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• Economic development since 2000— Ideas abound, actions lag behind

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 24, 2014

  

  Around 1998 local attorney Craig Matthews was representing a Dayton company that worked with that city to boost the economy in depressed neighborhoods. Around the same time, he found, in an old box in his office above Star Bank, a copy of Arthur Morgan’s book, Industries for Small Communities, with Morgan’s philosophy that vibrant small towns need diverse, vibrant businesses.

• 2014 capital project budget— Village Council sets priorities

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  In a year of deficit spending, what capital projects are essential? At their April 7 meeting Village Council members considered that question, prioritizing capital needs for the Village. Council will vote on legislation for the 2014 capital budget at its April 21 meeting.

• April fools

  By Suzanne SzempruchApril 17, 2014

  

  After a strong spring warming, Yellow Springs woke up to an all-too familiar winter sight Tuesday morning, as a quick cold front brought a sticky blanket of snow and freezing temperatures to the region.

• LaRaine (Dewey) McQueen

  By YS News Staff

  

  LaRaine (Dewey) McQueen died peacefully of natural causes on Jan. 18, in assisted living in Meridian, Idaho, surrounded by her four children and one adult grandchild. She was 79. LaRaine created a warm and inviting home for her family and all who visited. Her idea of a dream job as an interior designer showed in […]

• Bulldog Sport Round up

  By Megan Bachman

  

  TRACK AND FIELD Boys and girls stand out at KTC The Yellow Springs High School track and field teams competed against former rivals in the now-defunct Kenton Trace Conference at the Old KTC Invitational last weekend. Going up against mainly Division II teams, the girls took fourth place out of seven teams and the boys […]

• In 80s, incubator boosted businesses in Yellow Springs

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  One of Village government’s first attempts at revving up the economy involved hiring villagers Vicki Morgan and Phyllis Schmidt in 1986 as Yellow Springs Associates, in an attempt to improve the image of Yellow Springs to surrounding communities.

• Yellow Springs Community Foundation celebrates 40 years cultivating community

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  The three-heart logo that has stood for the Yellow Springs Community Foundation since 1974 represents its three pillars — the donors, the recipients and the beneficiaries: the people of Yellow Springs.

• Wellness doctor hopes to return to Village

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Donald Gronbeck, a 2002 Antioch College graduate, hopes to start his first practice, Yellow Springs Primary Care, the first week of May at the former Creative Memories building, fronting on Dayton Street.

• Village Mediation mends village fences

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  The Village Mediation Program was erected in the 1980s to bring interested parties together to talk out their differences.

• Home Inc. offers workshop — Village foreclosure rate high

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Losing one’s home to foreclosure is most often traumatic. Foreclosures hurt communities, too. Though Yellow Springs has weathered the housing crisis well with only a small dip in home sale prices, foreclosure rates are relatively high here and may be on the uptick.