Although they were invasive and well past their expected lifespan, the eight Callery pear trees that were lifted from the downtown last week will be missed.

James “Jake” French Lehrer died suddenly in Asheville, N.C. after a brief illness. He was 62.

Locals who need help will soon have a “digital case manager” to connect them with the right resources.

Village of Yellow Springs

Last Thursday evening Miami Township Fire-Rescue held a ceremony for newly trained fire fighters as well as new inductees to the squad.

Last month marked my fifth anniversary of working at the News. Since then, I’ve been thinking about writing a blog to commemorate this particular milestone.

The Yellow Springs School District this morning decided to close village schools because of significant snowfall overnight, making roadway travel unsafe.

In this month of November, local businesses need as much support as we can muster. Downtown is in the midst of an extensive streetscape renovation and the disruption will have depressing effect on “Black November” without our presence.

Villagers Keith Doubt and Kevin McGruder will read from their original works this Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at Blue Jacket Books in Xenia.