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- ‘Green death’ and other invasives
Drew Diehl calls it “the Green Death.” Pervasive in many areas, a single non-native species of honeysuckle — Amur honeysuckle — has transformed the local landscape over the last 30 years.
- School board considers sale of land
A recently conducted land-use study of property owned by Yellow Springs Schools concluded that the district has about 23 acres of “underutilized land” that “could be considered for subdivision and redevelopment as residential properties.”
- Get a whiff of this—Awaken Essential Oils set to open
Grapefruit, sandalwood, mandarin, sweet orange, lemon, clary sage, ylang ylang and rose. The organic extractions rush to meet the senses when opening one of Stephanie Palmer’s hand-blended essential oils. She calls it “Injoy.”
- Play ball, already!— 150-year-old game finally fielded
It took 150 years to make up the game after it was rained out, but on Friday, May 31, the Cincinnati Red Stockings finally prevailed 14–7 over the local Antioch Nine on the Antioch College campus.
- Carlson renewed as YSPD chief
At its regular meeting on Monday, June 3, Village Council renewed the contract of Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson for another year.
- Growing local—Coming home to their cows
Although agriculture is Ohio’s No. 1 industry, most of what is grown in the state is not consumed here.
- Major League Baseball—Pirates jump to early lead
The clouds parted and rain stopped long enough for a beautiful opening day to the 2019 Minor League rec baseball season on Saturday, June 1.
- ‘DOROTHY LANE: a travelogue’— Smith’s artistic alchemy transforms
Louise Smith, a veteran writer and actor, therapist and Antioch College performance professor, will debut her new piece, “DOROTHY LANE: a travelogue,” on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. in the Foundry Theater’s Experimental Theater.
- Council ban on clapping, signs — Do rules violate free speech?
On January 22, Village Council chambers was standing-room only as more than 50 citizens crammed into the room, many to express their disapproval for an ongoing disciplinary process involving a local police officer.
- Designing a new jail for Greene County
A consulting firm hired by Greene County has so far come up with four possible design options for a new local county jail complex.
- Home, Inc. annual meeting speaker — A history of unfair housing
The average white family in America today has 10 times the wealth of the average black family. To longtime fair housing administrator Larry Pearl, “that’s an amazing figure,” and its cause can be traced to America’s long history of housing discrimination.
- Dress code comment spurs controversy
A woman who works in food service at the high school faces the possibility of losing her job after separate public and private social media posts came to the attention of school officials last week.
- A century of life — Toshiko Asakawa celebrates 100
On a recent Friday afternoon, Toshiko Asakawa sat at her kitchen table, eating a late breakfast of ham, eggs and toast. She refilled her cup of green tea from a small, cast iron pot. At 99 years old — just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday — Asakawa lifted the teapot with ease.
- Village is rocked by homicide
The two-punch news last week that the body of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark was found in Glen Helen Nature Preserve, followed by the announcement that his death is being investigated as a homicide, has left the community reeling and seeking answers.
- Big story fuels ‘Little Village’
Imagine a village that looks a lot like this one, but it’s entirely self-sustaining, with its own independent infrastructure, economy, governance — and a whole lot of secrets.
- A bright new spot on Dayton Street
Greene Canteen was a bright spot on a drizzly morning this past Saturday, April 20. The new eatery at 134 Dayton St. officially opened at 11 a.m., with a snip of a ribbon and a musical blast.
- Village Council — YSPD review in progress
Bob Wasserman’s career in law enforcement started in Yellow Springs where, as an Antioch undergrad, he volunteered as a night dispatcher for the YS Police Department under then-Chief Jim McKee.
- Council makes offer to VM candidate
Yellow Springs may soon have a new Village manager.After four finalists for the position visited town last week, Village Council has made an offer to one of the candidates, the News confirmed this week.
- Body in Glen identified—Villager’s death investigated as homicide
A body found Friday afternoon, April 12, in Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been identified by authorities as missing Yellow Springs resident Leonid “Lonya” Clark.
- Major gas line fix underway
A major gas line replacement project has started in Yellow Springs. Over the next eight months, nearly two miles of natural gas mains and 140 service lines will be replaced here, according to a recent press release from Vectren Energy Delivery.
