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2024
April 12
Features
- Sankofa Talk | A victim of Jim Crow tactics
“The longer I live, the more incidents of mistreatment, ranging from covert to blatantly overt, keep piling up. Sometimes it feels like I’m at the bottom of a pile of football players and they just keep jumping onto the pile.”
- Porchfest on hold, for now
Beloved local music festival Porchfest is likely on hiatus, according to the event’s organizers — though they hope it’s a temporary one.
- Yellow Springs Theater Co. climbs to new heights in ‘Roof Man’
“Roof Man” will be staged on Fridays and Saturdays, April 12 and 13, and April 19 and 20, at First Presbyterian Church; curtain is at 8 p.m. each night and admission is $15.
April 5
Features
- The Patterdale Hall Diaries | History repeating
“This year I will be getting myself another knife; I have accepted that I have a knife habit. It is a fixed-blade all-rounder of a knife made by Helle of Norway, and it’s called ‘Sigmund,’ which is cute.”
- Storytellers to headline Antioch School Scholarship Gala
The Antioch School Scholarship Gala returns Saturday, April 20, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Foundry Theater at Antioch College. Headlining this year’s event are Sam Bartlett and Omopé Carter Daboiku, each of whom will bring their distinctive brands of storytelling to the Foundry stage.
- Royal Prevail brings fresh ink to Yellow Springs
Royal Prevail Tattoo — a sister shop to one of the same name in Fairborn — officially opened last week and is taking new clients.
- ‘Like a war zone’ | Yellow Springs residents remember the 1974 Xenia tornado
This year, grim memories of the Xenia tornado turn 50. To mark the occasion, the News talked to several dozen current and former local residents who shared their stories of that fateful and fearful day, what came after and how they were — and continue to be — affected.
- Yellow Springs Film Fest to showcase ‘Mini-Fest’
Yellow Springs Film Festival is gearing up to present its Mini-Fest at the historic Little Art Theatre Saturday, April 6, offering audiences a lineup of films that promise to leave a lasting impact.
- School board discusses Mills Lawn greenspace preservation
At the regular school board meeting Thursday, March 14, local advocacy group Citizens to Preserve Mills Lawn Greenspace brought forward a potential plan to place a conservation easement on a portion of land on which Mills Lawn Elementary School is located.
March 29
Features
- News from the Past: March 2024
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
- A village and a virus, four years on
This year marks the fourth anniversary since the novel coronavirus began spreading uncontrollably throughout the world, shuttering businesses, upending routines, overwhelming hospitals and ultimately claiming the lives of over 1 million U.S. residents.
- Antioch vigil honors Nex Benedict
Nearly a quarter of Antioch College’s student body gathered alongside Antioch President Jane Fernandes on the steps of the old student union building Sunday, March 3, to attend a candlelight vigil in honor of Nex Benedict.
- The legacy of Raymond P. Harris, a forgotten Black artist
“Artistry Re-Kindled: The Raymond P. Harris Retrospective Exhibit” — curated by Nearon in collaboration with the artist’s son, Robert Lee Harris — will debut at the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College on Saturday, April 6, with the exhibition on display through April 27.
- Miami Township Trustees | Fiscal Officer Margaret Silliman signs off
After serving for 24 years in the position, Silliman retired this month; her successor, Jeanna GunderKline, who was elected last fall, will take over as fiscal officer beginning in April.
Obituaries
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March 22
Features
- Farewell to a kiln, and its master
With paper cranes folded by his children nestled as tinder among a stack of wood, on Friday, March 15, Brad Husk struck a flame and set the paper wings alight.
- ‘OPEN’-ing hip-hop in Yellow Springs
Local resident Justin Herman, with Yellow Springs’ burgeoning hip-hop community, is working to create an open space for creativity, collaboration and collective vision.
- School board to hire contractor to investigate alleged policy violations
The YS school board returned to discussion of the censure of a board member at its most recent regular meeting Thursday, March 14. Though a resolution to authorize the proposed censure was on the agenda for the evening, it was not voted on.
- EXTENDED COVERAGE | March 14 homicide upheaves Yellow Springs
Following a four-day manhunt, and amid an ongoing investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or BCI, Jackson Isaiah Bleything, a Springfield resident and 2020 graduate of Yellow Springs High School, was taken into custody Sunday, March 17.
- Yellow Springs Hardware to launch concert series, pilot classes
Yellow Springs Hardware will host the first in an anticipated series of “Hardware Store Sessions,” featuring locally based musicians George Bieri and Friends, on Friday, March 22, 7–9 p.m.
