From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 155

• In rural areas, a ‘quiet jail boom’

  By Audrey HackettJanuary 31, 2020

  

  In debates over jail expansion, the big picture is often the hidden aspect of the conversation. New research from Vera Institute of Justice sheds light on a “quiet jail boom” happening in more rural areas of the U.S.

• New Antioch School YG teacher— Drawing on music, outdoors

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 30, 2020

  

  With the first half of the academic year under her belt, Elaina Vimmerstedt, the Antioch School’s new Younger Group teacher delights in the daily life of the 98-year-old independent elementary school off Corry Street.

• Village Council— Could sewer woes limit growth?

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Strong storms rolled into Yellow Springs on April 3, 2018, dumping close to three inches of rain on the village in short order. What happened next was the source of an Ohio EPA rebuke and is now a subject of concern for Village Council as it considers spurring new development in town.

• Yellow Springs Schools— Board expects facilities levy in 2021

  By Carol Simmons

  

  District leaders are considering how best to move forward to address the identified problems in the local school buildings

• Rooster dispute could spur ban

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Planning Commission began considering a villagewide rooster ban at its Jan. 14 meeting.

• Council debates housing goals

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 23, 2020

  

  In her first Village Council meeting on Jan. 6, new Council Member Laura Curliss questioned the Village’s stated goals related to housing.

• Schools practice mindfulness

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Yellow Springs High School and McKinney Middle School students this year have the opportunity to participate in an after-school meditative practice on Mondays and a yoga group on Wednesdays, both part of a new mindfulness program that also serves as an alternative to detention for some students.

• Free clinic fills care gaps

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Held Tuesday evenings from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Central Chapel AME Church, the local clinic has been operating for a year.

• Open house set— Planning the future of Yellow Springs

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 16, 2020

  

  Villagers can help shape the future of town by contributing to the comprehensive land use plan now being developed by the Village of Yellow Springs.

• Mary’s Way— A new trail to Agraria

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  A new trail will connect Yellow Springs and Agraria, Community Solutions’ center for regenerative land use located west of the village.