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• How are our local police officers trained?

  By Audrey HackettMarch 9, 2017

  

  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.

• Village Council— Policing issues dominate Council

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 26, 2017

  

  The fractious aftermath of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop dominated Village Council’s Jan. 17 meeting, with both Village leaders and community members presenting initiatives for helping to better relations between villagers and local police.

• YSPD chief resigns; villagers demand better policing

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 12, 2017

  

  On Tuesday evening a crowd overflowing the Bryan Center gym heard a statement from Police Chief Dave Hale offering his resignation in the aftermath of what many perceived as overly aggressive and hostile police behavior at the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop.

• Village Council considers 2017 goals

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 15, 2016

  

  At their Dec. 5 meeting, Council members reviewed a status update on this year’s Village Council goals with an eye toward identifying 2017 goals.