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• Heroin use in village is evident

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanAugust 27, 2015

  

  There is heroin in Yellow Springs. It is being bought and sold and used. There were four incidents involving heroin in Yellow Springs in less than a month, including two overdoses and one fatality. Heroin’s presence in the village reflects a decade-long increase in heroin use state- and nationwide.

• Alice D. Gay

  By YS News Staff

  

  Alice D. Gay, of Clarksville, Md., formerly of Yellow Springs, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Lorien Columbia Nursing Community. She was 99.

• Angela Wright

  By YS News Staff

  

  Angela M. T. Wright, born March 1, 1951, died Aug. 22, 2015. Angela was born in Milan, Italy, and came to America in 1960.

• Some sidewalk repairs likely

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  According to a recent Village sidewalk analysis, the majority of local sidewalks are in good to passable shape and are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

• Pamela A. Bradds

  By YS News StaffAugust 20, 2015

  

  Pamela A. Bradds passed away peacefully at her sister’s home in Minnesota on Aug. 6 in the morning light, in her sister’s arms, surrounded by love and friends. She was 59 years old.

• Karen L. Adams

  By YS News Staff

  

  Karen L. Adams passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, in Yellow Springs. She was 58.

• 2015 local election— Council, Trustees races robust

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  A week after the filing deadline for candidates, this fall’s races for Village Council and Miami Township Trustee look robust, while the school board contest is decidedly calmer, with no challengers for two incumbents. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

• Seeding a food revolution

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Here in the heart of industrial agriculture, a quiet revolution has begun. It’s small-scale, and plans to stay that way. Its dimensions are measured not in acres, but millimeters.

• Black Lives Matter marks a year — Message of justice carries on

  By Dylan Taylor-Lehman

  

  On Aug. 5, 2015, over 200 people gathered in the parking lot of the Beavercreek Walmart to commemorate the life and mourn the death of John Crawford III.

• Glen now protected into perpetuity

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  A nine-year effort to protect Glen Helen finally came to a successful conclusion last week, with the Glen now preserved as a wild place into perpetuity.