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• Council OKs Village staff reorganization

  By Megan BachmanOctober 6, 2011

  Village Council gave initial approval to a re-organization of the Village administrative structure at its Sept. 19 meeting with a 4–1 vote in favor of a proposal from Village Manager Mark Cundiff.

• Mitchell Stamm memorial

  By YS News Staff

  A celebration of the life of Mitchell Bruce Stamm will be held Sunday, Oct. 15, 1–3:30 p.m. at Rockford Chapel.

• Oct. 6, 2011 Bulldog sports round-up

  By YS News Staff

  Oct. 6, 2011 Bulldog sports round-up.

• Living tiny, in line with values

  By Megan Bachman

  

  When Ellen Dawson-Witt wanted to live a more sustainable life, she didn’t take half-measures. She moved to a farm, went off the grid, and downsized to a house the size of a shed.

• Richard Eastman

  By YS News Staff

  Richard Eastman died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 7:30 a.m. at Friends Care Community. He was 91.

• YS home appraisals remain steady

  By Megan Bachman

  Property values in Yellow Springs stayed steady despite a more than five percent county-wide drop over the last two years, according to a recent Greene County appraisal.

• Edgy new zine in the village

  By Megan Bachman

  

  From off the streets of Yellow Springs comes a new underground comic magazine with a punk-hillbilly aesthetic that’s at times edgy, dark, satirical, humorous and autobiographical — and always for adult eyes only.

• New group backs progressive issues

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 29, 2011

  Yellow Springs may be a hotbed for progressive ideas, but coordinated action to advance a progressive agenda in state and federal politics is lacking here, according to organizers of a new group in town.

• Barr project receives its first approval

  By Diane Chiddister

  A controversial land use issue packed the house at Village Council’s Sept. 19 meeting, with about 60 villagers attending as Council gave initial approval to the proposal to build affordable apartments for seniors on the Barr property downtown.

• ODH fines Friends Care for assault

  By Lauren Heaton

  Friends Care Community was investigated by the Ohio Department of Health, the center’s licensing body, whose regulators recommended the care center be fined $56,000 due to “conditions of jeopardy” that existed at the center.