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• Douglas Abner

  By YS News StaffAugust 25, 2011

  Douglas Monroe Abner died Aug. 21 in Yellow Springs from complications from a brain tumor he had been dealing with since 2009. He was 60.

• MLS hits the ground running

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  After the challenges of his first year at a new job, Principal Matt Housh has settled in and feels right at home at Mills Lawn School.

• New senior center considered

  By Diane Chiddister

  About 60 villagers came out Thursday, Aug. 11, to consider the best way to respond to the needs of the growing population of local senior citizens.

• Village shake-up considered

  By Diane Chiddister

  At the Aug. 15 Village Council meeting, several Council members expressed reluctant support for a proposal from Village Manager Mark Cundiff to reorganize the Village staff to add an assistant manager position.

• Finding space new school goal

  By Lauren Heaton

  With a village school district population of 710 students this year, the primary issue is not about the number of students, but having enough space for them in the classroom.

• Industrial park moves ahead

  By Diane Chiddister

  Ground for the 35-acre Center for Business and Education industrial park on the western edge of the village may be broken as early as winter or spring 2012.

• AUM leads health advocacy

  By Megan Bachman

  Already a pioneer in its training of advocates who help guide patients and families through the healthcare system, Antioch University Midwest’s Healthcare Consumer Advocacy Certificate Program is now looking to spur new collaborations among healthcare providers in the Miami Valley.

• Alley event to support women’s rights

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Legislative attacks on women’s reproductive rights are pushing them “back in the alley,” according to organizers of a local event to protest state and federal efforts to limit abortion.

• Original art, outside on summer’s day

  By Megan BachmanAugust 18, 2011

  

  The annual fine arts show held in Yellow Springs during the dog days of August will feature a Great Dane this year who paints with his paws.

• Village worker raise recommended

  By Diane Chiddister

  t the Aug. 1 regular Village Council meeting, Village Manager Mark Cundiff recommended that Village staff receive a 2 percent annual raise for all regular full and part-time employees, retroactive to July 3.