Village Life Section :: Page 172
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Toxic sites are under control
Over the past two decades, Vernay, along with Morris Bean & Company, YSI, Inc. and the Village Water Reclamation plant, have all been point sources of pollution to local ground and surface water. But through their efforts and work with the U.S. and Ohio Environmental Protection Agencies, all four point sources of area water pollution have made strides to control and mitigate the damage they caused to the local watershed.
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Interim chief comes out of retirement
Former Beavercreek Police Chief Arthur Scott is the Yellow Springs Interim Police Chief, taking the place of John Grote, who retired last week.
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Bender honored for WWII service
As a boy growing up in Mississippi, Jonas Bender knew about racism and segregation. But living in “the oasis of integration” that was the college town of Tougaloo, Bender knew about racism mainly from other people’s stories.
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Spring has officially, and very quickly, arrived
Spring has sprung three to four weeks early this year, as evidenced by the billowy white pear trees downtown, which most often bloom in mid April.
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Real watershed moments for area
Where Yellow Springs begins and ends is defined by clear political boundaries. But the village also exists within an ecosystem that has boundaries of its own. An important one is its watershed, an area of land that drains into a common waterway.
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Glen adjusts course of events
The annual Glen Helen pancake breakfast is one of several that Glen leaders are evaluating this year in order to streamline their activities
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Village water, from the ground up
You could say the Yellow Springs water system began about 425 million years ago, when a large inland sea covered the area.
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Of sharing food and company
At three upcoming potlucks, starting next week, villagers can share their cooking and enjoy the “luck of the pot.”
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Community potlucks kick off
Villagers are invited to three community potlucks taking place in the coming months. The first potluck is Wednesday, March 14.
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Jonas Bender to be honored for military service
Villager Jonas Bender will be honored this spring with the Congressional Medal of Honor for having been a part of the Montford Point Marines, the first group of African Americans to join the Marines, from the years 1943 to 1949.
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