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• Case against David Carlson is still active

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 23, 2017

  

  One of the two criminal cases stemming from the tensions between police and villagers on New Year’s Eve remains active, although Village Council members have intervened and asked the Greene County prosecutor to drop the charges.

• Citizens seek strong voice in policing

  By Dylan Taylor-Lehman

  

  Yellow Springs residents gathered at a Village Council meeting, with many lined up to address the room with grievances about Village policy. Prompted by the incidents of New Year’s Eve, the focus is the overhaul, or at least significant reworking, of the Yellow Springs Police Department.

• New Year’s Eve investigation costs rising

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 9, 2017

  

  At their Feb. 21 meeting, Village Council members addressed a recent invoice submitted by Dayton Attorney David Williamson, who is conducting the independent investigation into the New Year’s Eve incident that pitted local police against citizens.

• How are our local police officers trained?

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Beginning in April, villagers may see an Antioch College student or a local resident taking a walk around town beside a Yellow Springs police officer. But look closely. The man or woman in blue is the one being escorted.

• Sale puts farmland at risk

  By YS News StaffMarch 2, 2017

  

  At Village Council’s Feb. 21 meeting, a villager and Village Council member urged villagers to come together in an effort to preserve farmland at risk of development on the western edge of Yellow Springs.

• Council considers creating an affordability goal

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 23, 2017

  

  During a discussion of Council’s 2017 goals at its Feb. 6 meeting, Council members considered creating a new goal to address the issue of affordability in the village.

• New Year’s Eve investigation still incomplete

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Several villagers expressed frustration at a special Council meeting when Dayton attorney David Williamson, who is conducting the investigation, reported that the report is not yet complete.

• Village Council—Interim police chief is sworn in

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 16, 2017

  

  Interim Police Chief Brian Carlson was sworn in to his new job at Village Council’s Feb. 6 meeting, amidst statements of support from both Council and community members.

• New Year’s Eve investigation not yet complete

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 13, 2017

  

  At a special Council meeting called to present the final report of the independent investigation into the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop incident, investigator David Williamson said the report is not yet finished.

• Village Council— Wetland parking lot approved

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 2, 2017

  

  At Village Council’s Jan. 17 meeting, Council members voted to move ahead to complete construction of a small parking area near a wetlands on the Glass Farm.