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Features
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State budget spares schools, housing
Late Monday, June 30, Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s $60 billion, two-year budget and issued a slate of 67 line-item vetoes — including several that will, for now, keep YS Schools and public school districts across the state from major financial upheaval.
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WYSO, Neenah Ellis receive public media awards
The WYSO news team recently returned from Kansas City, Missouri, where the team received one first-place and three second-place awards from the Public Media Journalists Association, or PMJA.
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Meet the new Miami Township fire chief, James Cannell Jr.
James R. Cannell Jr., a seasoned firefighter with more than three decades of experience at the Columbus Division of Fire, began Monday, June 30, what is planned to be a year-long tenure at the helm of Miami Township Fire-Rescue.
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Tecumseh Land Trust secures Dell Farm
Last week, local farmland conservation nonprofit Tecumseh Land Trust announced that the group secured an easement on 36 acres of land near the intersection of state routes 343 and 370, less than two miles east of Yellow Springs limits.
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‘Peace, Love and Perfection’ at Crome Architecture
With art rooted in the Black experience, and meditating on the past and present, Yellow Springs newcomer Joshua Whitaker will debut his works on Thursday, July 3, in a new installation at Crome Architecture, located at 604 Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs.
Village Council
Featured Photos
June 27
Features
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My Name Is Iden | Celebrate what?
“The Fourth of July is a celebration of freedom — not a celebration of the hope of freedom, not the promise of freedom, and certainly not the illusion of freedom.”
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The return of the Magi(cicada)
“This year, we have only a smattering of periodical cicadas in town, but they increase in abundance as you head south toward Cincinnati. These are members of Brood XIV.”
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2025 Perry League Season | Season opens with joy, minus game
The longest day of the year arrived with about as idyllic a summer evening as you could imagine. We got to enjoy warm weather, sunny skies and a terrific game of T-ball at Gaunt Park.
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Villagers launch Civil Discourse Pilot Program
This summer, local organizers hope to help chart a constructive path with the launch of the Civil Discourse Pilot Program, an initiative designed to foster more thoughtful dialogue by modeling civil discourse through a series of public events.
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PTO supply drive expands
This year’s supply drive continues the PTO’s tradition of providing free school supplies to families who need them, but also introduces a new option for all Mills Lawn families to order bulk school supplies through the PTO.
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Small budget, big premiere
The Little Art Theatre will host the premiere of “A Light Amidst Ashes,” an independent feature written and directed by 20-year-old Dayton-based filmmaker Rose Combs, on Thursday, July 3.
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Growing Yellow Springs
At a recent work session, Monday, June 23, Village Council members and Village staff mused over the practical limits of growing the physical boundaries of Yellow Springs, as well as the population within.
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YS Chamber of Commerce seeks Fourth of July funds
At Village Council’s June 16 meeting, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Phillip O’Rourke approached the group to apprise members of the need for additional partners to fund the fireworks, which cost $10,000 annually.
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News from the Past: June 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
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Black bear spotted in Yellow Springs
After several reported sightings in the region and county, a young black bear made its way to Yellow Springs on Saturday, June 28.
Featured Photos
June 20
Features
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Former Village staffers audited by state
On Tuesday, June 10, Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber implicated several former Village officials in a finding for recovery of nearly $20,000, which had accrued as a consequence of the Village’s failure to pay federal tax withholdings on time.
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Sister Trillium celebrates one year
After a year in their brick-and-mortar space, Sister Trillium is preparing to celebrate with a First Anniversary Art Show and Silent Auction, set for Friday, June 27, 6–9 p.m., at the YS Brewery’s Barrel Room.
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Township Trustees appoint new fire chief
The Miami Township Trustees voted unanimously during their regular meeting Monday, June 16, to appoint James R. Cannell Jr. as fire chief to head up Miami Township Fire-Rescue.
