From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 163

• Council closes in on 2020 budget

  By Megan BachmanNovember 21, 2019

  

  Next year the Village of Yellow Springs is projected to bring in $13.9 million and spend $15.4 million, according to a draft budget Council considered at its Nov. 4 meeting.

• Origins of the traffic trial

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The barricades and signs along Short, South Walnut and Limestone streets were taken down earlier this week as a three-week temporary transportation project downtown came to an end.

  The Village of Yellow Springs is now gathering opinions and observations of the traffic trial in hopes of deciding on a permanent solution for the area. An online survey closes after Nov. 23.

• YS grad launches new business— Caring for lawns and nature

  By Guest ContributorNovember 14, 2019

  

  Yellow Springs Lawn Care offers a range of services, including gutter cleaning, leaf mulching, leaf removal, aeration, fertilizing and more.

• Charter change narrowly fails

  By Megan Bachman

  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Yellow Springs voters narrowly rejected a measure to make several amendments to the Village Charter, according to unofficial final results from the Greene County Board of Elections.

• A new vision for Antioch Hall

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  If all goes as planned, Antioch Hall will have heat by the end of the year.
  The return of warmth to the iconic structure at Antioch’s heart, commonly known as Main Building, is the result of a unique collaboration between the college and village.

• Film explores ‘moral injury’ vets face

  By Guest Contributor

  

  The National Alliance on Mental Illness Clark, Greene and Madison Counties, or NAMI CGM, will be screening “Almost Sunrise,” a film that explores the effects of mental illness and moral injury on veterans, on Saturday, Nov. 9. The free screening will take place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Little Art Theatre.

• Clubs get students abuzz at Antioch

  By Guest Contributor

  

  Antioch has a centuries-long history of student-run endeavors, and with the first quarter of 2019 underway, more and more Independent Groups have begun popping up.

• Mark Twain Prize— Stars fete Chappelle at gala

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Called the “voice of his generation” by fellow comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, longtime Yellow Springs resident Dave Chappelle was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night, Oct. 27, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

• Kreeger, MacQueen in; third seat unresolved

  By Megan Bachman

  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 5, local voters returned Lisa Kreeger and Marianne MacQueen to Village Council, according to unofficial final results from the Greene County Board of Elections.

• Tax hike for new jail?

  By Audrey HackettNovember 7, 2019

  

  Should a 0.25% increase in county sales tax be put on the ballot to fund the construction of a new jail for Greene County?

  County residents will have a chance to weigh in on the issue at two upcoming public hearings. The hearings are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m., and Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Both hearings will take place in the Greene County Commissioners’ meeting chambers at 35 Greene St. in Xenia.