As the new academic year approaches, the Antioch School — the local independent day-school for pre-K and elementary school-aged children — is planning to open its doors, and its many windows, for in-person classes this fall.

It’s high summer, and the restored prairie at Glass Farm is in full, glorious bloom.

The Miami Township Board of Zoning Appeals gave the green light Thursday night, Aug. 6, to comedian Dave Chappelle and his team to continue presenting shows at a rural property off Meredith Road.

The 90-year-old local independent theater, the Little Art, reopened two weekends ago after being closed for more than four months.

Exactly two weeks to the day after the Village of Yellow Springs mandated face masks in downtown Yellow Springs to slow the spread of COVID-19, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced masks would be required in public across the whole state.

Ruth Elizabeth Farmer Bent died on July 31, 2020, while sleeping peacefully in her favorite chair, in the home she and Tony built in 1960. She was 94 years old.

In a specially called meeting Saturday morning, July 25, the Yellow Springs school board unanimously approved a plan to restart the 2020–21 academic year online, with instruction to be presented by district teachers.

Award-winning comedian and actor Dave Chappelle’s weekend comedy shows are not within the parameters of the zoning code, forcing the property owner to seek a temporary usage variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals.

In this week’s article, the third in the News’ current series, “Facing Race,” we take a closer look at the interplay of race and representation in the village, based on interviews with six Black villagers in elected and other leadership roles locally.

Antioch College President Tom Manley will step down next June, at the end of his five-year contract. A search for Antioch’s next president will begin this fall.