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• Documentary ‘The Invisible War’— Sexual violence in military endemic

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 23, 2012

  In Iraq or Afghanistan today, an American female soldier has a greater chance of being raped than killed by enemy fire. According to estimates by the Department of Defense, in 2010 there were 19,000 violent sexual assaults against women in the military.

• Painter returns for son’s schooling

  By Sarah Siff

  

  Aside from the magnetic pull that Yellow Springs seems to exert over artists, painter Tia Acheson felt another element drawing her toward her childhood home. The village native, 41, wanted her son, Luca, 5, to attend the Antioch School where she herself had learned to create.

• Laying out his wears (pun intended)

  By Suzanne Szempruch

  

  Laying out his wears, pun intended

• Village Council—Revenues drop slightly in ’12

  By Diane Chiddister

  Revenues in the Village general fund budget have dropped 11 percent overall compared to a year ago this time, according to Village Finance Director Sharon Potter at Council’s Aug. 6 meeting.

• A ‘group hug’ from YS foundation

  By Megan Bachman

  What do the doors at the library, the mural under the Little Art Theatre marquee, the roof of the Community Children’s Center, the soccer fields at the high school, the dishwasher at the Senior Center, the wood kiln at John Bryan Community Pottery and the handicapped access ramp at Glen Helen have in common?

• United Way slashes funds to YSCC

  By Matt MindeAugust 16, 2012

  In June the YSCC board learned that its annual funding through United Way of Greater Dayton had been cut from about $16,000 down to $700 for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 fiscal years.

• The Little Library that could

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Many positive things can be said about libraries, including that they can’t be too small and a town can’t have too many.

• Council votes on streetscape Aug. 20

  By Diane Chiddister

  At its Aug. 6 meeting, fewer people showed up for Village Council’s discussion on the proposed streetscape changes than at Council’s last meeting, and fewer people spoke against the changes.

• Council puts drilling ban on hold for now

  By Diane Chiddister

  At the Aug. 6 Village Council meeting, a group of citizens urged Council to be the first municipality in the state to ban oil and gas drilling in town in an effort to protect local water.

• Celebrate art at Art on the Lawn

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Artists will display their artwork artwork this Saturday, Aug. 11, at the 29th annual Art on the Lawn. The free event, sponsored by Village Artisans, will feature almost 100 artists of all varieties, and will take place on the lawn of Mills Lawn School from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.