Last week Village Council member Gerry Simms received holiday baking staples from Village employee Chris Hamilton as part of the legacy of ex-slave Wheeling Gaunt, which mandates that the Village provide flour and sugar to all local widows and widowers.

The nooks and crannies throughout the Village that often get overlooked. Today’s blog showcases some of the neighborhood Christmas lights through out the village.

About 40 local children took part in a scavenger hunt downtown last Saturday, part of the Holiday in the Village activities.

The nooks and crannies throughout the Village that often get overlooked. Today’s blog showcases the little villages in the downtown store windows. Another little village can be found at Twisted Tines on Xenia Ave.

On Sunday Regina Brecha and Max Mullin restocked the Mullin family’s Little Free Library on State Route 370.

The nooks and crannies throughout the Village that often get overlooked. Today’s blog showcases the new store above The Winds.

The nooks and crannies throughout the Village that often get overlooked. Today’s blog showcases the first workshop meeting for the Yellow Springs’ Science Olympiad 7th-9th grade team.

There are now three Little Free Libraries in the village. Pictured below are the two can be found within walking distant from downtown, at 330 Dayton Street and at 310 S. High Street. The third one is hiding on the edge of town at 4300 State Route 370 and can be seen in next week’s issue of the News, or you can go check it out for yourself.

The nooks and crannies throughout the Village that often get overlooked. Today’s blog showcases the Prayer Flags that people have hanging out side their homes.

Last Friday was the Mills Lawn Spelling Bee. There were 21 students involved and they all did a fantastic job! Congrats to all of them!

Greg Ackers, a mural artist and sculptor from Delaware, Ohio, is about 40 hours into a rendering of snow owls, a dog and feathers from a massive tree stump.