Government Section :: Page 87

• Oh, deer. Guess what’s for dinner?

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanFebruary 18, 2016

  

  On Jan. 8, at 2:30 a.m., a motorist struck and killed a deer on Xenia Avenue. The officer who responded attended not only to the frazzled driver but also to the unfortunate deer, which was dead upon impact. The officer moved it from the shoulder to the berm, but what to do with the carcass?

• Village Council 2016 goals—Sidewalks, energy, housing

  By YS News Staff

  

  At their Feb. 1 meeting, Village Council members continued a Council discussion of goals for 2016.

• BCI’s fact finding in misconduct charges is finished

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  The fact-finding investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or BCI, into alleged misconduct by a longtime Yellow Springs police officer has ended and the results turned over to a prosecutor.

• Downtown businesses to be affected by brief electric outage on Saturday

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 15, 2016

  

  On Saturday morning, Jan. 16, downtown businesses can expect to have their electricity out for about five minutes when Xenia Avenue electric meters are switched out by Village crews.

• Village puts Nipper on leave during investigation

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 30, 2015

  

  Longtime Yellow Springs Police Officer Dennis Nipper was placed on administrative leave on Dec. 22 pending the completion of an investigation.

• Police alert villagers to scam calls

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 23, 2015

  

  Villagers should ignore scam calls reportedly from the IRS.

• 2015 Election Results — Two returned to Township

  By YS News StaffNovember 12, 2015

  

  In a close race for the full four-year term as Miami Township trustee, longtime incumbent Chris Mucher reclaimed his seat, just 143 votes ahead of challenger Don Hollister, while Zoe Van Eaton-Meister trailed.

• 2015 Election Results — State Issues mixed

  By YS News Staff

  

  Ohio citizens were lit up about this year’s issues on marijuana legalization, and while voters around Ohio and in Greene County both returned a deafening “no” to Issue 3 to legalize the regulated growth and use of marijuana, Yellow Springers felt very differently.

• 2015 Election Results — Charter passes

  By YS News Staff

  

  Yellow Springs voters resoundingly approved the proposed amendments to the Village Charter on Nov. 3, voting 81 percent to 19 percent in favor of the Charter changes.

• 2015 Election Results — Turnout; no contest

  By YS News Staff

  

  While the unofficial results of the 2015 election did not specify the percentage of voters who participated by press time, the total number of people who voted from Yellow Springs was 1,803, and those from Miami Township numbered 573.