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• Closing one door—Bittersweet goodbyes for the chief

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 29, 2012

  

  After 25 years on the local force, Yellow Springs Police Chief John Grote’s last day on the job will be Friday, March 30. While his decision was mainly sparked by health concerns — he’s diabetic and has had two heart attacks in recent years — he also feels he has run his course as the Yellow Springs chief.

• C of C efforts pay off— Village a mecca for many

  By Megan Bachman

  

  A mecca for arts lovers. A thoroughfare for avid bicyclists and hikers. A place to soak up street life and people watch. And now, a town in which slightly buzzed tourists can wander from bars to restaurants to shops.

• Nudes reveal arts controversy

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Village Council will push to create a local policy for public art because of complaints from several Village employees about nudity and sexual content in artwork at the annual “Women’s Voices Out Loud” exhibit now on display at John Bryan Community Center.

• Bender honored for WWII service

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 22, 2012

  

  As a boy growing up in Mississippi, Jonas Bender knew about racism and segregation. But living in “the oasis of integration” that was the college town of Tougaloo, Bender knew about racism mainly from other people’s stories.

• March 22, 2012 Bulldog Sports Round-up

  By Megan Bachman

  

  March 22, 2012 Bulldog Sports Round-up

• Schools commit to laptops

  By Lauren Heaton

  The schools are talking tech this year, with a recently established goal to purchase laptop computers to replace the district’s desktop computers, some of which are 10 to 13 years old.

• Harlem Quartet in residency here

  By YS News Staff

  

  Yellow Springs is hosting the Harlem String Quartet in a mini-residency from Thursday through Monday, organized by Chamber Music Yellow Springs.

• Real watershed moments for area

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Where Yellow Springs begins and ends is defined by clear political boundaries. But the village also exists within an ecosystem that has boundaries of its own. An important one is its watershed, an area of land that drains into a common waterway.

• Village to begin sidewalk repair

  By Diane Chiddister

  Village Council took a first step toward implementing its village-wide sidewalk repair project at its March 5 meeting.

• Glen adjusts course of events

  By Lauren Heaton

  The annual Glen Helen pancake breakfast is one of several that Glen leaders are evaluating this year in order to streamline their activities