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• Council hears new proposal for Mayor’s Court cases

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 20, 2018

  

  A new plan to bring more cases before the Yellow Springs Mayor’s Court was discussed at Council’s Sept. 4 meeting.

• Car flips on side, driver unhurt in downtown Yellow Springs

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 19, 2018

  

  A driver was apparently unhurt Wednesday afternoon after his car hit a parked vehicle and flipped on its side in downtown Yellow Springs, halting traffic for nearly an hour Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 19.

• Village Council— Sidewalk fix moves ahead

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 13, 2018

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs will test out a new way to fix sidewalk trip hazards, Council decided at its Sept. 4 meeting.

• Brothers plead guilty in shooting deaths, avoid death penalty

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 12, 2018

  

  Brothers Dustin and Bret Merrick pleaded guilty Wednesday in the shooting deaths of local residents William “Skip” Brown and Sherri Mendenhall in plea deals that allow them to avoid the death penalty.

• Village Council — Vernay cleanup plan probed

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 6, 2018

  

  A member of the Yellow Springs Environmental Commission urged Village Council at its Aug. 20 meeting to weigh in on a plan to clean up a highly contaminated industrial site in the village.

• Hearing process complete; Meister demoted

  By Megan Bachman

  

  On Monday, Aug. 27, Yellow Springs Police Officer David Meister was officially disciplined by Village Manager Patti Bates.

• Bike trail connector plans on a roll

  By Megan BachmanAugust 30, 2018

  

  A long-envisioned bike path connecting the villages of Yellow Springs and Clifton shifted up a gear recently.

• Village Council —  Surveillance tech discussed

  By Megan Bachman

  

  As police departments across the country increasingly adopt new surveillance technologies, communities such as Yellow Springs need to figure out ways to protect the civil liberties and privacy rights of residents from their use.

• One confirmed dead in Yellow Springs house fire

  By YS News StaffAugust 24, 2018

  

  A Yellow Springs man was confirmed dead in a house fire on Glen View Drive on Friday, Aug. 24.

• Village urges return of state surplus to municipalities

  By Megan BachmanAugust 15, 2018

  

  Yellow Springs, along with other municipalities in Ohio, is urging state leaders to return a $1147 million budget surplus, which the village hopes to use for infrastructure needs.