- 2024 OHIO PRIMARY RESULTS | YS Schools substitute levy fails
Preliminary results of the Tuesday, March 19, primary election are now available. Locally, a 9-mill YS Schools substitute levy failed at the polls, with 589 votes for and 722 votes against.
March 15
Features
- Miami Township Board of Trustees | Tax rate reduced, grants pursued
Greene County Auditor David Graham explained that local millage rates for a 2.4-mill levy passed in 2017 to fund the construction of the current fire station have been reduced over the last two years.
- Seniors say ‘yes, and…’ to life
Through exercises that build confidence, foster humility and sharpen wit, village resident and lifelong improv actor Justin Howard is teaching local seniors how to say “yes, and …” to life.
- Dine and shine at Arise Café
Longtime villagers Shaun Craig and Jake Siemer recently took over at Arise Café and Catering, a small brunch-and-lunch joint located at 2960 W. Enon Road, in Xenia Twp.
- Crockett explores ‘dual selves’ in ‘4 a.m. Girl’ exhibition
Iden Crockett again opens herself up to the world with “4 a.m. Girl,” an exhibition that will open to the public this Friday, March 15, with a reception beginning at 6 p.m. in the YS Arts Council’s Robert F. Baldwin Gallery.
- Free community meal welcomes all
The locally based Beloved Community Project offers a free community meal the third Saturday of each month, noon–2 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church. The next meal is March 16.
- ‘The Hunchback Variations’ dissects creative process
The Foundry Theater will welcome Chicago-based theater collective Theater Oobleck to its experimental black box theater stage for three performances of “The Hunchback Variations” Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 17, at 2 p.m.
Village Council
Obituaries
March 8
Features
- School board discusses upcoming levy, facilities
The Yellow Springs School Board also approved the selection of a construction manager for the facilities project and discussed the substitute levy that will appear on March 19 primary ballots in the village.
- X the Detective brings beats, unity to The Gulch Saloon
A rhythmic detective has emerged in Yellow Springs, solving musical mysteries and bringing people together through the power of hip-hop.
- Yellow Springs prepares for April 8 eclipse
On Monday, April 8, Yellow Springs will have a front row view of a once-in-a-lifetime event of astronomical proportions: a total solar eclipse.
- Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to host PUBLIQuartet
Chamber Music in Yellow Springs will continue its 2023–2024 season with a performance by the multi-Grammy-nominated PUBLIQuartet at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in the sanctuary at First Presbyterian Church.
- Women’s Voices Out Loud returns to Yellow Springs
An evening of Women’s Voices Out Loud performances will be held Saturday, March 9, 5–7 p.m., in Antioch College’s Herndon Gallery, with an accompanying installation of art to hang in the gallery through March 24.
- World House Choir, MUSE to perform
The World House Choir will join forces with MUSE, Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir, for the locally based community choir’s second annual “BREAD & ROSES: A Celebration of International Women’s Day” concert Friday, March 8.
March 1
Features
- News from the Past: February 2024
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
- Vegan skincare at Rooted Essentials
Yellow Springs residents now have a local place to find eco-friendly personal care products right downtown: Rooted Essentials, located at 213 Xenia Ave., #3, over The Winds, held its soft opening last weekend.
- Firing at Wellness Center causes local concern
Local resident Guy “Tron” Banks has experienced an outpouring of community support in the last few weeks after he was terminated from his position as a personal trainer at the Wellness Center at Antioch College, a position he’d held since April 2022.
- Man arrested in connection with Hawthorne Apartments fire
On Monday, Feb. 26, a local resident was arrested in connection to the fire that erupted at the Hawthorne Place Apartments last summer. He is being charged with aggravated arson, burglary and possessing criminal tools, and is presently in custody at the Greene County Jail.
- Jury trial delays, new civil suits for Gronbeck
Donald Gronbeck, a former Yellow Springs physician accused of sexually assaulting 15 patients, is now facing several civil lawsuits in addition to his ongoing criminal case. After five continuations, Gronbeck’s first jury trial is now set for March 3, 2025.
- Caribbean-inspired restaurant Calypso Grill for sale
Calypso Grill is up for sale — but if you’re a regular customer of the Caribbean-inspired restaurant, worry not: it remains open for business as usual.
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February 23
Features
- Miami Township Board of Trustees | Feb. 21 Meeting
The Miami Township Board of Trustees held its second regular meeting of the month Wednesday, Feb. 21.
- 91.3 WYSO awarded $5 million to preserve HBCU radio archives
A $5 million grant was recently awarded to 91.3 WYSO to fund the preservation of radio station archives for the 29 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, in the U.S. with a radio station.
