The Taylor Springs Village Board has passed an ordinance pertaining to the closing hours of local bars.

According to a release from the Village, all bars are to close and patrons be off the premises by 1 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays and by 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Ordinance takes effect on Friday, Sep. 6.

The board has added a special event package for these establishments. A bar owner may choose to remain open until 3 a.m. on select nights which include the night before Thanksgiving, the nights of the Taylor Spring's Fireman's Dance and Stamp Out Cancer, and events that feature live entertainment on Fridays and Saturdays.