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Tibet Bazaar was one of three Kings Yard businesses broken into in the early hours of Sunday, June 15. (Photo by Reilly Dixon)

BREAKING | Multiple downtown Yellow Springs businesses broken into

Several downtown Yellow Springs storefronts were robbed overnight, with some shop owners returning to work Sunday morning, June 15, to find broken glass and stolen money.

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Web Features

Planning Commission recommends Council’s approval for Windsor apartments

The group voted unanimously to recommended Village Council approves Windsor’s plans to build a 96-unit apartment complex at the site of the Antioch College Student Union, as well as a 43-unit, senior-based apartment complex in the Charles F. Kettering building.
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Water and ink — Lucky Bunny helps Village open pool

Repairing a public pool pump is no cheap endeavor. So, to help offset the costs and to move the pool’s opening along, the artists at Lucky Bunny Tattoo Club chipped in $1,000.
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Second annual documentary award honors Julia Reichert

To honor Reichert’s legacy, the Yellow Springs Film Festival and PNC Bank in 2024 created the Julia Reichert Award, a $3,000 short film prize to be given to an emerging female documentarian.
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Arts (archives)

Mad River Theater Works’ world-changing show
Mad River Theater Works youth summer residency program participants will perform “Everybody Wants to Change the World” Friday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the Foundry Theater.
Film Review | New schemes from the king of twee
"For the second week in a row, “The Phoenician Scheme” continues its run at the Little Art this weekend, and if you’re at all starved for symmetrical eye candy and over-the-top assassination attempts, buy the ticket and take the ride."
Yellow Springs artist fights trans erasure
In June — Pride Month — villager Iden Crockett unveils “Gender X,” an exhibition featuring gender-nonconforming artists, hosted by Bentino’s Pizza.

Village Schools (archives)

School board honors district retirees
“We are losing such an incredible cohort of staff and educators this year,” school board President Rebecca Potter said. “Having an impact on others at such a formative age, an impact that they’ll never forget — the teachers and staff members who are retiring have done just that.”
School leaders urge against budget cap
The budget bill — passed by the Ohio House in April — will, if passed by the Senate as written, affect Ohio’s public school districts by eschewing the Fair School Funding Act, which aims to address the state’s overwhelming reliance on local property taxes to fund public schools.
Huber hired as new Mills Lawn principal
YS Schools announced yesterday that it has hired Becca Huber as the next principal for Mills Lawn Elementary School, beginning Aug. 1.

Economy (archives)

Pick a banjo, any banjo
Yellow Springs newcomer Geoff Hohwald owns and operates The Banjo Warehouse — the headquarters for his online sales business and where he conducts one-on-one picking and plucking instruction.
Short Street to close for summer
Village Manager Johnnie Burns' vision is to restrict the road, which connects Xenia Avenue and South Walnut Street, entirely to pedestrian use — a public space for residents and visitors alike to gather, eat and lounge.
Windsor to return to Planning Commission with 96-unit apartment proposal
Last month, the developer had requested Planning Commission’s approval for a 128-unit apartment complex; when met with sizable public pushback on the density of the proposal, Windsor went back to the drawing table to come up with a plan for fewer units.

Village Life (archives)

The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Busy as a bee
"The whole place needs a good sweep, and it looks like being a fair day today so I can open both doors and the one functioning window to let the air move through the house. Stink bugs are everywhere so a bit of a purge is required."
BREAKING— Wamsley successfully swims English Channel
To cheers and a blaring horn from her support team and boat crew, local resident Amy Wamsley stepped onto the shore near Calais, France Friday, June 13, having successfully swum the 21-mile stretch of the English Channel in 16 hours and 56 minutes.
Strawberry Fest — A long, strong community tradition
As it heads into its 72nd anniversary, First Presbyterian Church’s annual Strawberry Fest remains one of the longest-running community events in the village; it returns Friday, June 13, 6–9 p.m., on the church grounds.

Government (archives)

Neighbors sound off on proposed 84-acre annexation
At public meetings on Monday, June 2, a group of residents who live on and near the section of East Enon Road south of the high school came before the public bodies to express their concerns about potential annexation of nearby land into the Village of Yellow Springs.
Miami Township Trustees talk finances, upcoming levy, solar
At their regular meeting Monday, June 2, the Miami Township Trustees discussed Township finances, a renewal levy that will go before voters in November and a recent public meeting about utility-scale solar.
AT&T contractors conducting structure inspection in village
AT&T contractors will be conducting a simple inspection throughout the village for the next few days.

Obituaries (archives)

Betty Lou Burton
With love and gratitude, we honor the beautiful life of Betty Lou (Givens) Burton, who passed away at 89 on Feb. 3, 2025.
June Thiessen Allison
June Thiessen was born June 2, 1938, in Hepburn, Saskatchewan, to parents Peter and Eva.
William ‘Bill’ Rue Evans
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, William “Bill” Rue Evans passed away at the age of 95.
Barry Dillon
It is with a wounded heart I write of my brother, Barry Dillon’s passing.
Ryan T. Botkin
Ryan T. Botkin, 44, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2024, as the result of a tragic automobile accident involving a drunk driver.

Higher Education (archives)

Antioch College’s financial distress designation removed
Good news came down for Antioch College last week: The Higher Learning Commission has removed the financial distress designation it assigned to the college in November 2024.
Antioch College to host presentation from Narwhal Divers
Based in San Francisco, Narwhal Divers creates access and safer spaces for trans and queer people interested in scuba diving.
‘Loving is Key’ | Antioch College celebrates Bayard Rustin, Coretta Scott King
Set in a rural midwestern community in the aftermath of the vandalism of a public mural, “Loving is the Key” reenacts excerpts from the speech that Bayard Rustin delivered at Antioch College on April 6, 1965, and Coretta Scott King’s 1982 Antioch College commencement speech.

Sports (archives)

Bulldog Sports Round-Up | May 23, 2025
For the first time since 2019, the Yellow Springs High School girls team won the Metro Buckeye Conference Track Championship.
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | May 16, 2025
"The depth of the girls team was strongly evident with second-place finishes by Liliana Herzog (100 hurdles), Tiger Collins (high jump) and the 1600-meter relay team of Elise Bongorno, Herzog, Hapgood and Violet Matteson."
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | May 9, 2025
"The Yellow Springs High School boys and girls track teams avoided the rain last Friday night at the Mechanicsburg Invitational. The girls squad finished in third place among the eight team field while the boys earned a fifth-place finish."