Tommy Moore, 7, is a home run king. When he comes to the plate he requests that we raise the tee as high as it will go.

Talks by Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Mead, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Cesar Chavez, Abbie Hoffman and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Poetry readings by Alice Walker and Maya Angelou.

This past weekend, patrons of the arts and admirers of nature were able to “ooh” and “ahh” for the same reason.

Barbara Louise (Hicks) Hardman, beloved mother and grandmother and dear friend, passed away at Friend’s Care Assisted Living on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Rain and baseball is never a good combination, and that continues to be the case with the local recreation leagues.

A memorial service for Lorena Hyde, wife of Dr. Carl Hyde, will be held in the manner of Friends (Quakers) at Rockford Chapel on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 3 p.m.

“I’m not much into making a big deal about it,” said Lamar Spracklen, owner of the Yellow Springs Country Bed and Breakfast. “It’s not bothering anybody.

Margaret Potts passed away peacefully in her home in Yellow Springs on July 18.

Five new teachers were introduced to the school board and community at last week’s regular meeting of the Yellow Springs Board of Education. The board approved one-year contracts for the teachers for the upcoming school year.

The Yellow Springs Aquatic Club swam against Oakwood at home last week and enters the summer championships this weekend.