BREAKING | 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 14.
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Village Council | March 4 Meeting
In his Manager’s Report, Burns told Council that development of the future 90-home subdivision, Spring Meadows, is on schedule.
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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.
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‘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.
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EXTENDED COVERAGE | March 14 homicide upheaves Yellow Springs
Miami Township Board of Trustees | Tax rate reduced, grants pursued
Yellow Springs Hardware to launch concert series, pilot classes
2024 OHIO PRIMARY RESULTS | YS Schools substitute levy fails
Seniors say ‘yes, and…’ to life
Man arrested in connection with March 14 homicide
Arts (archives)
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
Village Schools (archives)
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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.
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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.
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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.
Economy (archives)
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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.
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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.
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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.
Village Life (archives)
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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.
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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.
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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.
Government (archives)
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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.
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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.
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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.
Obituaries (archives)
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Connie Vang
Connie Vang was a beautiful and beloved mother to everybody she met.
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Marcella Sampson
Marcella A (Mayo) Sampson, age 93, transitioned into eternal rest and peace on March 18, 2024, in the presence of her loving and caring daughter Marcia.
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Laurel Paster
Former Yellow Springs, Ohio, resident Laurel Paster passed away peacefully in January, just two months shy of her 100th birthday.
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Don Gasho
Don “Senior” Gasho was born Jan. 2, 1940, and raised on the family farm of his parents, Merle and Gertrude Gasho.
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Donald ‘Don’ E. Williams
Donald “Don” E. Williams, age 89, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away on March 12, 2024, at Upper Valley Medical Center, surrounded by family.
Higher Education (archives)
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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.
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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.
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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.
Sports (archives)
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Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Feb. 2, 2024
The boys varsity team triumphed over East Dayton Christian at home Tuesday, Jan. 23, winning 54–19.
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Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Feb. 9, 2024
Though the McKinney Bulldogs fell 12–45 to rivals Dayton Christian on Thursday, Feb. 1, the girls finished their season on a high note with a 20–19 win against Dominion on Saturday, Feb. 3 — a major victory for both the season and for the team’s last several years.
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Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 26, 2024
The McKinney Bulldogs girls team weathered “another tough game” Thursday, Jan. 18, according to Coach Rena Balzer this week, falling to Middletown Christian, 7–42, at home.
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