From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 9
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Ohio budget bill targets affordable housing funds
HB 96 includes a provision that would eliminate a requirement for counties to contribute 50% of county recorder fees to the state’s Ohio Housing Trust Fund — a central state funding source that supports affordable housing opportunities and services for low-income residents.
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Donnell Land to return this weekend
Organized by comedian and local resident Donnell Rawlings, the four-day event blends comedy, community spirit, outdoor fun and — this year — support for comedians in need.
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Clifton buildings get makeovers
Renovations are now underway at the Clifton Opera House and the nearby 153-year-old Clifton Union Schoolhouse, both projects funded by the state’s One Time Strategic Community Investment Fund.
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The Badgers hang up the hammer — YS Hardware to close
Over those 98 years, the hardware store — first Deaton’s, then Downing’s and later Yellow Springs Hardware — has only changed hands four times, and all the while, it’s been the downtown outlet for bits and bobs, birdseed and bolts, chess matches and chit chat.
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Executive order threatens WYSO funds
That executive order, titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” could mean Yellow Springs-based NPR member station 91.3 WYSO loses $300,000 in expected funds for its upcoming fiscal year.
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Something wonderful
“But now it is the tail end of the semester; students are nervous, especially the ones that are potentially off to medical school. If they don’t get the required grades their hopes are dashed and that is a big blow psychologically.”
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Antioch College’s financial distress designation removed
Good news came down for Antioch College last week: The Higher Learning Commission has removed the financial distress designation it assigned to the college in November 2024.
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‘Shut Up & Write!’ at the Emporium
When it comes to tapping in with the creative muses, some call it an exercise, some a challenge, and some a job. Sometimes all that is required is the right environment.
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Down to Earth | Native plants support ecosystem
April is officially recognized as Ohio and National Native Plant Month to bring awareness to the importance of native plants for sustaining biodiversity.
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Miami Township Trustees commit $127k to Tecumseh Land Trust
Ultimately — with a 2–1 vote — the three-member board approved a resolution to set aside $127,419 from its general fund to be used “for the exclusive purpose to fund [the trustees’] commitment to partner with the Tecumseh Land Trust to acquire conservation easements on all or part of the township parcels referred to as the [Welch] Farm.’”
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