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• ‘News’ wins top state prize

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 24, 2011

  The Yellow Springs News won the top prize in its division at last week’s annual Ohio Newspaper Association convention in Columbus.

• Mary E. Burris

  By YS News Staff

  Mary E. Burris died Saturday, Feb. 19. She was 80.

• New business on Stutzman site

  By Diane Chiddister

  Village Council at its Feb. 7 meeting unanimously approved entering into a lease with villager Mitchell George for a new business located at the former site of Stutzman’s Nursery on U.S. 68 North.

• Tree-trimming policy eyed

  By Diane Chiddister

  At the Feb. 7 Village Council meeting, a citizen urged the Village to reconsider its tree-trimming policy in the wake of the recent ice storm that knocked out power for 80 percent of village homes.

• Village Council— A lean and cautious budget

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  The Village budget for the 2011 general fund is slightly leaner than last year’s budget, with anticipated expenses down 1.6 percent from 2010.

• Villagers rally on ‘fracking’ concern

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Local residents are gearing up to educate themselves and the community about the potential hazards of oil and gas drilling.

• Alton W. Brisbane Sr.

  By YS News Staff

  Alton W. Brisbane Sr. of Yellow Springs died Monday, Feb. 21 at Friends Care Community Center. He was 87.

• Nancy Whittemore Vernot

  By YS News StaffFebruary 17, 2011

  Nancy Whittemore Vernot died at Friends Care Community on Feb. 13 after a short illness. She was 86.

• Schools aim for least harmful cuts

  By Lauren Heaton

  The ultimate goal of school district budget cuts is to respond to the district’s deficit spending while making the least amount of programmatic change.

• Inspiring better education

  By Lauren Heaton

  About 50 people came to hear Deborah Meier and Shadia Alvarez, both progressive educators and Antioch alumni, speak at the Herndon Gallery on Antioch College campus Feb. 12.