Yellow Springs lost an additional 7.3 percent of its population in the last decade, continuing a 40-year population plummet.

• Women’s History Month Songwriters’ Round returns

  By YS News StaffMarch 25, 2026

  

  Four local musicians spanning generations in age will take the stage at Little Art Theatre for the second annual Women’s History Month Songwriters’ Round.

• YS Development Corp. mulls over future of downtown buildings

  By Reilly DixonMarch 24, 2026

  

  At YSDC’s last meeting, Tuesday, March 3, the group — composed of eight voting members, two staffers and five ex-officio members — mulled over the potential that lies ahead for 252 and 254 Xenia Ave.

• Three-day road closure on U.S. 68

  By Reilly DixonMarch 23, 2026

  

  Beginning Tuesday, March 24, a stretch of U.S. 68, about six miles south of downtown Yellow Springs, will close for three days. The closure — by Brush Row Road and Great Council State Park in Oldtown — will go into effect at 8 a.m., and will be in place through late Thursday.

• Community dance concert set

  By YS News StaffMarch 19, 2026

  

  The annual Valerie Ann Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert is set for Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, in the gymnasium of John Bryan Community Center, 100 Dayton St.

• Cello quartet to perform

  By YS News Staff

  

  Galvin Cello Quartet will perform Sunday, March 22, for the last regular concert of the Chamber Music in Yellow Springs 2025–26 season. The 4 p.m. performance will take place in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, 314 Xenia Avenue.

• A deeper dive into Yellow Springs’ high water bills

  By Reilly DixonMarch 16, 2026

  

  Here in Yellow Springs, the average village household is charged about $94 per month, according to data from the Village metering and billing departments.  Speaking with the News earlier this month, Village Manager Johnnie Burns said the reason behind that discrepancy can be traced back to local decision-making from decades ago

• Open Air Village eyes home-based move

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 13, 2026

  

  Beginning this summer, Open Air Village expects to relocate to a home on President Street, provided the Village approves a zoning variance that would allow the Gays to operate an in-home child care program there.

• Muenchau-Peterson sentenced to life

  By YS News StaffMarch 12, 2026

  

  Yellow Springs resident Frederick Dane Muenchau-Peterson was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his father and beloved villager, Frederick “Doc Pete” Peterson.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | By the pricking of my thumbs

  By Guest Contributor

  

  “Every time it warms up a bit, I consider turning the water back on but then I check the weather forecast only to discover a week of temperatures below freezing.”

• Art auction to benefit Senior Center

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The Ageless Art Auction will be held Thursday, Feb. 19, 6:30–9 p.m., at the Mills Park Hotel. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door.