“Yellow Friday,” Yellow Springs’ alternative to Black Friday, had a festive air thanks to sidewalk music, longer shop hours and free horse-drawn cart rides.

Many villagers, families and friends who took part in last Thursday’s Community Thanksgiving at the First Presbyterian Church.

At Monday night’s Village Council meeting, Council began a discussion on the long vexing topic of how best to maintain adequate village sidewalks, after receiving a recommendation from two of its members that the Village not move ahead with a repair project that had been estimated at $4.8 million.

Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, 7 p.m.

Village of Yellow Springs

Mary E. Corry died on Nov. 24, 2016, at Friends Care Center, surrounded by her family, at the age of 101.

Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio

Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio

When Mary Stukenberg became interim director of the Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center last November, she stepped into a tough role at a tough time.

Some local volunteers believe they see the level of financial need among villagers rising this year, while others believe the level of need has remained constant. But these volunteers all agree that there are people in Yellow Springs who are struggling to make ends meet.