Government Section :: Page 54

• Council ban on clapping, signs — Do rules violate free speech?

  By Megan BachmanMay 16, 2019

  

  On January 22, Village Council chambers was standing-room only as more than 50 citizens crammed into the room, many to express their disapproval for an ongoing disciplinary process involving a local police officer.

• Greene County— Jail options considered

  By Audrey HackettMay 9, 2019

  

  When villager Don Hollister toured the Greene County Jail in downtown Xenia as part of a citizen group a year ago November, he was shocked by how stark it was. “My clearest impression looking at the barred cells was that it seemed out of a movie,” he said. “It fit every stereotype I had of an urban jail.”

• Salmeron to be appointed as new manager

  By Megan BachmanMay 6, 2019

  

  Village Council is expected to appoint Josue Salmeron as the new Village Manager of Yellow Springs at its meeting tonight, Monday, May 6.

• Village is rocked by homicide

  By Carol SimmonsMay 2, 2019

  

  The two-punch news last week that the body of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark was found in Glen Helen Nature Preserve, followed by the announcement that his death is being investigated as a homicide, has left the community reeling and seeking answers.

• Village Council — YSPD review in progress

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Bob Wasserman’s career in law enforcement started in Yellow Springs where, as an Antioch undergrad, he volunteered as a night dispatcher for the YS Police Department under then-Chief Jim McKee.

• Council makes offer to VM candidate

  By Megan BachmanApril 25, 2019

  

  Yellow Springs may soon have a new Village manager.After four finalists for the position visited town last week, Village Council has made an offer to one of the candidates, the News confirmed this week.

• Body in Glen identified—Villager’s death investigated as homicide 

  By Carol Simmons

  

  A body found Friday afternoon, April 12, in Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been identified by  authorities as missing Yellow Springs resident Leonid “Lonya” Clark.

• Major gas line fix underway

  By Megan Bachman

  

  A major gas line replacement project has started in Yellow Springs. Over the next eight months, nearly two miles of natural gas mains and 140 service lines will be replaced here, according to a recent press release from Vectren Energy Delivery.

• Clean-up week coming soon

  By YS News StaffApril 24, 2019

  

  The annual spring clean-up week will be held Monday–Friday, May 6–10. During that week, household items, large and small, placed at the curb with regular trash pick-up will be removed for free by Rumpke. This service is available to Village solid waste customers only.

• The next Village manager— Ideal qualities, priorities

  By Megan BachmanApril 18, 2019

  

  Pete Bales, Elke Doom, Allyson Murray and Josue Salmeron are vying for the position due to the upcoming retirement of Village Manager Patti Bates in July. Council is expected to chose the next manager in executive session on Monday, April 15.