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• Veterans share their ‘Coming Home’

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 25, 2013

  Though it’s been nine years since he returned from the fighting, Iraq war veteran Aaron Hughes deals with the memories of his deployment every single day.

• Teacher contracts in sight

  By Lauren Heaton

  On Tuesday this week the Yellow Springs school board and the local district’s teacher’s union met with a federal mediator to draft a tentative agreement for a contract for the district’s 51 teaching staff members.

• From conflict to community at college

  By Megan Bachman

  Five Antioch students were allowed to continue taking summer classes three days into the session after an agreement was worked out last Thursday between students and administrators over overdue room and board fees.

• A college village in Antioch’s future?

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 18, 2013

  On a recent visit to Antioch College, architects from MacGlachlan, Cornelius and Filoni, who have designed for dozens of schools in the Northwest, noted the unique level of integration between the college and the village of Yellow Springs.

• Mary Agnes Hempfling

  By YS News Staff

  Mary Agnes Hempfling died Sunday, July 14 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio. She was 87.

• Rain check…

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  A smaller than usual but still enthusiastic crowd greeted Saturday’s rescheduled 4th of July parade last weekend. Rains on the 4th forced the parade’s forced rescheduling for Saturday, July 6.

• Charges pending for Glen counselor

  By Lauren Heaton

  Last week the Greene County Sheriff began working with the Greene County Prosecutor to settle on charges that will likely be handed to the Glen Helen naturalist who two weeks ago lied about a man with a gun in the Glen.

• Getting from waste to want not

  By Lauren Heaton

  The busy bugs of EnviroFlight are churning out a new product this year — a natural fertilizer that some say is making area tomato plants grow like weeds.

• Local artists win state funding

  By Anisa Kline

  Three local artists recently received Individual Excellence Awards from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The awards are meant to “recognize creativity and imagination that exemplifies the highest level of achievement in a particular discipline and advances the art form.”

• To honor Coach Jimmy, play ball!

  By Geneva Gano

  As they were having their picture taken on the bleachers “for Coach Jimmy”, the closing crowd of about 30 children spontaneously cheered, over and over, “PER-RY LEAGUE, PER-RY LEAGUE, PER-RY LEAGUE!”