To commemorate the International Day of Peace and the Dayton Accord, Peace Dayton will sponsor events through Sept. 29 in Dayton and surrounding communities.

The fifth annual Cyclops Festival was a success; drawing artists, musicians, craftspeople, and food vendors from all around to showcase their merchandise and talents. Local and non-local festival attendees enjoyed DJs, music, handcrafted wares, sizzling provisions and local beer, all on a beautiful fall day.

Gosh darn it!

Registration is now open for the second annual Yellow Springs 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Antioch College, to be held Saturday, Sept. 26, 8–11:30 a.m.

Richard Thomas Phillips, age 82, of Yellow Springs, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Kettering Medical Center.

September 10, 2015 Bulldog sports round-up

At their Aug. 24 meeting, Village Council members agreed on three steps to move forward on local economic development. The steps were in response to a presentation by Assistant Village Manager John Yung on “Ideas and Strategies for Economic Prosperity,” which Yung also described as “reflections after seven and a half months in Yellow Springs.”

Last month, the News introduced 10 of 13 new Yellow Springs Schools teachers and aides. This week, as students finish their second week of classes, we profile the final three school staff members who are new to the village this year.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Barbara L. Hardman (“Nurse Barb”) is planned for Sunday, Sept. 13, 3 p.m., in the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College.

Now in its 15th year, the Antioch University doctorate degree in leadership and change has graduated about 170 men and women who are schooled in leadership in the context of the historic Antioch values of racial, economic and social justice.