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• Fired up on voting rights

  By Megan BachmanAugust 14, 2014

  

  A local community action group says that Ohio Rep. Rick Perales, in his first term representing western Greene County, has avoided scheduled meetings with them since he joined in approving changes in Ohio voting laws which some critics see as unfairly affecting African-American and low-income voters and making it easier for Perales and his fellow Republicans to defeat election opponents.

• M. Joyce Goodson

  By YS News Staff

  

  M. Joyce Goodson, of Yellow Springs, passed away on Friday Aug. 8. She was born Aug. 27, 1930, in Dayton, the daughter of the late Louis and Margaret (Gudgel) Goodson. She retired from Greene County Children Services and Antioch College. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church where she enjoyed singing in the […]

• Minor League Pirates win in the end

  By Tim SherwoodAugust 7, 2014

  

  All I can say is, “Wow!” What an incredible finish it was to the 2014 Minor League season.

• Township to float levy renewal

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Miami Township Trustees voted at their meeting this month to place a Township Fire-Rescue levy renewal on the ballot in November. The trustees chose a renewal, which does not increase taxes, for several reasons, including the possibility that they may ask voters for a new levy next year to build a new fire station.

• MTFR still seeks property

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Miami Township has been looking for a new home for its Fire-Rescue team for over three years, and this summer the land option they had banked on since 2011 fell through.

• Friendly fishing

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Last Wednesday, July 28, Yellow Springs youth Sam Foster cast his line in the pond behind the Huber Heights Fraternal Order of Police and reeled in a tiny bluegill.

• David Case

  By YS News Staff

  

  David Case died on Sunday, Aug. 3. A full obituary will appear in a future issue of the News.

• T-ball’s sweet, goofy monster

  By Jimmy Chesire

  

  Sophia Purdin, 3, has a flower tattoo painted on her face. She walks right up to me, her eyes shining, lifting her hands so they are as high as her ears.

• New business offers Body Wisdom

  By Jenn Wheeler

  

  When Julie Pies and Patti Mielziner returned to Ohio to be closer to their immediate family, they hoped that their newly opened bodywork practice in Yellow Springs, Body Wisdom, would help them to create some new family as well. Through their work together over time with their clients and patients, Julie said, they come to be like family.

• Yellow Springs village revenues higher than expected

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  A mid-year budget review at Village Council’s July 21 meeting offered good news regarding Village general fund revenues.