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• 2021 in Review | Legal & Law Enforcement

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 8, 2022

  

  In 2021, Zyrian Atha-Arnett, accused in the stabbing death of Leonid “Lonya” Clark was sentenced; Chief Brian Carlson resigned; the jail levy was voted down; more.

• Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer dies

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 17, 2021

  

  Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, Nov. 16.

• Sgt. Paige Burge named acting chief of YSPD

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 12, 2021

  

  Village Manager Josué Salmerón has named recently promoted Sgt. Paige Burge as acting chief of the Yellow Springs Police Department until a new full-time chief is appointed. 

• Mills Lawn students bid farewell to Chief Carlson

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 25, 2021

  

  Carlson, who has been with the Yellow Springs Police Department for 12 years — five of those as chief — is leaving the force in November.

• Continued coverage— Yellow Springs police chief resigns

  By Megan BachmanAugust 31, 2021

  

  On Wednesday, Aug. 18, the Village of Yellow Springs announced in a press release that Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson had resigned.

• Continued coverage— Plea deal in stabbing death

  By Carol SimmonsAugust 19, 2021

  

  A Yellow Springs native accused in the stabbing death of Leonid “Lonya” Clark has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office.

• Yellow Springs police chief resigns

  By YS News StaffAugust 18, 2021

  

  Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson had resigned, effective immediately.

• Guilty plea in YS stabbing death

  By Carol SimmonsJuly 21, 2021

  

  A Yellow Springs native accused in the stabbing death of Leonid “Lonya” Clark has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office.

• Suspect faces new charges

  By Carol SimmonsApril 21, 2021

  

  New charges have been filed against the former classmate and friend accused of murder in the 2019 stabbing death of Leonid “Lonya” Clark. But the additional charges, which involve possible child pornography, appear to be separate from the homicide case.

• Dead body found in John Bryan State Park

  By YS News StaffMarch 13, 2021

  

  On Saturday, March 13, around 12:30 p.m., a dead body was reportedly found at John Bryan State Park. The skeletal remains were found just north of the Orton picnic area.