From The Print Section :: Page 528

• Village objects to court ruling in tap-in case

  By Lauren HeatonMay 3, 2012

  On Friday, April 20, the Village of Yellow Springs filed objections to the first ruling by a Greene County magistrate who decided in favor of Ken and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village.

• The village’s own Rocket Man

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Jake Freeman’s work is not rocket science — but it comes pretty close. The local aerospace engineer designs experiments to work in microgravity some 200 miles above the Earth.

• Small towns, bigger water bills

  By Diane Chiddister

  The price we pay for the water that flows from our taps is determined by a variety of factors, including a bit of guesswork

• Pitstick land purchased for agricultural use

  By Lauren Heaton

  The 100 acres of farmland just north of the Center for Business and Education sold last month to the area farmers who had been farming it. While the local farm does not have a conservation easement on it, its use for agricultural purposes is likely to remain stable for now.

• Judy Belle Jones

  By Matt Minde

  Yellow Springs resident Judy Belle Jones quietly died Friday April 27. She was 79 years old.

• AMP offers green pricing program

  By Diane Chiddister

  At Village Council’s April 16 meeting, Eric Lloyd of AMP, the Village’s municipal power cooperative, presented information on a new green pricing program, Ecosmart Choice, that AMP is offering to its members.

• New e-novel by Ruth Myers­— This writing game’s for a dame

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 26, 2012

  

  20 years ago, Ruth Myers had succeeded where most writers fail. Instead of just talking about writing novels, she reliably produced them, becoming a dependable midlist author. But two decades later, things have changed. Many writers have had to take publishing into their own hands, and Myers has published a new e-book.

• Bounty of village Earth Day events

  By Megan Bachman

  To commemorate the 42nd annual Earth Day this weekend, a mix of fun and education are on hand as an environmentally conscious village steps up to raise awareness about the beauty, and fragility, of the global ecosystem.

• Portraits of village, circa ’70s

  By Matt Minde

  

  When in 1980 local artist Nancy Howell-Koehler needed a portrait taken for her new book, it didn’t seem appropriate that she — a fine art photographer — hire someone to do it. So she devised a way to take a self-portrait using a long shutter release cord. Later, she used the same method to take photos of Yellow Springers.

• Mildred Hasser

  By YS News Staff

  

  Mildred G. Hasser of Yellow Springs, known to friends and family as Midge or Middy, died April 13 after a brief illness. She was 87.