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• CBE fails; library and fire levies pass

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 5, 2014

  

  The public funding for the CBE lost big on Nov. 4, with about 64 percent of village voters opposing the funding.

• 70 visit local wastewater plant

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 23, 2014

  

  About 70 personnel from southwestern Ohio water and wastewater treatment plants attended a regional meeting last Thursday, Oct. 16, that included a tour and demonstrations at the Yellow Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant.

• Issue 2 seeks library stability

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  On Nov. 4, voters will find on the ballot Issue 2, the library levy.

• Yellow Springs spends over income

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  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.