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Antioch College Reunion returns with community events
The annual Antioch College Reunion returns Thursday–Sunday, July 24–27. This year’s theme, “Antioch and the Arts,” includes a number of events open to the wider community.
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‘Feel It All’ with Yellow Springs-based GravityWorks Circus
The local aerial arts school will present “Feel It All,” its second ensemble performance, Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 29, at 2 p.m., at the Foundry Theater on the Antioch College campus.
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2025 Perry League Season | Rain? What rain?
The all-volunteer Perry League program is noncompetitive, free and open to children aged 2–9, regardless of their race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, spiritual inclination or practice, ability or disability. We meet every Friday, June through July, at Gaunt Park, 6–7:30 p.m.
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Documentary highlights Wheeling Gaunt sculpture
“The Wheeling Gaunt Sculpture Project,” a 21-minute film documenting the creation of the village’s tribute to local 19th-century philanthropist and formerly enslaved man Wheeling Gaunt, will be screened Saturday, June 21, at 2 p.m. at the Little Art Theatre, followed by a Q&A moderated by Kevin McGruder. Admission is free.
Village Council
Obituaries
Featured Photos
June 13
Features
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My Name Is Iden | Live the riot
“On June 28, 1969, the police raided The Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. It wasn’t the first time they had done this, but that night, the patrons stood up determined to make it the last.”
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2025 Perry League Season | Season opens with joy, minus game
This year’s opening night, Friday, June 6, presented a new first for many of us: the first time we started the season without a game of T-ball.
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15 to graduate from Antioch College
On Saturday, June 21, 15 students will graduate from Antioch College — an auspicious number of degrees to be conferred, as the college is also celebrating 15 years since the hiring of Mark Roosevelt as president in 2010, leading to the school’s reopening in 2011.
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A podcast for the art-curious
Last week, folks tuned into WCSU-FM Jazzy 88.9 during Thursday’s evening drive-time would have heard a voice familiar to many in the village floating through the airwaves and from their speakers.
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Flood ravages Glen Helen
An estimated three inches of rain fell in a single hour that night, according to Glen Helen Executive Director Nick Boutis, causing the Yellow Springs Creek to rise suddenly and surge over public trails and walkways.
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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.
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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.”
Obituaries
June 6
Features
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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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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yellow Springs Juneteenth celebration set
The community is invited to join the Coretta Scott King Center at Antioch College and the Yellow Springs Juneteenth Committee for the Yellow Springs Celebration of Peace and Unity on Thursday, June 19, at Antioch College.
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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.
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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.
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UFO/alien costume contest to precede ‘ET’ film screening at Little Art
A UFO and alien costume contest will precede a screening of “ET the Extra-Terrestrial” at the Little Art Theatre on Friday, June 6.
Obituaries
May 30
Features
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News from the Past: May 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
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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.
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Invasive spotted lanternfly spreads in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it has expanded the state’s quarantine area for the spotted lanternfly to six additional counties in northeast and northwest Ohio.
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Good buds at The Joynt
Equal parts head shop and consignment boutique, The Joynt opened its doors last month at 124 Dayton St., the site of the former Import House, which closed after 39 years this March.
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Agraria grows slow and steady
Over the last two years, Agraria has steadily rebuilt its operations, maintaining a steadfast volunteer base to continue working the farm and restart its educational programming.
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10-Minute Play Festival returns this weekend at new location
The annual 10-Minute Play Festival, produced by the YS Theater Company, returns Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, beginning at 7 p.m. each evening.
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Low-income housing project not selected for funding
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s recent announcement means that plans to build a 60-unit apartment complex — one that would have provided rentals for individuals who fall between 30% and 80% of the area median income — are now stalled indefinitely.
Featured Photos
May 23
Features
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New business— Fun and fashion at Funky Flamingo
The Funky Flamingo, a new store featuring plus-size women’s clothing, men’s and women’s accessories, Italian leather bags and a variety of unique finds, opened this month at 108 Dayton St.
