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• McKee Group holds forum— Villagers debate CBE funding

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 19, 2013

  

  About 100 villagers turned out last Thursday evening to discuss whether the Village should fund the Center for Business and Education, or CBE. The community forum was sponsored by the James A. McKee Association and took place at the First Presbyterian Church, with Jalyn Roe serving as moderator. The evening began with three representatives of […]

• Village in the dark on Friday the 13th

  By YS News StaffDecember 13, 2013

  

  In an event befitting the much maligned date, most all of Yellow Springs experienced a black-out starting around 8 p.m. and lasting for about an hour and a half.

• Village Council— First step toward CBE funding

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 12, 2013

  

  At their Dec. 2 meeting, Village Council voted to get more information on funding options regarding the Center for Business and Education, or CBE, by approving two resolutions that open discussions with an underwriter and a bond counsel.

• A mixed first year for Yellow Springs Police chief

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 28, 2013

  

  With just about a year under his belt as Yellow Springs police chief, Anthony Pettiford has made some strides and suffered a few setbacks.

• Village Council — Funding for CBE explored

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 21, 2013

  

  At their Nov. 18 meeting, Village Council members agreed to begin exploring options for funding the infrastructure of the Center for Business and Education, or CBE.

• Wintrow, Housh, MacQueen win Council

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 14, 2013

  

  An exceptionally large slate of candidates led to an exceptionally close race in the election for Yellow Springs Village Council. Incumbent Karen Wintrow and newcomers Brian Housh and Marianne MacQueen all came within single digits of each other in the race.

• Human error caused pool herbicide scare

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Misinformation, a lack of communication and poor judgement all contributed to the gross overuse of a herbicide at the Gaunt Park pool in June, according to an investigation report presented to Village Council at Monday night’s meeting.

• BCI ends Schenck investigation

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine came to the Bryan Center to present the findings of his office’s investigation of the shooting incident on July 31 that ended in the death of local resident Paul E. Schenck.

• Merhemic, Scott, Conn on school board

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Incumbent school board member Aïda Merhemic took the day at the polls winning the top number of votes to return her to the board along with two new members, Evan Scott and Steven Conn. Merhemic won 1,027 votes, or 23.7 percent of the total, while Scott had 954 votes and Conn had 940, about 22 percent each.

• Crockett, Eastman Township Trustees

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Incumbent Mark Crockett and challenger John Eastman were elected as Miami Township Trustees on Tuesday. Both will serve four-year terms, joining Trustee Chris Mucher on the three-person board. Crockett was returned to the seat he has held for the last 12 years. He was the race’s only incumbent as longtime Trustee Lamar Spracklen, whose term […]