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• Yellow Springs Development Corporation refines focus

  By Carol SimmonsDecember 2, 2021

  

  Coming up on its second anniversary, with most of its existence undertaken amid the pandemic, the Yellow Springs Development Corporation, or YSDC, is continuing to refine its purpose and procedures.

• Detlef Johann E. Frank

  By YS News Staff

  

  Detlef Johann E. Frank died Nov. 28, 2021. He was 79.

• Village hardware store changes hands

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 1, 2021

  

  This year, Yellow Springs Hardware will change hands for only the fourth time in its 94-year history.

• School district hires new treasurer, appoints new board member

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 30, 2021

  

  In a special meeting Tuesday morning, Nov. 22, the Yellow Springs school board approved the hiring of a new district treasurer and the appointment of a new board member.

• Village elders reflect on the Black experience, Pt. I

  By Cheryl DurgansNovember 29, 2021

  

  Longtime villagers Frances Smith and Geneva Brisbane reflected on their experiences with racism and segregation during the “Elders Speak” virtual event held last month. The event was sponsored by The 365 Project.

• Extended Coverage | Planning Commission sends Oberer plans to Village Council

  By Reilly DixonNovember 28, 2021

  

  At its Tuesday, Nov. 9, regular meeting, held via Zoom, Village Planning Commission approved a conditional use application submitted by Oberer Land Developers to rezone 52.6 acres in southern Yellow Springs to accommodate a 140-unit residential neighborhood.

• Neighbors split on 1,500-acre Kingwood Solar field project

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 27, 2021

  

  An estimated 300 people crowded into the Expo Center at the Greene County Fairgrounds on Monday evening, Nov. 15, for a public hearing on the proposed 1,500-acre Kingwood Solar field project.

• Budget deficit forecasted for Village Schools

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 26, 2021

  

  After finishing the last two fiscal years with revenues higher than expenditures, Yellow Springs school leaders anticipate a return to deficit spending this fiscal year (FY), which ends June 30, 2022, according to the district’s latest five-year financial forecast.

• James Gerard Alexander

  By YS News StaffNovember 25, 2021

  

  James Gerard Alexander, 90, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed in peace on Nov. 16, 2021.

• Herbert Calvin Thomas Jr.

  By YS News Staff

  

  Herbert Calvin Thomas Jr., 63, of Urbana, Ohio, died on Nov. 17, 2021, at Maria Joseph Center in Dayton, Ohio.