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• Village Council— CBE federal grants reduced

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 11, 2012

  The Village of Yellow Springs learned this week that federal grant funds that have long been committed for road construction within the Village commerce park have been withdrawn. A federal earmark of $344,000 that was committed through the Ohio Department of Transportation for roads at the Village’s Center for Busines and Education was redirected last month to another project. The loss of funding cuts the CBE’s infrastructure budget by over 20 percent.

• William Joseph Struewing

  By YS News Staff

  

  William Joseph Struewing died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia.

• Arthur Henry Pitstick

  By YS News StaffOctober 4, 2012

  Arthur Henry Pitstick died Tuesday, Oct. 2. He was 95. Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, 5–7 p.m. at Jackson Lytle and Lewis. Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church. A full obituary will appear in a future issue of the News.

• Margaret Hawkey

  By YS News Staff

  Margaret M. Hawkey, formerly of Celina, Ohio, died at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. She was 87. Margaret was born on May 25, 1925 in Celina to the late Harry and Ica (Miller) Robbins. On Feb. 14, 1946, she married William Lloyd Hawkey, who died Feb. 25, 2007. […]

• Oct. 4, 2012 Bulldog Sports Round-up

  By Megan Bachman

  Orme first girl to golf districts Junior Rachele Orme accomplished something this week that no other Yellow Springs High School female golfer has done — qualify for districts. Now she’s one stellar round away from participating in the state tournament. But Orme would not have made it to districts without a clutch performance on the […]

• Volleyballers athletes in body, heart

  By Megan Bachman

  The McKinney School eighth grade girls volleyball squad isn’t used to losing. So when the players faced their first competitive loss to Troy Christian last week, after going undefeated as seventh graders and starting out the year 3–0, Coach Chris Linkhart didn’t know how they’d react. But not one player cried, and at practice the following Monday the team came up with ways to improve.

• Solar panels generate discussion— Net metering rates debated

  By Megan Bachman

  On bright, sunny days, the electric meter at Harvey and Ruth Paige’s Meadow Lane residence spins backwards, thanks to solar photovoltaic array mounted in their backyard.

• Wright State professor Opolot Okia— Reexaming slavery

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  In certain eras, it has perhaps been easier to say that slavery and forced labor are wrong than to live that principle.

• Pining for a greener forest

  By Jeff Simons

  

  The Glen’s pine forest wasn’t all that big — less than 50 acres. For runners, bird watchers, and weekend trekkers it was a delightful destination. But the forest is disappearing, and it’s not the result of global warming, logging, or pollution.

• When teaching is as fun as jamming

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Oliver Simons and Zac Fenton were 11 years old when they started their first rock band. The experience was seminal, and since then music has been their life. Now they are passing on their skills, and their passion,