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• WYSO Radio to go “all-community”

  By Matt MindeApril 1, 2015

  

  On the first of this month, WYSO will begin to rely exclusively on its 1,200-plus recently-trained Community Voices Corps.

• Beaver-deceivers to beaver believers

  By Matt Minde

  

  What started out as an ecologist’s dream ended up a nightmare mired in mud, myth and misery.

• Yellow Springer starts the day with low-energy breakfast

  By Matt MindeApril 1, 2014

  

  The humble slice of toast is possibly the most energy-hungry part of a breakfast, consuming up to 1,500 watts of electricity for a good two to five minutes to brown two slices of bread. 

• ‘We’re hounded by tree loss,’ say some villagers

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Over the past few years, the loss of trees throughout the village, whether due to poor health or to make way for the progress of a growing village, has been the cause of much contention and unrest. For village dogs, however, the loss is not just cause for concern or sorrow, but a drastic impact on their day-to-day lives.

• Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise promises Village economic boost

  By YS News Staff

  

  With the announcement of the 50th anniversary of Yellow Springs Soccer Inc. comes another announcement: that Yellow Springs has placed a bid to host a Major League Soccer, or MLS, expansion team, tentatively called Springs FC.

• There’s something in the water — no, really

  By Megan Bachman

  

  One sip of Yellow Springs water and your hair dreads instantly. Is “there’s something in the water” a clever metaphor to describe the community’s spirit, or is something more sinister afoot?

• Boxing day, every day

  By Matt MindeApril 1, 2013

  

  For an arts village that prides itself on thinking outside the box, a recent newcomer is living the dream thinking entirely within the box. The packaging box, that is.

• BLOG – UFO sightings

  By Suzanne Szempruch

  

  Today’s blog showcases a hand full of pictures that have caught me off guard.

• Decline to opine: important village work outsourced

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Mirroring a recent village trend, many members of the community have begun to outsource the mining of Yellow Springs’ most precious resource.

• Potluck brings out eco-maniacs

  By Megan Bachman

  

  At a competitive community potluck, locally-grown ingredients were just the beginning.