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• Village should take lead in energy issues, group says

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 25, 2008

  The second phase report from the Electric System Task Force to Village Council recommends that the Village begin a longterm project to minimize its reliance on coal, provide as much electricity from alternative energy sources as possible…

• Economic workshop debated

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 11, 2008

  At their Dec. 1 meeting, members of Village Council debated the possible outcomes of inviting economist Michael Shuman to the village for a workshop, and how to ensure that the event produces specific actions to strengthen the local economy.

• Drug dogs may come to YSHS

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 20, 2008

  At their Nov. 13 meeting, members of the Yellow Springs Board of Education discussed bringing in trained dogs to search for drugs in Yellow Springs High School.

• Well, it’s official: Obama Springs

  By YS News StaffNovember 13, 2008

  

  To the surprise of absolutely no one, Yellow Springs voters went overwhelmingly for Democrat Barack Obama in the presidential election last Tuesday, Nov. 4, with Obama receiving 10 votes for every one vote cast for Republican John McCain.

• Police charge YS resident with Timothy Harris murder

  By Lauren Heaton

  After a lengthy investigation by the Yellow Springs Police Department, the Greene County Prosecutor last week charged Phillip K. Cordell with the 2004 murder of local resident Timothy Harris.

• Barack Obama elected nation’s 44th president

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 6, 2008

  

  For once, Yellow Springs voters were smack dab in the middle of the mainstream in their choice of a presidential candidate. While specific numbers of village votes cast for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain were not available by publication deadline…

• Yellow Springs candidates fall short of election victory

  By YS News Staff

  The three Yellow Springs hopefuls running for office fell short of their goals on Election Day. Yellow Springs resident Sharen Neuhardt fought hard but lost her race as 7th District Congressional representative to her opponent and longtime Republican politician Steve Austria.

• State issues, county levies

  By YS News Staff

  Voters in Greene County felt similar to voters across the state, who all voted overwhelmingly for the Ohio Initiatives Deadlines Act.

• Selected state, county races

  By YS News Staff

  Both the Ohio electorate and Greene County voters swung widely Republican with resounding support for incumbent Chris Widener.

• High use of paper ballot slows count

  By Diane Chiddister

  Due to the unexpectedly high use of paper ballots in Tuesday’s election and the high number of absentee voters, a complete Greene County tally was not available on Wednesday morning in time for the publication of the News.