It is with deep sorrow that the Blackman family announces the transition of beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, David Edward “Ed” “Sonny” Blackman.

Darrell D. Dawson, son of the late J. Dudley and Leona Dawson, of Yellow Springs, died on July 2, 2018, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 78.

Overcrowding, crumbling infrastructure and infestations of birds and rodents were among the concerns raised by Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer during a June 27 meeting hosted by the James A. McKee Group in Yellow Springs to discuss plans to build a new Greene County Jail. 

Friends Care Community is currently implementing a new program to aid residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia — by helping them express themselves through art.

Faeries and asses, music and magic, enchantment and engagement all come together this weekend as the Yellow Springs Theater Company mounts the final performances of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Yellow Springs PorchFest, a day of music celebrating community and local musicians, is being planned for Saturday, Oct. 6.

The Dayton Area American Field Service Council, or AFS, is looking for families in Yellow Springs interested in sharing their homes and culture with a foreign exchange student during the 2018–19 school year.

Beginning next week, Megan Bachman will be the new editor of the local paper. Bachman is taking the place of Diane Chiddister, 68, the editor for the last 12 years.

Barbara Broemmelsiek Carroll passed away at Friends Care Community Assisted Living, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on July 1, 2018. She was 97.

Nine villagers spoke in support of Cpl. David Meister, a local police officer facing discipline charges, at Village Council’s July 2 meeting.