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The Miami Township Fire-Rescue station is at 101 E Herman St, Yellow Springs. (Submitted photo)

Fire chief placed on administrative leave

Following a special meeting of the Miami Township Trustees on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Fire Chief Dennis Powell has been placed on paid administrative leave due to an internal complaint.

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Web Features

Woda Cooper proposes 71 low-income units for LIHTC project

Woda Cooper Companies aims to develop a three-story, low-income housing complex in Yellow Springs comprised of 71 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Monthly rents, excluding utilities, would range from $345 to $1,150.
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A high albedo

“Walking a dog in these conditions is deadly. Whilst Archie may only weigh 15 pounds, he can go from 0–60 in seconds and exert the force of a complete team of sled dogs.”
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Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to present Aizuri Quartet

The Aizuri Quartet, formed in 2012 by graduates of the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, will perform Sunday, Feb. 23, as part of the Chamber Music in Yellow Springs, or CMYS, 2024–25 season.
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Arts (archives)

Yellow Springs director brings ‘Rocky Horror’ to the John Legend Theater
The Springfield Civic Theatre will present the cult-comic musical “The Rocky Horror Show” Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 13–15, at the John Legend Theater. The production — directed by Yellow Springs’ own Lorrie Sparrow-Knapp — features a cast of Springfield and Yellow Springs actors and musicians.
Mark Lomax Quartet to celebrate ‘A Love Supreme’ anniversary at Foundry
Dr. Mark Lomax II, who performed in Yellow Springs in fall of 2023 as part of the Foundry Theater at Antioch College’s inaugural season of programming, will return to the Foundry with the Mark Lomax Quartet on Saturday, Jan. 18, to mark the 60th anniversary of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."
YS Theater Company seeks scripts
The Yellow Springs Theater Company is accepting script submissions for the 2025 annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, featuring a selection of plays no longer than 10 minutes.

Village Schools (archives)

YS Schools join statewide voucher lawsuit
Yellow Springs Schools is one of the districts that has joined the growing coalition as it works to bring a lawsuit against the state — a lawsuit that questions the wisdom, and the fairness, of using public dollars to pay for private school tuition.
School board censures member Amy Magnus
The school board’s most recent meeting Thursday, Jan. 9, included an agenda item that concerned an apology offered by board member Amy Magnus. The discussion of that agenda item ended in a 4–0 vote in favor of censuring Magnus, with Magnus abstaining from the vote.
Yellow Springs Schools are closed Wednesday, Jan. 22
The Yellow Springs Board of Education has decided to close village schools on Wednesday, Jan. 22, due to extreme cold weather.

Economy (archives)

Home, Inc. set to award $500K home-repair grants
Most grants will be up to $16,500 for projects starting in February, including accessibility upgrades, health and safety repairs and weatherization.
Local business aims for sustainable garden design
Though “design” is often considered in the aesthetic sense, local resident Molly Finch has a broader perspective on the term. That perspective is shaped by her new business, Goldfinch Garden Design.
2024 In Review | Businesses & Organizations
Several new businesses and organizations cropped up in Yellow Springs in 2024; several hit major milestones and others transitioned and expanded.

Village Life (archives)

Annual winter hike to follow Little Miami River
Naturalists with the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will lead the division’s annual 3.5-mile winter hike along the Little Miami State and National Scenic River on Saturday, Feb. 8.
My Name Is Iden | Be visible, vocal — or be erased
"No election will fix this for us. It is no longer an option to put our heads down and wait out the next four years. There will always be some sly carnival barker waiting to exploit people’s ignorance."
My Name Is Iden | The quiet between
"People are complicated. We laugh, we love, we hope but, we also cry. We bleed, we despair. We scream. All of that is beautiful."

Government (archives)

Village receives $176k grant to continue water line replacement
The Village of Yellow Springs announced earlier this month that it received $176,246 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to continue the yearslong work of replacing aging water lines throughout the village.
Village Council considers repealing economic incentive policy
According to Village Solicitor Amy Blankenship and Planning and Economic Development Director Meg Leatherman, a the Village's economic incentive policy complicates the process of new businesses, developments or nonprofits setting up shop in Yellow Springs.
A Closer Look | The City of Yellow Springs?
“What happens if Yellow Springs ever becomes a city?” It’s a question that many villagers have asked over the decades as our local population has fluctuated, our small-town economy has become ever more service- and tourism-based and as new housing developments have cropped up.

Obituaries (archives)

Monty Cox
A public Celebration of Life for Monty Cox, who died Dec. 28, 2024, will be held Saturday, April 26, at 2:30 p.m., in the Dining Room of Friends Care Community, 150 E. Herman St., Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Juliet Hennessy
Juliet “Judy” W. (Liddle) Hennessy died Jan. 10, 2025, at home in Yellow Springs. She was 97 years old.
Karen Zukowitz
Karen René Zukowitz, age 66, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family and friends, after a long battle with cancer.
Vincent Tanoh Eyorokon
Vincent Tanoh Eyorokon, 73, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2025.
Nancy Howell Koehler
Nancy Howell Koehler, died Jan. 11. She was 87 years old on Dec. 16.

Higher Education (archives)

Summit at Antioch College to envision ‘Another World’
An upcoming four-day summit hosted by Antioch College’s Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom aims to inspire students, artists, researchers, activists, organizers, educators and scholars not only to envision, but also to help create — as author Toni Morrison once told a group of collegiate graduates — “the world as it ought to be.”
Higher Learning Commission alerts Antioch College to ‘financial distress’
The News spoke this week with Antioch College President Jane Fernandes, who said of the designation: “It’s information that we have some financial work to do — that our financials are not just flowing, and now we have to make them work.”
Emerge Springs | Addiction recovery services, housing at Antioch College
Emerge offers addiction recovery services, housing and job training. It was founded by three area business owners who work in the skilled trades, and who themselves are in long-term recovery.

Sports (archives)

Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 31, 2025
The Varsity Bulldogs moved up into fourth place in the Metro Buckeye Conference following a 47–44 win against conference rivals Middletown Christian Thursday, Jan. 23.
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 24, 2025
The Bulldogs’ current conference record is 0–3, with an overall season record of 3–5.
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 17, 2025
The Varsity Bulldogs slipped to fifth place in the Metro Buckeye Conference after four losses over the last several weeks. The team’s current conference record is 1–3, with an overall season record of 1–9.