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• Greene County public hearings— Tax hike for new jail?

  By Audrey HackettNovember 2, 2019

  

  Should the county raise the sales tax to pay for a new jail? Public hearings on the issue are happening Thursday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m., and Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m., at 35 Greene St., Xenia.

• Hydrant flushing this week

  By YS News StaffOctober 21, 2019

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs will flush hydrants this week, Oct. 21–25, beginning Monday at 8 a.m.

• Street change to start Oct. 21

  By Megan BachmanOctober 17, 2019

  

  Starting Monday, Oct. 21, and running through Nov. 9, the Village will test a new traffic pattern in the areas of South Walnut, Short and Limestone streets.

• ‘I’m your meter reader’

  By Audrey HackettOctober 10, 2019

  

  In the year since she was hired by the Village of Yellow Springs, Rose Pelzl has become a friendly, knowledgeable force for accurate and timely readings of villagers’ water meters

• Treating addiction, in and out of jail

  By Audrey HackettSeptember 26, 2019

  

  This is the final article in a series looking at the proposed expansion of the Greene County Jail, and the economic, social and human issues surrounding incarceration in the county.

• Jails ‘de facto’ mental health providers

  By Audrey HackettAugust 29, 2019

  

  In this fourth article in the News’ series on the proposed expansion of Greene County’s jail system, we take a closer look at the changing role of jails in mental health treatment, including in our local facility.

• Greene County— New jail, bigger jail?

  By Audrey HackettAugust 16, 2019

  

  Does Greene County need a new jail? The consensus of county officials is yes. What are the key issues? And does the new facility need to be 30% larger than the existing jail? The third article in a series.

• Helping the helpers at MTFR, YSPD

  By Carol SimmonsJune 20, 2019

  

  In the last two weeks of May alone, Miami Township Fire-Rescue crews responded to 40 calls for emergency medical service and 15 reports of fire. When a call comes in, local first responders never know exactly what they might find when they arrive. The result is that the work is physically demanding and emotionally taxing.

• Village urges plant, weed maintenance

  By YS News StaffJune 14, 2019

  

  Early this week, the Village of YS released a plea to villagers to rein in plant life that obstructs sidewalks.

• Home, Inc.— Senior housing rental project not funded, yet

  By Audrey HackettMay 30, 2019

  

  A proposed 54-unit affordable senior housing rental project in Yellow Springs has not been funded — yet. Home, Inc. and its development partner, St. Mary Development Corporation, received word last week that they had not been awarded federal tax credits for the local senior apartment building, by far the largest project of its kind undertaken by Home, Inc.