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• Miami Township Trustees ponder ARP funding

  By Carol SimmonsDecember 11, 2021

  

  A continuing question this fall for Miami Township Trustees has concerned how best to spend about $130,000 in allocated funds through the federal American Recovery Plan, or ARP, related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Election 2021: Precinct Breakdown

  By Jessica ThomasDecember 8, 2021

  

  The following is a breakdown of how voters cast their votes in each precinct of Yellow Springs and Miami Township. The Greene County Board of Elections released precinct details on Nov. 17, and votes were certified by the State of Ohio on Nov. 22.

• Village Council drills down on budget

  By Jessica ThomasDecember 6, 2021

  

  At its regular meeting on Nov. 15, held via Zoom, Village Council took several steps toward appropriating funds for the 2022 budget, which will be voted on at its Dec. 6 meeting.

• Mark Crockett bids township farewell after 20 years

  By Jessica ThomasDecember 3, 2021

  

  Crockett first ran for trustee in 2001, and since then has worked to maintain the township by making decisions that would help the township evolve as technology advanced and the makeup of township departments changed.

• Five Clifton Village Council seats unfilled

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 20, 2021

  

  Nov. 2 election results that left the Village of Clifton with five of six Village Council seats unfilled for terms beginning Jan. 1 is being attributed to the small number of residents combined with state certification rules for office-seekers.

• Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer dies

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 17, 2021

  

  Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, Nov. 16.

• Sgt. Paige Burge named acting chief of YSPD

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 12, 2021

  

  Village Manager Josué Salmerón has named recently promoted Sgt. Paige Burge as acting chief of the Yellow Springs Police Department until a new full-time chief is appointed. 

• Village Council eyes Sutton Farm for solar array

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 6, 2021

  

  At its regular meeting on Nov. 1, held virtually via Zoom, Village Council members heard a report from Village Manager Josué Salmerón that detailed the standing of the Village’s energy portfolio and ways to continue using alternative energy in order to provide electricity to the village.

• 2021 Election results

  By YS News StaffNovember 3, 2021

  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Yellow Springs voters weighed in on a variety of races and issues including Village Council, school board, Miami Township trustees, jail and school facilities levies, among other items.

• Villagers give feedback on citizen review board

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 30, 2021

  

  In their regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 18, Council members dedicated time to hear public feedback on their Oct. 4 meeting with Larry James, the attorney Council hired to review the proposal for a citizen review board, or CRB.