- Fundraiser for Palestinian aid organization set
A soup supper fundraiser to raise funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, will take place Saturday, March 2, 5:30–7:30 p.m., in the social room of Rockford Chapel on the Antioch College campus.
- Gailz Tattooz draws to a close
Tucked away on Glen Street, Gailz Tattooz has operated for nearly three decades, leaving an indelible mark not only on the skin of its patrons but also on the fabric of the community itself.
- Glen Helen meets $4.25 million campaign goal
The Glen Helen Association has announced the completion of its $4.25 million campaign, launched in June 2020, to purchase Glen Helen Nature Preserve from Antioch College, reopen the preserve to the public and more.
- Attempt to censure school board member stalls
A special meeting of the YS school board — scheduled Thursday, Feb. 15, in order to discuss and vote on the censure of a board member — ended about eight minutes after it started due to a lack of quorum.
- Jonathan Richman to perform at Foundry Theater
The Foundry Theater at Antioch College continues its 2023–24 live performance series on Tuesday, Feb. 27, when famed singer-songwriter and cult icon Jonathan Richman takes the stage for a bare-bones, acoustic set.
- Annual sugar shack tour planned
Tecumseh Land Trust, or TLT, will host its annual sugar shack tour Sunday, Feb. 25, 2–4 p.m., at Flying Mouse Farms, 100 E. Fairfield Pike.
Village Council
Obituaries
February 16
Features
- The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Poetry in motion
“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold. Burst pipes and a new sediment filter set me back $600. I hope I can maintain the house above freezing through February and early March, but we will have to see.”
- News from the Past | Villagers save Whitehall Farm
As the result of communitywide activism and campaigning, villagers raised $1.2 million to save the 940-acre Whitehall Farm from development.
- Black-owned businesses thrive in Yellow Springs
Yellow Springs has seen a steep decline in its African American population, from around 30% in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, to the current population of less than 12%, but Black businesses continue to thrive in the village.
- Antioch College | ‘amuse-bouche’ exhibition highlights staff, faculty art
“amuse-bouche” — a new exhibition centering the creative accomplishments of Antioch College’s staff and faculty — opened Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Herndon Gallery.
- Down to Earth | Bobcats and coyotes and foxes: Oh, yes!
“Their presence signals that the environment is healthy enough to support these creatures, which they in turn help to maintain through their regulation of prey populations.”
- Residents, educators air concerns over school performing arts space
On Thursday, Feb. 8, local residents, students and educators implored the members of the school board not to divert funding away from the performing arts space planned for the district’s facilities improvement project.
- Local, state deer population mounts
Yellow Springs resident and professor of biological sciences at Wright State University Don Cipollini told the News last week that there are currently around 800,000 deer in the state.
Obituaries
February 9
Features
- Gandhi, King families speak on peace, social justice
The Coretta Scott King Center, in collaboration with the Dayton International Peace Museum, orchestrated a profound dialogue Sunday, Jan. 28.
- Nipper’s Corner under new ownership
The Patels, hailing from Waynesville and already seasoned in the gas station business, told the News this week that they bring with them a commitment to community and a vision to transform Nipper’s Corner into a hub — and market.
- Feufollet to bring Cajun music, food to the Foundry Theater
The Foundry Theater will welcome Southwest Louisiana band Feufollet to the stage Wednesday, Feb. 21, beginning at 7 p.m.
- ODNR to lead annual winter hike
Naturalists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will lead the annual six-mile winter hike through John Bryan State Park and Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Village Council
Obituaries
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February 2
Features
- The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Hunkering down in the Hall
“I will head out to the Hall and get a fire going, then will travel back and forth to keep an eye on both Karen and the fire.”
- EXTENDED COVERAGE | Villagers stage pro-Palestine march
What started as a conversation between coworkers at a local flower shop, blossomed into two consecutive days of collective action this past weekend.
- School board to hire Ruetschle Architects facilities improvement design
The school district’s facilities improvement project — particularly its timeline for both design and construction — was the topic of focus at a special meeting of the school board Wednesday, Jan. 24.
- 2024 Adventure Summit | A dirtbag climber’s tale
Local resident Molly Finch’s multiyear journey of mountainous highs and dumpster lows is the topic of a public presentation at Wright State University on Saturday, Feb. 10, 4:45 p.m., as a part of Five River MetroParks and the university’s Adventure Summit.
- Batter up at Nukes Warehouse
The newest tenant at Millworks is sure to be a big hit in Yellow Springs. Coming soon to the industrial park is Nukes Warehouse, a nearly 7,000-square-foot professional baseball and softball training facility.
