The Safety Patrol was on the scene at a morning drop-off at Mills Lawn Elementary earlier this school year. (Photo courtesy of Yellow Springs Schools)
School board considers new times for school day
Having settled this first-of-the-year business, Superintendent Terri Holden later opened discussion about another proposed timing change: a later start for Mills Lawn students and an earlier one for YS Middle and High School students beginning next school year.
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New highs for county bird count
Flocks of keen-eyed hikers, veteran birders and pedestrian ornithologists fanned out across 48 Greene County sites on Saturday, Jan. 3, with a straight-forward mission of logging every bird they saw.
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Yellow Springs Development Corporation purchases downtown buildings
YSDC, a quasi-governmental nonprofit and community improvement corporation, bought the adjoining properties from the trustees of the estate of the late Bob Baldwin for $630,000 — money loaned to YSDC from Yellow Springs Community Foundation.
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Executive Director Montgomery to retire from Friends Care Community
This week, after more than eight years leading the nonprofit Friends Care Community, Executive Director Mike Montgomery is stepping out from behind the desk one last time, officially retiring from the position Friday, Jan. 9.
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Arts (archives)
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Young thespians stage ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’
“The Diary of Anne Frank” is set to run its final two performances Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16 and 17, after an opening performance Thursday, Jan. 15. -
Little Art launches new documentary series
Little Art Theatre has announced a new artist-in-residence initiative, debuting this month with Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker Steven Bognar and artist-filmmaker Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli. -
Concert to offer warmth in ‘midwinter’
“In the Bleak Midwinter” with Marna Street, violin, and Barbara Leeds, piano, will be performed Saturday, Jan. 10, beginning at 3 p.m., in Herndon Gallery at Antioch College. Admission is free.
Village Schools (archives)
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A campaign for YS Schools
On Tuesday, Dec. 2 — Giving Tuesday — YS Schools officially launched its capital campaign, which aims to raise funds for some aspects of the facilities upgrades project currently underway at Mills Lawn and Yellow Springs Middle and High School. -
Reichert to retire from Yellow Springs Schools
A Yellow Springs graduate, JoFrannye Reichert served the district as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional before being hired as the full-time music teacher for Mills Lawn in 2007.
Economy (archives)
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Yellow Springs Pharmacy ‘here for long haul’
After an unexpected closure that lasted two days earlier this week, Yellow Springs Pharmacy is "going nowhere," staffers told the News on Friday. The location will maintain its regular hours of Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. -
YS Development Corp. poised to close on downtown buildings
Right around the turn of the new year, the Yellow Springs Development Corporation is expected to close on the purchase of two downtown buildings: 252 and 254 Xenia Ave. -
Card program aims to keep dollars local in Yellow Springs
The Yellow Springs Community Foundation and the YS Credit Union are joining forces to launch a new program aimed at incentivizing locals to spend more of their dollars in town.
Village Life (archives)
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Village to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day — march cancelled, indoor program still on
The annual march through downtown, which was scheduled to step off at about 9:45 a.m., has been cancelled due to chilly temperatures in the forecast. The indoor MLK Day programming will continue as planned at 11 a.m. in the Bryan Center gymnasium. -
Yellow Springs Senior Center eyes former lumber yard
Yellow Springs Senior Center leaders are eyeing the former lumber yard at 108 Cliff St. as a potential site for the organization’s long-planned new building — a possible shift away from a Livermore Street parcel the Senior Center purchased two years ago. -
My Name Is Iden | Alone in the dark
"Living with PTSD is like being a kid who is afraid of the dark. People can’t understand why you’re scared, what you’re scared of or what to do to help you in those moments of darkness."
Government (archives)
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2025 In Review | Government
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New Miami Township Trustees board settles in
The Miami Township Trustees began their first meeting of the new year Monday, Jan. 5, by swearing in Trustee Chair Marilan Moir for her second term and newly elected Trustee Lori Askeland for her first. -
Electrical fire at Lawson Place home
Just after 2 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, a resident at 11 Lawson Place noticed that an outside wall of their home had caught fire and called 911. According to Fire Chief James Cannell, MTFR firefighters were “on the scene within five minutes.”
Obituaries (archives)
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Marcia Lee (Nelson) Greer
Marcia (Nelson) Greer was born in Xenia, Ohio, on Nov. 3, 1938. -
Edmond Henry Vernot
Edmond Henry Vernot, 100, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2026. -
Sonia Barreiro Cawood
Sonia Barreiro Cawood, 86, died peacefully Dec. 30, 2025. A longtime Yellow Springs, Ohio, resident, she was born Feb. 17, 1939, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and came to the United States to attend school in Midway, Kentucky, at the age of 13. -
Thomas Williams ‘Kimathi Asante’
Thomas Williams, Kimathi Asante, died suddenly of heart failure Dec. 1, 2025 in Toledo where he resided. -
Matthew Adam Grote
Matthew Adam Grote, of Carlisle, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 19, 2025, at the age of 65.
Higher Education (archives)
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Varlotta takes the helm at Antioch University
When Lori Varlotta took office as the 23rd president of Antioch University on Aug. 11, she jumped right into getting acquainted with Yellow Springs. -
New term, new students at Antioch College
For the 2025–2026 academic year, Antioch enrolled 115 degree-seeking students, down from 121 last fall. Of those 115 students, 42 are new to Antioch, 70 are continuing students and three are returning, or re-admitted. -
Antioch College steps in as Job Corps future uncertain
Earlier this summer, Antioch College flew 11 young people from the Job Corps program to Yellow Springs, enrolled them in a summer academic program, and gave them dorm rooms, a meal plan, on-campus jobs and a path to pursue four-year degrees.
Sports (archives)
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Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 9, 2025
The varsity boys bowling team returned to the lanes Monday, Jan. 5, with a decisive 2,203–843 win over Jefferson High across two regular games and a Baker game. -
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 2, 2025
The Bulldogs girls varsity team suffered a defeat away on Thursday, Dec. 18, falling 44–24 to Miami Valley School. Individual stats for the game were not reported.
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Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Dec. 19, 2025
The boys bowling team added another win to their season on Wednesday, Dec. 10, defeating Trotwood 2,108–1,407 across two regular games and a Baker game.
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