2021 Yellow Springs News Merchandise
Sep
18
2021

Miami Township Section

  • Miami Township Trustees — Public input for pandemic-related funding?

    By Carol SimmonsAugust 3, 2021

    At both of its July meetings, Miami Township Trustees Chris Mucher and Don Hollister discussed the possible use of nearly $130,000 in federal funds coming to the township through President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, or ARP.

  • Local elections— Two Miami Township Trustee seats in play

    By Cheryl DurgansJune 29, 2021

    Two out of three Miami Township Trustee seats — those currently held by Mark Crockett and Don Hollister — are in play in the upcoming elections this November.

  • Miami Township Trustees Update — January 2021

    By Carol SimmonsFebruary 9, 2021

    The Miami Township Trustees meet the first and third Monday of each month beginning at 5 p.m. Meetings in January took place Monday, Jan. 4, and Wednesday, Jan. 20.

  • 2020 Year in Review: Miami Township

    By Carol SimmonsJanuary 12, 2021

    In March, a five-year levy was renewed for Miami Township Fire-Rescue; the department took occupancy of a new firehouse in September.

  • Township Board of Zoning Appeals— Chappelle shows granted variance

    By Carol SimmonsAugust 19, 2020

    The Miami Township Board of Zoning Appeals gave the green light Thursday night, Aug. 6, to comedian Dave Chappelle and his team to continue presenting shows at a rural property north of the village.

  • 2019 Year in Review: Miami Township

    By Carol SimmonsJanuary 1, 2020

    2019 Year in review: Miami Township

  • Miami Township — Ground breaking for new fire station begins

    By Carol SimmonsAugust 15, 2019

    After months of delays, the official groundbreaking for the new fire station on the south side of town has been set for Sept. 18.

  • The issues with large-scale solar

    By Megan BachmanAugust 1, 2019

    Cooperative Solar Farm One is Lendlease’s 60-acre solar energy facility in Clark County, Ky. The solar energy facility features 32,300 solar panels capable of producing up to 8.5 MW of electricity. LendLease has a plan for a solar array in the rural area southeast of Yellow Springs that would be about 20 times as large. (Photo via LendLease.com)

    An Australian company, Lendlease, has acquired close to 1,000 acres of long-term leases there as part of its Kingswood Solar Farm, a utility-scale solar array that could cover 1,200 acres and produce 175 megawatts of green electricity.

  • Fire, EMS calls on the rise

    By Carol SimmonsJuly 11, 2019

    Casey Brewer, who first came to Miami Township Fire-Rescue in 2013 as a member of the Explorer Post for teens, took this photo at a recent training event and shared it on the MTFR Facebook page. Brewer, 19, recently received EMT certification, Chief Colin Altman reported at the Miami Township Trustees’ most recent meeting Monday, July 1. (Submitted photo by Casey Brewer)

    Crew members of Miami Township Fire-Rescue are responding to more emergency calls than ever before, according to statistics recently released by the department.

  • Miami Twp. meeting— Firehouse groundbreaking

    By Carol SimmonsJune 6, 2019

    Groundbreaking for the township’s long-awaited new firehouse, to be constructed on the south side of the village, is expected to take place in late August or early September, Miami Township Trustee Chairperson Chris Mucher said earlier this month.