Antioch College held a mostly virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 26, for the 12 graduates of the Class of 2021.

Thelma Ross passed away at home with family Wednesday, June 30, 2021. She was 94.

The 10-Minute Play Festival celebrated its 10th year with this season, offering up seven plays by local and national playwrights.

We all have just experienced one of the most devastating and seemingly never-ending global pandemics that will be remembered for the rest of our lives. So, I ask again: How are you feeling?

“Down to Earth,” a new monthly column, will concentrate on environmental issues related to the village, embedded in the understanding of climate change, the need for community resilience and sustainability, and the restoration of native habitat.

In spite of the heat last Saturday, June 26, villagers and out-of-towners alike gathered in celebration of the 10th Annual Yellow Springs Pride Parade, which toured many neighborhood streets before making the grand pass up Xenia Avenue. The crowd was estimated at 3,000, cheering on approximately 20 participating vehicles.

For over 30 years, the Village of Yellow Springs has prided itself on its Village Mediation Program, whose goal is helping residents of the village and Miami Township transform conflict into understanding. This year, the program will continue serving the community under new leadership.

After three years, the Wheeling Gaunt sculpture is nearing completion. Anticipating a September unveiling, Village Council heard about plans for the sculpture’s placement in a downtown park at its June 21 regular meeting.

100 years ago: 1921 — Boat stolen. “NOTICE: The parties who have taken the boat off Bryan Park Lake are known, unless it is returned at once prosecution will follow.” Read more News from the Past, as compiled by contributing writer, Don Hollister.

As New York City audiences went back inside theaters last weekend, the first show on the docket was the premiere of a new documentary set in Yellow Springs.