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• Miami Township Trustees— Locals sound off on solar possibilities

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 9, 2022

  

  At its Monday, Nov. 7, regular meeting, the Miami Township Board of Trustees held a public hearing to listen to community feedback on large solar power installations from residents of the township, which includes Yellow Springs.

• Family of John Crawford III pursues wrongful death charges

  By Reilly DixonDecember 8, 2022

  

  On Wednesday, Nov. 23, a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revived a wrongful death claim against Walmart by the family of John Crawford III.

• Village Council rejects solid waste fee

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 30, 2022

  

  At the Monday, Nov. 21, Village Council meeting, Council members voted down a 2% solid waste fee that would have drawn in funds for educational materials aimed at reducing the amount of organic waste villagers send with their solid waste.

• YSPD budgets $1.7 million for 2023

  By Reilly DixonNovember 23, 2022

  

  A recent spike in officer and dispatch turnover, higher overtime costs and mounting expenses to maintain and replace outdated equipment are among ongoing challenges identified by the Yellow Springs Police Department in proposing a 2023 budget totaling $1,731,805.34.

• 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.