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  • Join Senior Center in taking “10 Million Steps”

    By YS News StaffSeptember 18, 2016

    All are invited to participate in a community walk to raise fall prevention awareness on Sept. 22.

    The Senior Center will sponsor a “10 Million Steps to Prevent Falls” walk on Thursday, Sept. 22, and the community is invited to attend.

  • 2016 Blues Fest to honor Faith Patterson

    By Carol SimmonsSeptember 15, 2016

    The AACW Blues, Jazz & Gospel Fest returns to the village this weekend with diverse performances and activities. At the heart of this year’s festival is a community memorial service for Faith Patterson, the festival’s founder and a beloved Yellow Springs community member who died in January. Patterson will be honored at 3 p.m. Saturday on the 2016 festival grounds at the John Bryan Center. Here, she is pictured watching her son, musician Nerak Roth Patterson, perform at the festival in 2006. (News archive photo by Robert Hasek)

    Remembering, honoring and celebrating the life of teacher and community organizer Faith Patterson will be at the forefront of this year’s AACW Blues, Jazz & Gospel Fest, the music festival she founded here in 1997.

  • Pop culture

    By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 8, 2016

    Justin and Jennifer Stafford of Oakwood, kneeling and at right, and their daughter, Harper, left bottom corner, were among the bubble-lovers who visited Yellow Springs on Sunday to take part in the annual Bubblefest. (Photo by Diane Chiddister)

    Yellow Springs annual Bubblefest was held on Sunday, Sept. 3. The event brought hundreds of visitors for hours of soapy diversion.

  • Still seeking justice for Crawford

    By Diane Chiddister

    John Crawford III

    In this final article of the series, “Justice for John Crawford,” the News will address the current status, two years after Crawford’s death, of remaining legal efforts around the case, the effect of the shooting on local activists, and reflections from Crawford’s father.

  • Annual 9/11 Stair Climb to return

    By Lauren ShowsSeptember 7, 2016

    The Miami Township Fire-Rescue will host the annual 9/11 Stair Climb event this Saturday, Sept. 10 at Antioch College.

  • The Hunger Games – YS Farmers Market

    By Aaron ZaremskyAugust 25, 2016

    You can find an assortment of fresh, local food at the Yellow Springs Farmers Market, in the parking lots next to the Corner Cone and Kings Yard on Winter Street.

  • Guns and grand juries up for reform

    By Diane Chiddister

    Walmart stores sell their guns behind glass, as pictured above. The Beavercreek Walmart, where John Crawford III was killed two years ago, previously sold air rifles off the shelf, but no longer sells the rifles, according to a store associate. The Xenia Walmart, however, continues to sell air rifles; a recent visit to that store counted 24 varieties of the rifle sold off the shelf. (Photo by Diane Chiddister)

    Fifth article in this series: In Ohio, the public outcry following the police shootings of John Crawford III and Tamir Rice, as well as the growing national dialogue on policing and criminal justice, has led to a variety of recommendations for structural reform in the criminal justice system.

  • Explore history of village schools on walking tour

    By YS News StaffAugust 22, 2016

    The Union School House is one of several historic school buildings in Yellow Springs, which will be explored on a walking tour guided by YS Heritage on Aug. 27. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Yellow Springs Heritage will lead a walking tour of the historic schools of the village on Saturday, Aug. 27, beginning at 1 p.m.

  • Explore big trucks up close at ‘Touch-a-Truck’ event

    By YS News StaffAugust 20, 2016

    Big trucks and other equipment will be available for close inspection at the "Touch-a-Truck" event on Aug. 27.

    The Village of Yellow Springs invites kids of all ages to come out on Saturday, Aug. 27, to the “Touch-A-Truck” event.

  • 36th annual Book Fair on Saturday

    By Diane ChiddisterAugust 19, 2016

    The annual Yellow Springs Book Fair takes place Saturday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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