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• DeWine dismisses drilling file

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 7, 2011

  This month Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released the findings of an investigation of a document containing fraudulent land leasing tactics for the purpose of gas drilling in the Yellow Springs area.

• Glen may become conservancy

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been saved from development several times in its 82-year history.

• Business may leave for lack of space

  By Matt Minde

  For five years local resident Roi Qualls has talked quietly about the anticipated need for a larger space in the village for his business, e-Health Data Solutions, to grow into. And recently, the company’s three owners, only one of whom lives in Yellow Springs, gave notice that they will not renew their lease at MillWorks when it expires at the end of August,

• Beryl Schicker memorial

  By YS News Staff

  A memorial service in honor of Beryl Schicker will be held Saturday, July 16, 2–4 p.m. at the Unitarian Univeralist Fellowship of Yellow Springs.

• School staff settles on a contract

  By Lauren Heaton

  The school board ratified one of its two employee contracts this week with the local Ohio Association of Public School Employees, or the certified staff union. An agreement was reached within two meetings, and ratified 3–0 by the school board at a special meeting on Monday, June 27.

• Village Council— Tree-trimming moves ahead

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 1, 2011

  Spurred by several recent power outages, the Village is moving ahead quickly with more aggressive tree-trimming in the south end of town, according to Superintendent of Water and Electric Kelley Fox this week. “With the recent storms, the trees have wreaked havoc,” Fox said. “The bottom line is that we have to trim the trees […]

• Lester ‘Buck’ Halderman

  By YS News StaffJune 30, 2011

  Lester “Buck” Halderman, formerly of Yellow Springs, died Tuesday, June 21. He was 85.

• Survey gives schools B, C grades

  By Lauren Heaton

  The Yellow Springs School District district released the results of the survey this week, and overall, the community rated it “within average to above average range,” according to the survey report.

• Council votes 3–2 on gas

  By Diane Chiddister

  On Monday, June 20, Village Council in a close vote approved a contract with American Municipal Power, or AMP, to participate in a natural gas plant at Fremont, Ohio

• Antioch College alumni reunion— $9 million gift announced

  By Diane Chiddister

  The revived Antioch College needs to articulate a powerful sense of mission, both to attract students and to attract major funding sources, according to President Mark Roosevelt.