- Forest Village Homes—Home, Inc. expands to rentals
How hard is it to find an affordable, accessible rental in Yellow Springs? Ask Nick Cunningham, a medal-winning Paralympic athlete and the current president of the Village’s Human Relations Commission, or HRC.
- Animated documentary at the Little Art—The tragic history of nuclear testing
On the morning of March 1, 1954, on an island in the central Pacific, the United States detonated the most powerful atomic bomb it would ever test. In less than a second, the 15-megaton blast irradiated the island chain, as well as 23 Japanese fishermen on a fishing boat.
- The social utopia of the ‘Mystic Knights’
It was during the late 1970s at an idyllic riverfront property in Clifton that a group of Yellow Springers came to form a legendary, diverse social club.
- Antioch College’s Earth Week—All are invited to ‘wade in’
A series of Earth Day-related events on the Antioch College campus next week invites the entire community to “Wade In” on environmental justice, particularly in relationship to water.
- Kyleen Downes sings — A popular musical ‘Friend’
Kyleen Downes is my friend.” More than just a T-shirt slogan, it’s an inevitable vibe that results from meeting the ebullient singer-songwriter or hearing her perform.But yes, you can get the T-shirt, too.
- Dementia friendly project ends, but effort continues
During the year-and-a-half duration of the Dementia Friendly Yellow Springs project, organizers were most surprised by the number of people who approached them to say they personally had a connection to the disease.
- Bringing mindfulness to prison
Whenever Katie Egart walks into the Dayton Correctional Institution, or DCI, she encounters locked doors.
- A page turns for Antioch Writers’ Workshop
The page has turned for a beloved local literary institution with deep roots in Yellow Springs.In a March 22 press release, the board of trustees for Antioch Writers’ Workshop announced the workshop’s closure after 33 years.
- School board—Hatert gets 3-year contract
In a special meeting Thursday morning, March 21, the Yellow Springs school board unanimously approved Jack Hatert as the new principal at Yellow Springs High School/McKinney Middle School, beginning the 2019–20 school year.
- Four village manager finalists named
At its April 1 regular meeting, Village Council released the names of the four finalists for the Village manager position.
- Yellow Springs Schools—Facilities task force begins work
An 11-member task force assigned to develop a plan for addressing local school facility needs — both now and in the future — is beginning its work by seeking opinions from the community.
- Village Council—YSPD awarded new state certification
In addition to the awarding of several commendations at Council’s March 18 regular meeting, several developments related to local policing were announced.
- County commissioners—Jail, voting machines discussed
Plans for a new jail, the purchase of new voting machines and public access to commissioner meetings were among the topics raised by local citizens at last Tuesday’s Greene County Board of Commissioners “town hall” meeting in Yellow Springs.
- Antioch College—Progress made after protest
Over the last two weeks, some Antioch College students have not been attending class to show support for student demands to change the way sexual offenses and incidents of racial discrimination are handled at the college.
- MLS students win at speech, debate
On Friday, March 8, three Mills Lawn sixth-grade students departed for their trip to the State Championship for Middle School Speech and Debate in Poland, Ohio.
- Doctors see cannabis as medicine
Last month, Villager Paul Beck came to the screening of “Weed the People” to learn more about medical marijuana.
- School Board—Superintendent search begins
At its regular meeting Thursday, March 14, the board welcomed two representatives of a Columbus-based firm that will assist throughout the process of getting a new superintendent hired before the end of the school year.
- McKinney at Power of Pen regionals
Three eighth-grade McKinney Middle School Power of the Pen writers competed in the Western Regional Tournament held at Wittenberg University on Saturday, March 9.
- A Woodstock artifact returns home
Greg “Duke” Dewey, drummer for Country Joe and the Fish at Woodstock, is loaning his drums for a special exhibit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York state.
- Village Council—Council bans clapping at meetings
No clapping, booing or displaying of signs during public comments will be allowed at Village Council meetings, according to an update to meeting rules passed this week.
- Guilty Pleasures to play, Litterally
Villager Rachel Litteral will open for Dayton band John Dubuc and The Guilty Pleasures this Friday, March 22, at the Emporium’s weekly wine tasting.