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Rescinding previous offer, Township Trustees now commit $50k to land trust
The Miami Township Trustees again turned discussion at their recent regular meeting Monday, May 19, to setting aside funding to help local nonprofit Tecumseh Land Trust fund conservation easements on farmland just outside the village on Dayton-Yellow Springs Road.
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Still hungry?
The “Who’s Hungry?” program started out with meals once a week and grew to twice a week, and has since fed hundreds of local folks at no cost. Expenses have continued to rise, however, and the program is in need of donations.
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Get stuck at Vytality Blu Health and Medspa
Located at 888 Dayton St., suite 111, Vytality Blu was launched by area residents Paul Adongo and Jennifer Phillips late last year with a simple goal — to make Yellow Springs residents healthier in body and mind.
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Villagers sound off on proposed apartments at Antioch College
Responding to sizable public dissatisfaction regarding the 128-unit density on the two acres at the Antioch College student union site, Windsor CEO Alex Dorsey proposed, near the end of the most recent Planning Commission meeting, a reduction to 96 units at that location.
Obituaries
Featured Photos
May 16
Features
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Villager to swim English Channel
Yellow Springs resident Amy Wamsley will soon begin her journey toward becoming only the second Ohio woman since the 1970s to attempt swimming the English Channel.
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Exhibition at Foundry Theater highlights local guaranteed income program
Currently on display at the Foundry Theater is a collection of photos and text outlining the experiences of participants in YSEQUITY, the YS Community Foundation’s guaranteed income program.
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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.”
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Ohio budget bill targets affordable housing funds
HB 96 includes a provision that would eliminate a requirement for counties to contribute 50% of county recorder fees to the state’s Ohio Housing Trust Fund — a central state funding source that supports affordable housing opportunities and services for low-income residents.
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Donnell Land to return this weekend
Organized by comedian and local resident Donnell Rawlings, the four-day event blends comedy, community spirit, outdoor fun and — this year — support for comedians in need.
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Clifton buildings get makeovers
Renovations are now underway at the Clifton Opera House and the nearby 153-year-old Clifton Union Schoolhouse, both projects funded by the state’s One Time Strategic Community Investment Fund.
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The Badgers hang up the hammer — YS Hardware to close
Over those 98 years, the hardware store — first Deaton’s, then Downing’s and later Yellow Springs Hardware — has only changed hands four times, and all the while, it’s been the downtown outlet for bits and bobs, birdseed and bolts, chess matches and chit chat.
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Executive order threatens WYSO funds
That executive order, titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” could mean Yellow Springs-based NPR member station 91.3 WYSO loses $300,000 in expected funds for its upcoming fiscal year.
Village Council
May 9
Features
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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.
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‘Shut Up & Write!’ at the Emporium
When it comes to tapping in with the creative muses, some call it an exercise, some a challenge, and some a job. Sometimes all that is required is the right environment.
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Miami Township Trustees commit $127k to Tecumseh Land Trust
Ultimately — with a 2–1 vote — the three-member board approved a resolution to set aside $127,419 from its general fund to be used “for the exclusive purpose to fund [the trustees’] commitment to partner with the Tecumseh Land Trust to acquire conservation easements on all or part of the township parcels referred to as the [Welch] Farm.’”
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Story Chain’s newest connections
Launched in 2014 by village resident Jonathan Platt, Story Chain’s mission is to give inmates in area correctional facilities the opportunity to read children’s books aloud to their own kids — albeit from some distance, and from behind bars.
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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.
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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.
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Letter carriers to host food drive
The National Association of Letter Carriers will host the annual Stamp Out Hunger® national food drive Saturday, May 10. During their regular routes that day, letter carriers will collect nonperishable food donations left near residents’ mailboxes.
May 2
Features
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Something wonderful
“But now it is the tail end of the semester; students are nervous, especially the ones that are potentially off to medical school. If they don’t get the required grades their hopes are dashed and that is a big blow psychologically.”
