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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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