- New YSHS McKinney Middle School principal to be approved
In a special meeting Thursday, March 21, the Yellow Springs school board was expected to approve Jack Hatert as the new principal at Yellow Springs High School/McKinney Middle School for the 2019–20 school year.
- New healing arts school—Coming to grips with grief
Like many of us, Joshua Hayward knows a thing or two about grief. His wife, Esther Lail, died in 2013, which is when Hayward’s “path to suffering opened up,” he said this week.
- New delay for new firehouse
With a third round of construction bids again coming in too high, Miami Township Trustees will be returning to the drawing board for another attempt at reducing the projected costs of building a new firehouse on the south side of town.
- Antioch College—Students seek SOPP reform
Earlier this week on the Antioch College campus, students, faculty, administrators and trustees engaged in negotiations around the implementation of two campus policies.
- Diversity, inclusion efforts at the Village— Understanding implicit bias
Over the last six months, employees of the Village attended trainings to create a more inclusive and diverse work environment and improve cultural competency at the Village.
- Flu ramps up in the area
Those who think flu season is just about over are wrong, according to Ohio Department of Health Assistant Director of Communications J. C. Benton this week.
- Yellow Springs Schools—Principal candidates welcomed
In an executive session before the regular school board meeting on March 14, district Superintendent Mario Basora expects to come to a decision on selecting a new principal for Yellow Springs High School and McKinney Middle School.
- Abecedary by Mills Lawn first-graders inaugurates Gaunt award
For those who don’t know much about the life of Wheeling Gaunt, the Yellow Springs man who bought his own freedom from slavery and for whom Gaunt Park is named, there’s a handy resource out there — and it was written by Mills Lawn’s 2017–18 first-grade class.
- Launch party slated for ‘The Can Hand’— Local inventor shows can-do spirit
Local inventor presents a multi-tasking tool for the beverage wielder, a coozie worn on the back of your hand, freeing fingers for other uses.
- As markets open, Cresco has room to grow
Despite being the state’s first licensed medical marijuana growing facility, Cresco Labs of Yellow Springs last month was not granted a processing license by the state.
- YS School Board — Superintendent search begins
Following the announcement that Superintendent Mario Basora would be taking the job of superintendent of Huber Heights schools, the Yellow Springs School Board held a special meeting to authorize the hiring of Susan Griffith as a consultant to facilitate the search for a new superintendent.
- Alyce Earl Jenkins— Recognized for service, teaching
“Sometimes when I’m feeling down, I come in here and think, well, I did make a contribution to different communities at different times,” Alyce Earl Jenkins said in an interview last week. That’s quite an understatement.
- Decision pending — Meister won’t be fired
Last week, Village Manager Patti Bates confirmed that Yellow Springs Police Officer Dave Meister won’t be fired at the conclusion of the recent internal investigation into his professional behavior.
- Village Council — 62 seek Village Manager job
The process of vetting candidates to be the next Village Manager is officially underway, Council President Brian Housh reported at Council’s Feb. 18 regular meeting.
- Villager to take plastics for a ride—Recycling program slated
If you’ve ever lamented the amount of recyclable plastics that end up in your trash every week, take heart: One of Yellow Springs’ own is coming to the rescue.
- Superintendent Basora accepts position in Huber Heights
After nine years at the helm of the local school district, Yellow Springs Schools Superintendent Mario Basora will leave for the top district job in nearby Huber Heights.
- Planning Commission—MillWorks plan faces resistance
Newly laid plans for MillWorks faced vocal opposition at Planning Commission’s regular meeting last week as the body considered a zoning change to allow for a greater mix of uses at the site.
- Village Council—Policing concerns, assessment discussed
Local policing was once again a significant topic of discussion at Council’s regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 18.
- School Board—Principal selection begins
The hiring process for a permanent principal for Yellow Springs High School and McKinney Middle School was a main topic at the Yellow Springs Board of Education’s Feb. 14 meeting.
- Hearing officer conclusion—Meister violated no policies
In a decision released Wednesday, Feb. 20, pre-disciplinary hearing officer Jeffrey Hazlett concluded that Yellow Springs Police Officer Dave Meister did not violate any police department policies by not responding to a shooting in the village in early December.