- Charles Fox to present one-person performance
The Central State University Theatre Arts Program will present “Reunion: Journey with Ancestors,” written and performed by change agent and visionary Charles Fox, on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m.
- Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to present saxophone ensemble
The Aero Saxophone Quartet is the next ensemble to be featured in the Chamber Music of Yellow Springs, or CMYS, 2023–2024 season, with a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at First Presbyterian Church.
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January 26
Features
- Editorial | Ceasefire now
“We believe we are witnessing the horrors of genocide, that it is wrong, and that we, as reporters — no matter how small we are — must stand on the side of truth in relaying this tragic reality.”
- News from the Past: January 2024
“Several dozen villagers and students from Yellow Springs High School and Antioch College assembled at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to protest Operation Desert Storm, which began in full mid-January 1991.”
- Miami Township Fire-Rescue reviews 2023
According to Interim Fire Chief Dennis Powell, MTFR currently staffs 26 firefighters and EMTs and works with an annual budget of $1.4 million.
- After Council, life goes on for Marianne MacQueen
Since Village Council reconvened in 2024 without Marianne MacQueen, the lifelong Yellow Springs resident has spent her January days looking back and looking ahead — even beyond her new aquamarine workplace.
- New Chamber of Commerce chair, upcoming events slated
Area resident and co-owner of the Mills Park Hotel Alex Price, has taken charge of the Chamber as its new board chair. Price, 34, succeeds Mark Heise, whose three-year term expired in December.
- Take a hike with ‘The Naturalist’ on Channel 5
Outfitted with a GoPro camera and decades’ worth of knowledge to share, local resident Don Cipollini brings viewers along on journeys that delve into the natural world on “The Naturalist” — the newest original program to be broadcast by Community Access Yellow Springs Channel 5.
- International Peace Museum to launch nonviolence campaign
The International Peace Museum in downtown Dayton is participating in a global initiative addressing the documented escalation in hate crimes and violence in recent years.
Obituaries
January 19
Features
- Ten-Minute Play Festival seeks scripts
The Yellow Springs Theater Company is accepting script submissions for the 2024 annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, featuring a selection of plays no longer than 10 minutes.
- Architect firm chosen for school facilities project
Ruetschle Architects, and in particular firm Vice President Mike Ruetschle, worked with the district in 2022 and 2023 as a consultant to create a master facilities plan to put before voters.
- Young artists bring ‘OTIS’ to life
A newly released short film produced by a group of current and former YS Schools students, “OTIS,” is a meta meditation on the unpredictable nature of art, among other themes.
- 2024 Yellow Springs Martin Luther King program unites, invigorates
In a moving tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the village of Yellow Springs came together Monday, Jan. 15, to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the federal holiday, established in honor of the civil rights icon on what would have been his 95th birthday.
Obituaries
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January 12
Features
- The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Occupational hazards
“This is why we bought Patterdale Hall, so we can exist in the now and enjoy every second of it.”
- Book Review | Kiser’s ‘Young Woman’ hits home
Local author Jo Ann Kiser’s new novel, “A Young Woman from the Provinces,” unspools a journey to the self, the only reliable home that is everyone’s birthright.
- Art Book Circle makes art, community
In 2023, 10 local residents spent the better part of the year filling 10 books with original art, a page at a time.
- Miami Township Trustees discuss new-year business, solar
The Miami Township Board of Trustees held its first regular meeting of the year Wednesday, Jan. 3. Most of the meeting was focused on settling first-of-year business.
- Conversation on the Village Cafe menu
When conflict arises in a community, sometimes the best strategy for engaging with that conflict is to talk about it. The Village Cafe event will be held Sunday, Jan. 21, 2–4 p.m., in the Mills Lawn gym.
- Benefit to help local’s medical needs
In support of longtime area resident Phil Kumbusky, and to help cover mounting medical costs associated with a rare genetic disease, a benefit concert and fundraiser will be held at Peach’s Grill on Saturday, Jan. 13.
- 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Yellow Springs
The Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance will take place Monday, Jan. 15, on what would have been the assassinated civil rights leader’s 95th birthday.
Obituaries
January 5
Features
- Mad River Theater Works to debut March on Washington play
A new play by Mad River Theater Works, or MRTW, “Keep Marching: The Road to the March on Washington,” aims to delve deeper into the grassroots history of the historic event.
- A bright future for Village Solar
Launched in 2020 by village resident and former Antioch College student Alex Rolland, with the mission to provide sustainable and reliable solar power to area residents and businesses, Village Solar has grown significantly since its inception.
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