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MVECA to merge with Miami Valley Communications Council
In the next two months, the Miami Valley Educational Computer Association, or MVECA, is set to merge with the Miami Valley Communications Council, a municipal communications and IT organization from Centerville.
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Tuvergen Band ‘gallops’ to the Foundry Theater
The band’s name holds special significance, connecting its trio of members — Tamir Hargana, Naizal Hargana and Brent Roman — to their music’s roots in Mongolian culture, for which horses are central figures in history, mythology and, naturally, its folk music.
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‘Last Warmth’ — A love letter to School Forest
This month, a new documentary — helmed by and starring School Foresters themselves — debuts, giving local residents a behind-the-scenes look at the School Forest Club’s work tending the forest from seedling to tree, and every stage in between.
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Miami Township Trustees dispute Tecumseh Land Trust funding
During an often fraught two-hour special meeting Tuesday, April 29 — which was attended by about two dozen local residents — the Miami Township Trustees discussed at length both the possibility and the fiscal feasibility of funding conservation easements for local farmland preservation nonprofit Tecumseh Land Trust.
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Public infrastructure on ballot in May 6 election
If passed, Issue 2 would amend the Ohio Constitution to allow the state to issue bonds or other obligations to finance or assist in public infrastructure projects at the local level — including here in Yellow Springs.
April 25
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Down to Earth | Native plants support ecosystem
April is officially recognized as Ohio and National Native Plant Month to bring awareness to the importance of native plants for sustaining biodiversity.
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YS Community Foundation grants funds to autism resource center
The Yellow Springs Community Foundation has recently granted funds for a new outing van to Roads to Recovery, an autism resource center nonprofit making avenues to support and resources for those with autism more accessible.
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Life after assisted death
The day the News spoke with Thomas Macaulay was almost a year to the day after Ardis Macaulay’s death. Very early on the morning of March 28, 2024, Ardis chose to die on her own terms, with her husband present.
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News from the Past: April 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
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Violinist Pogačnik to perform at Antioch College’s Herndon Gallery
Slovenian violinist Miha Pogačnik will perform Thursday, May 1, at the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College, bringing his unique blend of music, social engagement and innovation to Yellow Springs.
Village Council
Obituaries
Featured Photos
April 18
Features
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The Spring(s) | DeWine’s perspective
“Growing up as I did just down the street from Gov. DeWine’s family home, I share with him (as well as many of you) the very special experience of community that comes from having spent my formative years in the village.”
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Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to host 40th annual competition
Chamber Music in Yellow Springs will present its 40th annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles on Sunday, April 27, beginning at 4 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church.
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Yellow Springs Earth Day celebration set for Sunday
The YS Earth Day and Community Habitat Celebration will be 1–4 p.m. Sunday, April 27, on the YS Senior Center-owned lawn at the corner of East North College and Livermore streets.
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‘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.
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School board wrestles with federal mandate, funding concerns
At their Thursday, April 10, meeting, school board members and district administrators discussed a federal directive and impending state legislation that could impact the funding of local schools if they are enacted.
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Have a laugh with ‘The Works’
“The Works,” an eight-part play by local playwright Robb Willoughby, will be performed Fridays and Saturdays, April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3, at First Presbyterian Church; each show begins at 8 p.m. The performance will run about 90 minutes.
Village Council
April 11
Features
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | On pinschers and poplars
“A yellow-bellied sapsucker sounds like a made-up name — like a great-crested fad gadget, but I shall bow to greater knowledge, even though the ever-useful ‘Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America’ is at my right hand.”
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Yellow Springs News named ‘Newspaper of the Year’
For excellence in journalism, design and advertising, the News was named “Newspaper of the Year” in its division at the Osman C. Hooper Non-Daily Newspaper Competition, presented by the Ohio News Media Association.
