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• Xenia police arrest suspected Yellow Springs burglar

  By Lauren HeatonMay 8, 2013

  On Tuesday night, May 7, Yellow Springs police and the Greene County ACE Task Force raided the home of a suspect they believe is responsible for the series of residential burglaries.

• Police investigate recent burglary

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 2, 2013

  

  Yellow Springs police have been investigating a burglary that took place sometime during the afternoon on Monday at a Marshall Street residence, according to Police Chief Anthony Pettiford today,

• Police investigate burglaries

  By Lauren Heaton

  Last Friday morning, April 19, the Yellow Springs Police Department issued a Hyper Reach alert to all village residents, informing villagers of a rash of burglaries that have occurred in the village with increasing frequency over the past four months.

• Zoning code topic of special Council meeting

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 26, 2013

  

  Village Council will gather at a special meeting this Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at Council chambers to consider the recently updated zoning code, which has been in front of Planning Commission for the past several months.

• Village Council— ‘Local dispatch worth cost’

  By Lauren HeatonApril 25, 2013

  Forty-five villagers gathered in Village Council chambers Monday night, many there to talk about their strong desire to maintain a local dispatch service at the Yellow Springs Police Department. A dozen people spoke, including long-time police officer Al Pierce, who talked about the value of the personal and called the village’s two full-time and five part-time dispatchers the “magnificent seven,” who hold the department together.

• Yellow Springs police announce rash of burglaries

  By Lauren HeatonApril 19, 2013

  

  The Yellow Springs Police Department urged villagers to lock their windows and doors after a series of local burglaries that have taken place within the past week and a half.

• Village Council— How fast to move on water sourcing?

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 18, 2013

  An ongoing discussion on the sourcing of Yellow Springs water continued at Village Council’s April 1 meeting, with Council President Judith Hempfling suggesting that more time is needed to decide how best to source local water.

• 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.

• Tour Springfield and YS water plants

  By Megan BachmanApril 4, 2013

  

  Villagers are invited to tour the Springfield and Yellow Springs water treatment plants on Friday, April 5, ahead of a Council decision on water sourcing.

• The pros and cons of local dispatch

  By Diane Chiddister

  One evening when Teresa Newsome was on duty as dispatcher at the Yellow Springs Police Department, she received a call from a worried villager. The woman’s elderly husband, who had some dementia, had taken a walk and, after several hours, not returned. Newsome knew both the woman and her husband, and she dispatched a police officer to look for the man.