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• Village Council considers solid waste fee

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 21, 2022

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting on Nov. 7, Council members discussed the possibility of adding a 2% fee to residential solid waste bills. If the fee is adopted, the Village would use the funds to educate residents on ways to reduce their organic solid waste, including recycling and composting.

• $1M bond set for Gronbeck

  By YS News StaffNovember 17, 2022

  

  Following a bond hearing for former Yellow Springs doctor Donald Gronbeck on Thursday, Nov. 17, Greene County Common Pleas Judge Michael Buckwalter set Gronbeck’s bond at $1 million, with 10% down, or $100,000, for release. 

• Village Council votes down busking rules

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 16, 2022

  

  At its regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 7, Village Council voted down an ordinance that would have added regulations for buskers and street performers in the village.

• Village Council | Regular Meeting Oct. 17

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 11, 2022

  

  Business conducted during Village Council’s most recent meeting Monday, Oct. 17, included the following topics: a noise ordinance, the fourth quarter supplemental budget, a Rumpke contrat and more.

• 2022 Midterm Election Results

  By YS News StaffNovember 9, 2022

  

  Republican candidates swept the majority of state races in the Tuesday, Nov. 8 midterm elections, according to unofficial results posted by the Office of the Ohio Secretary of State as of Wednesday morning, Nov. 9.

• Noncitizen voters focus of state Issue 2

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 6, 2022

  

  Voters in the Nov. 8 Ohio election will decide on a ballot issue that would constitutionally disallow noncitizen voters from participating in local elections, if passed.

• Gronbeck pleads not guilty

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 5, 2022

  

  Following a secret indictment and arrest, Donald Gronbeck pleaded “not guilty” to 50 counts of sex crimes at an arraignment hearing on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Greene County Common Pleas Court in Xenia.

• Trustees to talk large-scale solar

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 2, 2022

  

  On Monday, Nov. 7, village and township residents will have the chance to sound off on large-scale solar farms and voice their concerns and opinions, whether in support or opposition.

• Village Council proposes new busking rules

  By Reilly DixonOctober 31, 2022

  

  On Monday, Oct. 17, Village Council members continued their ongoing examination of the impacts of busking with a first reading of an ordinance that aims to regulate the volume, frequency, location and permissibility of impromptu downtown street performances.

• Village Council, school board, Township hold joint meeting

  By YS News StaffOctober 30, 2022

  

  The objective of the meeting was for the three entities and the public to come together in order to better understand tax structures, learn about each entity’s financial needs and talk about ideas for future collaboration.