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• Roosevelt speaks on schools crisis

  By Matt MindeMarch 17, 2011

  

  Public education in America is in dire straits, and people of all political persuasions need to put aside differences and find solutions together, according to Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt.

• Census shows resident drop

  By Megan Bachman

  If estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau hold, the population in the Village of Yellow Springs may have declined by 12.9 percent from 2000 to 2009, to 3,275 residents.

• School proposes budget cuts

  By Lauren Heaton

  Last week the Yellow Springs school district released the cuts to the 2011–12 budget that the school board will consider at its meeting tonight, Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m.

• A weekend of wellness, healing in the village

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Learn new practices for optimal health. Refresh your body and renew your spirit after a long winter. Meditate, do yoga, make art, use herbs and explore the unconscious.

• March 17, 2011 Bulldog Sports Round-up

  By YS News Staff

  

  Yellow Springs swimmers Erika Chick and Elizabeth Malone both made it to the podium at the Division II Ohio High School Swimming Championships in Canton last month.

• No legal issues with housing

  By Diane Chiddister

  There are no legal obstacles to the Village pursuing its current affordable housing project, according to Village Law Director John Chambers

• Police seize marijuana

  By Lauren Heaton

  Two heavy marijuana traffickers were arrested in Yellow Springs on Thursday night, March 3, in a joint bust.

• Man attempts to rob US Bank

  By Lauren Heaton

  At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, a US Bank employee reported that someone had attempted to rob the bank.

• Revenue drop leads to levy renewal

  By Matt MindeMarch 10, 2011

  On May 3 Yellow Springers will be asked to vote on Issue 1, a renewal of the current Village five-year 8.4 mill property tax levy due to expire at the end of 2011.

• Village solar project proposed

  By Megan Bachman

  The Village of Yellow Springs, which already gets a third of its electricity from renewable sources, has an opportunity to add locally-produced renewable energy to its portfolio.