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• Hempfling to leave Council

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 15, 2012

  Due to what she said was an increasing demand on her personal time, Village Council President Judith Hempfling announced that she planned to leave Council before the end of her current term. Hempfling said she would resign once the Village approved the final draft of the zoning code revision, likely sometime in January.

• College commits to 250 by 2016

  By Megan Bachman

  This fall Antioch College campus is buzzing with activity as its more than 100 students settle into the daily rhythms of campus life. By 2016, the number of students could grow to 250 if a plan adopted by the Antioch College Board of Trustees is realized.

• David Nickell

  By YS News Staff

  David Nickell of Yellow Springs died Wednesday, Nov. 7. He was 62.

• Council moves on public art

  By Lauren Heaton

  Village Council members discussed the first draft of its first ever public art policy at their meeting Monday, Nov. 5. The policy, drafted by Village Manager Laura Curliss, covers the principles and procedures the Village will use to accept both permanent and temporary installations of art in Village-owned spaces.

• Donna Sanders

  By YS News Staff

  Donna M. Sanders died Saturday, Nov. 10, peacefully at home with family and friends and with the watchful help of Hospice.

• Stephen Thomas

  By YS News Staff

  

  Stephen D. Thomas of Great Falls, Mont. died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at a local healthcare facility. He was 63.

• Pettiford new police chief

  By YS News Staff

  When village resident Tony Pettiford takes over as Yellow Springs police chief on Nov. 19, he will bring a deep knowledge of the community he has called home for 51 years, which he says will serve him well in his effort to keep Yellow Springs safe.

• Rosalie G. Pence

  By YS News Staff

  Rosalie G. Pence of Yellow Springs died Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Friends Care Community. She was 81.

• Wilma Snyder Casenhiser

  By YS News Staff

  

  Wilma Snyder Casenhiser died peacefully at home on Thursday, Nov. 8.

• New documentary by Aileen LeBlanc—Ethiopian Jews seek spiritual home

  By Jeff Simons

  On Nov. 21, 1984, a squadron of Israeli airliners, dubbed Operation Moses, landed in famine stricken Sudan and evacuated 8,000 Ethiopian Jewish refugees to Israel. Seven years later, in a follow-up 36-hour mission — Operation Solomon — 34 Israeli cargo planes and airliners landed in Ethiopia and airlifted an additional 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to the Promised Land