, and its natural preference, as a part of a pack, a community, a group and a society.

• News from the Past

  By YS News StaffFebruary 2, 2021

  

  In last week’s “News from the Past” column, contributing writer Don Hollister did another dive into the YS News archives and compiled some of the more compelling headlines that occurred in past Januaries and Februaries.

• One reporter’s view— Security dominates 2021 inauguration

  By YS News StaffFebruary 1, 2021

  

  As more than 20,000 National Guardsmen flocked into the nation’s capital in preparation for Inauguration Day, the city was locked down in an unprecedented way, the troops part of the largest security presence at any inauguration in American history.

• Millworks update— EnviroFlight to leave after 2022

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 30, 2021

  

  A sustainable feed company founded in Yellow Springs will likely depart the village for good two years from now. When that happens, Yellow Springs will lose 20 jobs and hundreds of thousands of dollars in utility payments and payroll taxes.

• Yellow Springs school facilities— School board names architect firm

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 28, 2021

  

  On Thursday, Jan. 14, board members unanimously approved a contract with SHP Leading Design, designating the Cincinnati-based firm as the “pre-bond architect” that will work with the district in developing a new master plan for Yellow Springs school facilities.