- Trivia’s a-brewin’ with the Doctor
There are plenty of places in the area to play team trivia, but as usual, things are a bit different at the Yellow Springs Brewery. For one thing, there’s Dr. Dudek.
- Sneakers with a message at YSHS
During last year’s NFL season, players wore shoes decorated to promote each player’s favorite charity, bringing attention to the causes of cancer prevention, mental health awareness, clean water initiatives in Africa, and the education of low income children, among others. Hundreds of players participated, from teams that included the Cleveland Browns, the New England Patriots and the New York Jets.
- Faculty celebrates end of strike
To celebrate the end of the strike on Monday, around 200 faculty, union organizers, supporters and friends assembled at strike headquarters in the Wingate Hotel across Col. Glenn Highway from the WSU campus.
- Wright State strike ends— Faculty union hails agreement
Wright State faculty members on strike for nearly three weeks returned to their classrooms on Monday after a tentative agreement was reached between the faculty union and the WSU board of trustees late Sunday night.
- Pre-disciplinary hearing for Meister complete
A pre-disciplinary hearing for Yellow Springs Police Officer David Meister was held on Thursday, Feb. 7.
- A life serving Scouts, village
When Frances Smith was a child in Meridian, Miss., her mother pushed hard to start a Girl Scout troop for black girls. While there was no chance that the girls would be integrated into existing groups of white Girl Scouts, at the time there was not even a separate group for black girls. But Smith’s mother was determined to give her daughter the same opportunities her older brothers had, when they belonged to a Boy Scout troop for African-American boys.
- Filmmakers win Sundance honor
Yellow Springs filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar brought home one of the highest honors from the Sundance Film Festival last week. The couple received the “Directing Award: U.S. Documentary” for “American Factory,” their feature-length documentary, at Sundance, the most prestigious American film festival.
- Bulldogs take on regional academic competitions — Wins in speech, writing, world affairs
Yellow Springs students brought home a variety of extra-curricular awards in the past week, in addition to the district’s athletic accomplishments.
- Mister Omar’s Chess Academy— Yellow Springs chess team seeks new players
Right now in this peace-loving village, battles are waging in the form of a 1,000-year-old military game. No, not the animated, simulated gory gun battles of modern video games, but a noisy game of classical chess.
- Miami Township Fire-Rescue — Lifesaving squad braves thin ice
Monday, Feb. 4, was a beautiful sunny day, with temperatures in the 50s. Around 11 a.m., motivated by the unseasonable weather, David See decided to wash his Jeep’s floor mats, so he took them behind his house on Clearcreek Trail in Bath Township to hose them off. He happened to look at the half-acre pond — still mostly iced over — about 50 yards back on his four-acre property.
- MillWorks seeks zoning change — New vision for an old park
An industrial park in the village is set for transformation in the post-industrial era, according to its new owner.
- Trustees change meeting time
Miami Township Trustees moved Monday, Feb. 4, to eliminate a long-standing meeting time conflict with Yellow Springs Village Council.
- The border is here — Mauritanians fight deportation
The United States President has declared an immigration crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border, focusing public attention there, while at the same time a crisis in our own backyard goes unseen by many Ohioans.
- Dr. John E. Fleming — Dedicated to preserving history
Dr. John E. Fleming’s office at his home on Corry Street is a testament to his decades-long body of work: the walls are decorated with art by celebrated African-American artists, and his bookshelves are packed with books. Numerous plastic bins of papers and photos are neatly stacked against two walls. He sat comfortably in his office discussing his life’s work during a recent interview.
- Council to assess YSPD
Village Council continued to discuss the disciplinary process involving a local officer at its Monday, Feb. 4, meeting.
- WYSO to separate from Antioch
Local radio station 91.3 FM-WYSO will no longer be owned by Antioch College, according to college and station leaders this week.
- A closer look at the Meister investigation
The disciplinary process involving a local police officer continues this week after close to 20 villagers spoke in support of the officer at Council’s regular meeting last week.
