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• Greene County Commissioners— Who’s in the primary

  By Audrey HackettMarch 12, 2020

  

  Commissioners administer the county’s annual budget, which in 2020 is $55.5 million, appropriated to some 30 county offices and departments such as county and municipal courts, parks and trails and job and family services.

• A quick guide to the March primary

  By Audrey HackettMarch 10, 2020

  

  The presidential primary is March 17, 2020. Several local issues and a range of federal, state and county offices are on the ballot.

• Village Council—  RECs could generate $183K

  By Audrey HackettMarch 5, 2020

  

  In a policy shift, the Village of Yellow Springs will be selling its existing Renewable Energy Certificates, or RECs, which are tied to its purchase of energy from renewable sources. Yellow Springs had previously retained its RECs, a form of currency in green energy markets.

• Villagers give views on jail

  By Audrey HackettFebruary 28, 2020

  

  Village Council, at its Feb. 18 regular meeting, considered perspectives on Issue 12, a 0.25% sales tax increase to fund the construction of a new and larger jail for Greene County.

• Grinnell Road ‘shootout’— Investigation continues in double fatal shooting

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 27, 2020

  

  Greene County authorities say that the investigation into the double fatal shooting outside a home on Grinnell Road, just south of Yellow Springs, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, could take weeks to complete.

• MTFR seeks volunteers at open house

  By YS News StaffFebruary 24, 2020

  

  Miami Township Fire-Rescue, or MTFR, is looking for community volunteers willing to commit the time needed to train to become a firefighter and/or emergency medical technician.

• Village Council— Clapping, sign ban lifted

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 20, 2020

  

  Citizens who attend Village Council meetings can once again express themselves through clapping, snapping and signs, Council decided at its Feb. 3 regular meeting.

• YSDC holds its first meeting

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The Yellow Springs Development Corporation, or YSDC, held its first meeting since incorporating on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

• A quick guide to the March primary

  By Audrey HackettFebruary 18, 2020

  

  The presidential primary is March 17, 2020. Several local issues and a range of federal, state and county offices are on the ballot.

• Grinnell Road couple involved in fatal shooting hold press conference

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 14, 2020

  

  Lindsey and Molly Duncan, the residents of the home on Grinnell Road where two people were killed in a driveway “shootout” Wednesday, Feb. 12, held a press conference Friday afternoon in the meeting room at Yellow Springs Library.