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PFLAG YS, coming soon
A group of local residents told the News last week that they’re establishing a new satellite affiliate of PFLAG, a national nonprofit that aims to provide support for the LGBTQ+ community — particularly young people — in Yellow Springs.
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Young’s Jersey Dairy to host annual Easter egg hunt
On Sunday, April 20, Young’s Jersey Dairy will host its annual Easter egg hunt as it has for the past 41 years, but with a change.
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“The Music Man” takes the stage this week
“The Music Man,” the district’s upcoming all-school musical — involving young thespians from kindergarten through 12th grade — will be staged Thursday and Friday, April 17 and 18, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 19, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., at the Foundry Theater.
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County beekeepers to hear arborist talk
The Greene County Beekeepers Association will host Mike Connor, speaking on “Trees for Bees,” Tuesday, April 15, at 7 p.m., at Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. 2nd St., Xenia.
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Antioch School to honor Peggy Erskine at Spring Community Celebration
The Antioch School will hold its Spring Community Celebration Sunday, April 13, 2–4 p.m., with a special presentation at 2:30 p.m. The event was made possible with the support of the YS Community Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, Mad River Theater Works and 91.3 WYSO.
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Fundraiser event to aid local swimmer’s English Channel goal
The Saturday, April 12 event — which will feature live music as well as raffles — is intended to help fund local resident Amy Wamsley’s goal of swimming the English Channel, about which the News has reported in the past.
Obituaries
Featured Photos
April 4
Features
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The tale of Muggins, the black bear in Clifton Gorge
“While Muggins’ story is now one for the ages, her life as a captive bear in the public eye, from her Canadian origins to her tragic end … is one we shouldn’t forget.”
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YS Film Festival Mini-Fest to return
The YS Film Festival will hold its second annual Mini-Fest this month; the Mini-Fest debuted last year as a prelude to the second annual full festival event.
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‘Olde Wrestling’ heads to Foundry Theater at Antioch College
On Friday, April 11, the “Olde Wrestling Extravaganza” will debut for Yellow Springs a motley lineup of period-specific wrestlers — mustachioed pugilists, crooked politicians, masked luchadores, strongmen, moonshiners, sad clowns and others.
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Celebrate Greene County History Month with ‘Museum in a Box’
On Tuesday, April 8, the Yellow Springs branch of the Greene County Public Library will host a program for ages 7–12, presented by the National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, on the life of Hallie Quinn Brown.
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Yellow Springs residents organize “The State of Healthcare” town hall
A group of Yellow Springs precinct captains for the Greene County Democratic Party have organized a town hall — based around the theme “The State of Healthcare: Stories from the community” — to be held Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m., at the Foundry Theater.
Obituaries
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March 28
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Review | Kiser’s resonant ‘Sunday People’
“On Sarvis Mountain, as everywhere, stories tightly bound together remain each teller’s own. Eastern Kentucky’s parochial and progressive characters honor and defy stereotype, living interesting, human lives.”
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My Name Is Iden | Where Anne went
“The danger to transgender people in this country is real, and the need to stand up and fight alongside us is urgent. We are a small group. We need our allies.”
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News from the Past: March 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Life’s what you make it — celebrate it
“I now feel like walking Archie rather than just hiding under a pile of tissues while watching Crufts dog show. I hope the little Jack Russell terrier wins best in show; it’s a very sweet little firecracker of a dog.”
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Dealing with death, once a month
“Discussing Our Own Death” meets on the third Saturday of each month, 3:30–5 p.m., in the Senior Center Great Room; meetings are announced in the News’ “Local Events” column and on the Senior Center’s website, ysseniors.org.
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Eye on the Economy | Yellow Springs business owners respond to inflation, tariffs
How are our small-town shops, stores and services weathering this economic moment? To what extent have rising costs fallen on the consumer — villager and visitor alike? And what, ultimately, can be done to mitigate the worst effects?