- Figures of speech — the first Fearless Forensic Festival
Halls, rooms, chairs, nooks and crannies were filled to capacity at both the high school and grade school this last Saturday, Jan. 26, as Yellow Springs hosted its first ever speech and debate tournament, the Fearless Forensic Festival.
- School board — District fundraiser to depart
Dawn Boyer, the director of advancement for Yellow Springs Schools, is leaving her job at the end of her current contract, Aug. 1, according to a letter of resignation dated Jan. 4.
- Village Council — Music festival gets OK to play late
A local music festival will be able to rock out past 10 p.m., Council agreed at its Jan. 22 meeting.
- Artists’ lasting legacy — Miller brothers at Herndon
Now hanging at the Herndon Gallery are sketches of nudes done with the sure hand of a master draftsman, dozens of ink sketches in small notebooks documenting the travels of the artist Dick Miller and charcoal sketches of farm scenes in rural Ohio.
Meanwhile, in a small reading area, sits a desk and reading lamp along with a bookcase of the published works and favorite books of local author and longtime Antioch writing professor Nolan Miller.
- Former villager pens children’s books
Jasper Springs, the imaginary setting for Fred Rexroad’s mystery book series for children, looks a lot like Yellow Springs.
- YSPD Officer Meister faces termination
Yellow Springs Police Officer David Meister faces possible termination after Village administration alleged he may have violated policy by not responding to a fatal shooting in the village last month.
- ‘Careful man, there’s a beverage here…’ Little Art, Yellow Springs Brewery team up for ‘Big Lebowski’ event
There are two types of people: those who love the film “The Big Lebowski” and those who don’t.
- For the love of dance— Villager honored as DCDC celebrates 50 years
It was the late 1970s when villager Richard Lapedes and his wife, Maureen Lynch, went to their first performance of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, or DCDC.
- ‘Best Ice Cream’— Young’s Dairy celebrates 150 years
Coming off their recent accolades in a “Best of Dayton” survey, this weekend Young’s Jersey Dairy is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the farm and its landmark red barn on Route 68.
- Reaching out to those on the inside— Sculptor offers healing with clay
This article is the first in a series detailing the work and volunteer efforts of Yellow Springers at Dayton Correctional Insititution.
- Arguing for speech, debate
Here’s a psychological tip for feeling more confident: Stand with your feet apart, hands on hips — Superman style — for five minutes.
- Keeping it traditional— Guitarist Mark Babb brings the blues
Villager Mark Babb is living in the past, at least musically. His influences are people like Blind Blake, Rev. Gary Davis, Leadbelly and Robert Johnson, from nearly a century ago.
- WSU faculty move closer to strike
Wright State University faculty this week took a step closer to going on strike in a continuing contract dispute with university administration.
- Aahar India burns, plans to rebuild
Aahar India, the local Indian food truck at 101 S. Walnut St. next to the Corner Cone, burned Saturday evening, Jan. 5.
- Senior apartments— Council passes first reading to rezone
At its first meeting of the year, Council voted to rezone a local property to accommodate a 54-unit affordable senior apartment building.
- New Meister investigation launched
The Village of Yellow Springs initiated a new investigation into Officer Dave Meister last month, the News learned this week.
- Cresco readies first harvest for dispensaries
The inaugural harvest of close to 400 cannabis plants was completed a few days before Christmas at Cresco Labs in Yellow Springs, and its medical marijuana products will soon be available to dispensaries around the state.
- From ‘Vampire Diaries’ to ‘Blue Book’ — YSHS alum Malarkey’s new role
Within the first few minutes of “Project Blue Book,” a new show premiering next week on the History Channel, villagers watching may recognize two familiar sights: the ubiquitous acronym “WPAFB” emblazoned on an aircraft hangar, and the face of Michael Malarkey.
- Antioch College steps up diversity, inclusion
The reality of a relatively robust percentage of students from diverse backgrounds living together on a small campus can make for a uniquely challenging college experience, according to Antioch leaders. And those leaders, including faculty, staff and students, are aiming to help students address those challenges.
- Village Council — Senior apartments vetted
Questions about the impact of a proposed apartment building on Village infrastructure, area traffic and local seniors were addressed at Village Council’s final meeting of the year on Dec. 17.
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