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• Yellow Springs spends over income

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 23, 2014

  

  On Oct. 6 Village Council began its annual series of budget planning workshops with a sober look at the second year of deficit spending in the general fund.

• Library seeks support Nov. 4

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 21, 2014

  

  Leaders of the Greene County Library system, which includes the Yellow Springs Library, are hoping voters say Yes to Issue 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot.

• Interim Yellow Springs police chief a former major

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 16, 2014

  

  After just a few days on the job, Yellow Springs Interim Police Chief Dave Hale can see that the YSPD is an “established, well-run department,” he said in an interview last week. During the two months or so he expects to be here, he intends to keep it that way.

• Mayor’s Court being used less

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 9, 2014

  

  over the past five years, the use of the local Mayor’s Court has declined to less than half the cases it was handling five years ago.

• Families weigh pros, cons of school testing

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 3, 2014

  

  Since national and state education leaders began revising standardized testing requirements that will more than double the hours and days students will spend testing from last year to this year, parents have been asking questions.

• Street musician agreement to continue

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 2, 2014

  

  At their Sept. 15 meeting, Village Council members agreed that the new Street Musician Agreement appears to have solved recent problems between downtown musicians and business owners, and that its use should continue.

• Village names interim police chief

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 1, 2014

  

  Retired Montgomery County Sheriff’s officer Dave Hale was hired as interim police chief this week.

• Police Chief Pettiford resigns

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 25, 2014

  

  Yellow Springs Police Chief Anthony Pettiford resigned for medical reasons on Monday of this week, Village Manager Patti Bates announced at the end of a Village Council meeting Monday night, following an executive session.

• Police chief resigns

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 15, 2014

  

  Village Manager Patti Bates announced tonight that she has accepted the resignation for medical reasons of Yellow Springs Police Chief Anthony Pettiford.

• Is the village’s hard water healthier?

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 7, 2014

  

  This week’s News examined the health impacts of drinking hard water. Read more from an expert about the potential dangers of hard water.