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Gronbeck formally sentenced to five years probation
Former Yellow Springs physician Donald Gronbeck was formally sentenced to up to five years probation Friday, March 21, in Greene County Common Pleas Court.
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Senior Center to host tai chi, qi gong classes for all
Master Gao Sen — a nine-time world champion in wushu (martial arts) and a seventh-degree black-belt master in tai chi, qi gong and wushu — will offer two free trial classes Sunday, March 30, at the Senior Center.
Obituaries
Featured Photos
March 21
Features
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Felker retires ‘Poor Will’s Almanack’ on WYSO
WYSO announced this month that the final episode of “Poor Will’s Almanack,” a weekly program hosted by local resident and writer Bill Felker, will air Tuesday, April 1.
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Emporium to host 2 of Clubs House Party
The Emporium will host the 2 of Clubs House Party on Friday, March 28, during the weekly wine tasting; the event is brought to the village by producer, singer and rapper Michael Breslin, of 2 of Clubs, who has held a number of similar events in the Dayton area.
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Little Art to host intergenerational songwriters’ round
Sharon Lane, Kyleen Downes, Dawn Cooksey and Rhue Buddendeck will perform an intergenerational musical showcase at the Little Art Theatre on Wednesday, March 26 — just a few days before the end of Women’s History Month.
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Holden to retire; Winston named next superintendent
After what will be seven years at the helm of YS Schools, Superintendent Terri Holden will retire from service in May next year. Megan Winston, current principal of Mills Lawn Elementary School, will step into the position upon Holden’s retirement.
Village Council
Obituaries
March 14
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Annual dance and performance concert slated
The annual Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition will be presented Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, beginning at 7:30 p.m. each evening, at the Foundry Theater.
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Yellow Springs Porchfest to return this September
According to a press release received by the News this week, Porchfest has found a new home under the care of the YS Arts Council, supported by a grant from the YS Community Foundation.
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Chamber Music in Yellow Springs season continues with Akropolis Reed Quintet
On Sunday, March 23, Chamber Music in Yellow Springs will present the 2025 Grammy-Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet at First Presbyterian Church.
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Mad River Theater Works mixes it up
Mad River is leaning into bringing these and other varieties of performances to the village in the future — including two events set for this month.
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Public records detail complaint against fire chief
One allegation against Miami Township Fire-Rescue Chief Dennis Powell is he called an employee to dissuade them from discussing payroll issues with or in the presence of trustees following a newly established pay scale at MTFR.
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Summer Street Fair applications now open
The YS Chamber of Commerce announced this week that applications are now open for vendors, service providers and entertainers who wish to participate in this year’s summer Street Fair, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 14.
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Even with a new dining room, Miguel’s Tacos keeps on truckin’
Parked in Kings Yard behind Asanda Imports at 230 Xenia Ave., the Miguel’s Tacos food truck now connects to a newly renovated and furnished dining room, allowing patrons to take Miguel’s Mexican fare and street tacos, well, off the street.
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Gathering to talk village trust, discourse
Participants will engage in discussion about community values and trust and how to develop stronger collaborative relationships across differences. Child care will be available, and refreshments will be provided.
Obituaries
Featured Photos
March 7
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Yellow Springs sophomore to be honored on Reds field
Collin Goebel, a sophomore at Yellow Springs High School, will be recognized at the Cincinnati Reds-Pittsburgh Pirates game on Sunday, April 13.
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Town Traffic | A closer look at Hyde Road and U.S. 68
The number of recent collisions at the intersection of Hyde Road and U.S. 68 — just beyond Yellow Springs limits — has sparked concern from News readers, who have wondered: How bad is the intersection? And if it’s bad, what can be done about it?
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Traditional Irish band Lúnasa heads to Foundry Theater
As part of the Foundry Theater at Antioch College’s ongoing season of programming, traditional Irish music quintet Lúnasa will take the stage Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.bit.ly/4ik9nGk.
