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• Township Trustees— New approach for fire station bids

  By Carol SimmonsApril 11, 2019

  

  Miami Township officials last week began advertising for a “construction manager” to oversee and coordinate bidding by sub-contractors to build the anticipated new firehouse on the south side of town, township Trustee Chairperson Chris Mucher reported during the trustees most recent meeting Monday, April 1.

• ‘A tear in the social fabric’ — Beloved son, friend still missing

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Anyone who spends much time in downtown Yellow Springs knows Lonya Clark, called Leo by many of his friends. A once daily presence in the coffee shops and streets of town, the young man is known for greeting most everyone with a smile and friendly nod. Clark hasn’t been seen or heard from since mid-January.

• Kid Scouts volunteers fight hunger

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 4, 2019

  

  About 50 adults and kids took part in last week’s meal-packing event for the Kid Scouts Hunger Van, which took place at the Senior Center Great Room.

• Dementia friendly project ends, but effort continues

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  During the year-and-a-half duration of the Dementia Friendly Yellow Springs project, organizers were most surprised by the number of people who approached them to say they personally had a connection to the disease.

• Making dough making bread

  By YS News Staff

  

  Robyn Weigand, of Blue Oven Bakery, of Cincinnati, sold a variety of leavened pleasures at last Saturday’s winter farmers market in the Senior Center Great Room.

• Bringing mindfulness to prison

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Whenever Katie Egart walks into the Dayton Correctional Institution, or DCI, she encounters locked doors.

• Bulldog track boasts larger squads

  By Guest Contributor

  

  Both the boys and girls track squads this spring boast the largest number of participants in several years — the boys squad has 21 athletes while the girls boast a robust squad of 17 participants.

• Michael Ehman

  By YS News Staff

  

  Michael Ehman

• A page turns for Antioch Writers’ Workshop

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  The page has turned for a beloved local literary institution with deep roots in Yellow Springs.In a March 22 press release, the board of trustees for Antioch Writers’ Workshop  announced the workshop’s closure after 33 years.

• School board—Hatert gets 3-year contract

  By Carol Simmons

  

  In a special meeting Thursday morning, March 21, the Yellow Springs school board unanimously approved Jack Hatert as the new principal at Yellow Springs High School/McKinney Middle School, beginning the 2019–20 school year.