Local teen killed in crash
On Tuesday, July 4, local resident Isaac Powers was struck by a vehicle while biking near Ellis Park. Powers, 15, was fatally injured in the crash. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol, or OSHP, the...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with Hawthorne Apartments fire
On Monday, Feb. 26, local resident Ty Allen Arnold was arrested in connection to the fire that erupted at the Hawthorne Place Apartments last summer. Arnold, 24, is being charged with aggravated arson,...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with March 14 homicide
A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Yellow Springs on Thursday, March 14. Following a three-day “manhunt,” and amid an ongoing investigation by the Ohio...
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EXTENDED COVERAGE | March 14 homicide upheaves Yellow Springs
A 22-year-old man with ties to the village has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Yellow Springs on Thursday, March 14. Following a four-day manhunt, and amid an ongoing...
View ArticleBREAKING | Bleything indicted for murder, assault, other charges
On Thursday, March 28, the Yellow Springs Police Department served Jackson Isaiah Bleything, 22, with an indictment in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred in Yellow Springs on Thursday, March...
View ArticleYellow Springs resident killed in crash
Ed. note: This article has been updated from its original version to include additional information. On Thursday, April 25, local resident Ryan Botkin was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash that...
View ArticleYS Police Department fully staffed — a first in five years
For the first time since Yellow Springs Police Chief Paige Burge assumed leadership of the local police force in 2021, her department is fully staffed. Now, the Yellow Springs Police Department is...
View ArticleMarch 14 shooting suspect pleads ‘not guilty,’ claims insanity
On Thursday, March 28, the Yellow Springs Police Department served Jackson Isaiah Bleything, 22, with an indictment in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred in Yellow Springs on Thursday, March...
View ArticleYellow Springs home raided for marijuana
Tuesday, Aug. 13, began like any other day for the Lewis family — until the sound of a helicopter grew louder and louder, its shadow widening over their Wright Street home. When Mijanou Lewis and her...
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Bleything pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to life in prison
On Monday, Nov. 18, Jackson Isaiah Bleything, 22, pleaded guilty to the March 14 murder of Yellow Springs resident Connie Vang. Presiding from Greene County Common Pleas Court, Judge Michael...
View ArticleBREAKING: One dead in Livermore Street shooting, suspect in custody
A fatal shooting occurred in Yellow Springs on Friday night, Jan. 10. According to a statement from the Yellow Springs Police Department, officers performed a welfare check at a residence in the 1200...
View ArticlePolice chief responds to downtown thefts
Two thefts took place at downtown businesses at the turn of the new year and spurred the Chamber of Commerce to send out a word of advice to local business owners late last week: Keep an eye out and...
View ArticleYS Police Chief Burge breaks down 2024 stats
At the Village Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 18, Yellow Springs Police Chief Paige Burge delivered her 2024 Annual Report. The yearly state-of-the-department presentation included aspirational...
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