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• Barr house to disappear in a controlled burn

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 11, 2013

  The historic house on the Barr property downtown will be burned in a training exercise this month, according to Miami Township Fire Chief Colin Altman at Village Council’s April 1 meeting.

• Township accounts audited

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 7, 2013

  Miami Township elected officials were ordered to pay $11,624 back to the Township last week when a state audit revealed that they overpaid themselves in 2010 and that money in the Township’s books is missing from its bank account.

• Township losing estate revenue

  By Lauren HeatonJune 21, 2012

  As a result of reduced state and local funds, Miami Township will need to decide how much to rein in the general fund, which is expected to lose nearly 12 percent of its budget this year, and then sustain another 12 percent in cuts the following year.

• Village objects to court ruling in tap-in case

  By Lauren HeatonMay 3, 2012

  On Friday, April 20, the Village of Yellow Springs filed objections to the first ruling by a Greene County magistrate who decided in favor of Ken and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village.

• Woman rescued in John Bryan State Park

  By YS News StaffApril 4, 2012

  

  A 25-year old Xenia woman was rescued from the side of a creek in John Bryan State Park after a small fall.

• Cemex rezoning request denied

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 22, 2011

  Last week Xenia Township Trustees voted down a request from Cemex to rezone land the company owns southwest of Yellow Springs that would have allowed the company to construct a new quarry there.

• MTFR responding to uptick in emergency calls

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 19, 2011

  

  The Miami Township Fire-Rescue squad has done some heavy lifting over the past year.

• Seek the fire-and-rescue life?

  By Lauren HeatonMay 5, 2011

  

  Alex Wendt came to Miami Townsip Fire-Rescue to do something to serve the community and because he wanted to see what the life of a firefighter was about.

• Visioning moves into action steps

  By Lauren HeatonJune 17, 2010

  About 120 participants took part in the final phase of visioning in May to choose the five action steps they would most like to see happen in the community. The action steps, along with many others, were generated from the previous two visioning phases.