Tickets are still available for the Little Art Theatre’s weekend-long celebration of the 2011 Academy Awards.

The Yellow Springs Public Library hosted a valentine-making event for children last Friday afternoon.

At the annual convention of the Ohio Newspaper Association the Yellow Springs News won awards in 10 categories, including for general excellence — the top prize among all weekly papers in its circulation category. See what the judges had to say about the News and read the winning stories.

School food may be wanting, but it is astonishing to think that anyone could come up with a meal plan to feed a bunch of hungry kids with picky tastes for under two bucks fifty a meal.

Growing up in Iran in the 1950s and ’60s, local resident Farzaneh (Behjati) Mader experienced some discrimination based on her adherence to the Bahá’í faith. But the Iranian Revolution had changed the country beyond recognition, especially for the Behjatis.

The YSHS theater program has inspired Lauren Westendorf and Donovan Berends, so the duo is holding a musical review featuring songs from Broadway musicals to raise money for the program as their senior project.

Wilma E. Rilling

John Spariosu memorial

With a healthy cash carryover, the Yellow Springs district should be “judicious” about decisions to eliminate staff and cut benefits, which could end up hurting the district more than helping, the teachers said.

Girls varsity end losing streak The girls varsity basketball team ended their losing streak at Emmanuel Christian last week before dropping to Miami Valley at home on Friday and adding a victory at Jefferson on Monday. Their record is now 6–12 (4–6 in the conference). A win over divisional foe Emmanuel Christian, 58–49, ended the […]