Village Council
Obituaries
Featured Photos
February 28
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New on 91.3 WYSO: Haitian-American stories
“Haitians in the Heartland” is a new series produced at WYSO 91.3 as a collaboration between WYSO’s Eichelberger Center for Community Voices and Springfield’s Haitian Community Alliance.
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | True romance
“As a scientist in Britain, I would often busily spend the day not understanding anything at all, failing to get reproducible data, breaking things and swearing. I would often do all of this in the dark, as I used light-sensitive chemicals.”
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Survey helps plan for future Yellow Springs Schools Preschool
The district’s preschool program survey is available online at http://www.ysschools.org/preschool-survey through March 31. All responses will remain confidential and will be used solely to guide the planning process for the Yellow Springs Schools Preschool.
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YS Police Chief Burge breaks down 2024 stats
The yearly state-of-the-department presentation included aspirational three-year goals for the local police force, data on last year’s 911 calls, department awards, funding initiatives, community survey results and general incident statistics.
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Mayor Pam hanging up the hat
After nearly eight years of being the village’s mayor, Conine — who often goes by “Mayor Pam” — is hanging up her top hat. Conine announced earlier this month that she won’t seek reelection this year.
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‘Women’s Voices Out Loud’ event set
“Women’s Voices Out Loud,” an annual community event uplifting women’s stories through spoken word, visual art and musical performances, will be Saturday, March 8, International Women’s Day.
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News from the Past: February 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
February 21
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Local artists ‘hold space’ at the Winds Cafe
Locally based artists Rachel Meyer and Shauna Schramke teamed up this past month to present “Holding Space,” a joint art installation on display at The Winds Cafe until March 2.
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Board of Zoning Appeals approves LIHTC density, parking variances
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Village Board of Zoning Appeals granted Columbus-based Woda Cooper Companies — the Village’s selected developer for the LIHTC project — approval for its variance application to exceed the housing density limit, and reduce the parking space requirement for a proposed 71-unit affordable housing development.
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Gronbeck pleads ‘no contest’ to patient abuse, neglect
Donald Gronbeck, 44, of Bath Twp., was arrested in October 2022 and indicted on 50 criminal charges in connection with sex crimes allegedly committed between 2018 and 2021 when he worked at the now defunct Yellow Springs Primary Care, Inc., and Kettering Health’s Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek.
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Local musicians to bring experimental ‘In C’ to the Emporium
The Emporium will host “Neutrals and Friends” — a dozen or so musicians from in and around the village — for a performance of renowned minimalist composer Terry Riley’s ever-changing work “In C,” as well as other compositions, during the weekly wine tasting Friday, Feb. 28, beginning at 7 p.m.
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District breaks ground on facilities upgrade projects
The $55 million project includes renovation at the Mills Lawn campus and a combination of renovation, demolition and new construction at the East Enon Road campus of McKinney Middle and YS High schools.
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February 14
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School board approves second censure against Magnus
The school board held a brief special meeting Friday, Feb. 7, with the only two agenda items being the rescission and replacement of a censure the board approved in January and the approval of a second censure.
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‘Village Voices’ event series at Senior Center open to all
Max Mullin will present “Demystifying AI” as part of the monthly “Village Voices” series Thursday, Feb 20, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Yellow Springs group focuses on immigrant rights
Yellow Springs Community Coalition for Immigrant Support began meeting in late December, and is set to host a teach-in event Saturday, Feb. 22, at the library. The event aims to educate local residents on immigrant rights and how to help neighbors who may be at risk.
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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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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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February 7
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Creating Space | Dayton Poetry Slam welcomes all
This is the first in a profile and interview series from the perspective of News columnist Iden Crockett that aims to highlight people who work in the arts in the Miami Valley, with a focus on those who create space for women, BIPOC and queer creatives.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Free bus rides set all day Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day
Ohio Loves Transit Week is Feb. 10–14, and Greene CATS Public Transit is celebrating Ohio Loves Transit Day, Friday, Feb. 14, with free rides all day, thanks to an anonymous sponsor.
