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• Planners limit tiny homes

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 21, 2013

  In response to the question, “how small can a house be in Yellow Springs?” Village Planning Commission on Monday night chose to split the difference between those who favor and those who oppose allowing tiny houses in the village.

• Being black in Yellow Springs

  By Diane Chiddister

  Young people who grew up in Yellow Springs during the 1960s were in a “racial, social and economic bubble” where kids had little awareness of race, class or economic level, according to Yellow Springs natives who will speak soon on the topic, “Being Black in Yellow Springs: The Sixties Experience.”

• Preparing in life for one’s death

  By Lauren Heaton

  Few people know just when they will die, but those who want to can decide how they leave the world, according to Jane Brown, who worked for many years as a hospital chaplain and then a Hospice care provider.

• Pearl Stanley

  By YS News Staff

  Lula Pearl Wells Stanley died Tuesday, Feb. 12, in her home. She was 94.

• Well-capping raises concern over Vernay plume clean-up

  By Megan Bachman

  A proposed well-capping ordinance backed by Vernay Laboratories and the Greene County Combined Health District to prevent contamination from groundwater polluted by Vernay has raised concerns among some neighbors, who view the effort as an attempt by Vernay to circumvent long-term cleanup effort.

• Guns and the Village: Reviewing safety in our schools

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 14, 2013

  

  The rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14 has caused school communities across the country to reassess the safety of their buildings and their ability to respond to violent threats and crises, especially those related to an active shooter.

• Pick-up pickin’

  By Matt Minde

  

  Over 60 singers and musicians brought their voices and a dozen different instruments to the first Yellow Springs Hootenanny on Saturday, Jan. 19.

• Council regards water sourcing

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  At their Feb. 4 meeting, Village Council members and Village Manager Laura Cur­liss began a discussion on the best way to source Village water.

• Feb. 14, 2013 Bulldog Sports Round-up

  By Lauren Heaton

  Feb. 14, 2013 Bulldog Sports Round-up

• Jean M. McCulloch

  By YS News Staff

  Jean M. McCulloch died peacefully Sunday, Feb. 10 at home after a brief illness. She was 89.