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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.
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January 31
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News from the Past: January 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Tecumseh Land Trust to host annual sugar shack tour
Tecumseh Land Trust, or TLT, will host its annual sugar shack tour event at Flying Mouse Farms on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2–4 p.m. Tours will begin at 2, and continue at 20-minute intervals, starting at the TLT office on Whitehall Farm, 4633 U.S. 68 North, where sugar shack visitors are asked to park.
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January 24
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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.”
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Villager Joan Chappelle honored with MLK Peacemaker Award
A warm gathering of several hundred local residents in the John Bryan Center gym Monday, Jan. 20, marked the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr Day celebration in Yellow Springs.
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Online posts raise concerns over privacy, transparency
A group of messages shared in a local Facebook group earlier this month has raised questions, both broad and specific, about transparency and ethics within public bodies and the separation of public identities from private ones.
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January 17
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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.”
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A cheeky pint
“A very common and significant part of British life, the cheeky pint plays a key role in keeping people sane during trying times.”
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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.
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Village mourns ‘Doc Pete’
Yellow Springs reeled Saturday, Jan. 11, upon learning that it had lost a beloved member of its community: Frederick Peterson, Psy.D., known as “Doc Pete” for his work as a clinical psychologist, and as a friendly, welcoming presence to those who crossed his path.
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YS Community Food Pantry next open Jan. 23
The YS Community Food Pantry, located at Central Chapel AME Church, 411 S. High St., is open 2–4 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month.
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Tin Can Economy | Huddled masses
“Climate migration is nothing new. The International Displacement Monitoring Centre estimates that an annual average of 21.5 million people were forcibly displaced each year by weather-related events — such as floods, storms, wildfires and droughts — between 2008 and 2016.”
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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.
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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.”
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More LIHTC questions than answers at school board meeting
At the center of the fraught discussion was the ongoing, intergovernmental initiative to build a 30- to 50-unit low-income housing development on the district-owned Morgan soccer fields.
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January 10
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Miami Township Trustees settle first-of-year business
With deep snow on the ground throughout Miami Township that night, the Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the new year Monday, Jan. 6. At the forefront of the meeting’s agenda was the handling of first-of-year business.
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Police chief responds to downtown thefts
Two thefts took place at downtown businesses at the turn of the new year and spurred the Chamber of Commerce to send out a word of advice to local business owners late last week: Keep an eye out and take security precautions.
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A beloved and well-fed community
On the third Saturday of each month, there’s a kind of family meal at First Presbyterian Church. The Beloved Community Project, which hosts the free monthly meals, considers anyone who crosses the threshold to be family — come on out, no questions asked, and you’ll be fed.
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Truitt Fitness for every body
In the coming months, lifelong villager and personal trainer Kyle Truitt is resolving to roll out more weekly fitness classes, train more local athletes, build his ever-growing clientele and, as always, keep his hometown healthy and moving — all this in a new space.
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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.
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January 3
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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.
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | In-between days
“As we drift through the wilderness that is this time of year, I have a little time to reflect. Archie and everybody else are asleep, all the pots are clean, and I’m working on my second cup of tea.”
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185-acre farmland for sale in ‘greenbelt’ around Yellow Springs
All three tracts are zoned agricultural and are beyond Yellow Springs’ urban service boundary — that is, beyond the reach of municipal utilities. They are subject to the provisions of Miami Township’s zoning regulations, which require minimum lots of three acres and lot frontage of 300 continuous feet.
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Celebrate unity, Haitian Independence
The Haitian Community Alliance, or HCA, is sponsoring a “Celebration of Unity” event, to be held Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Metropolis of Springfield. The event, which is free and open to all, will feature Haitian food, performances by Haitian singers and dancers and Yellow Springs’ own World House Choir, and panelists who will speak on Haitian history.
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