Pat Murphy, of Yellow Springs, passed away at Soin Hospital on Oct. 1, 2021, from pneumonia. He was 82 years old. A full obituary will appear in an upcoming issue of the News.

Joseph L. Dowdell, two-term mayor and longtime resident of Yellow Springs, passed away on Oct. 6, 2021, at Miami Valley Hospital, after a brief illness. He was 86.

Harold (Grinnie) Grinnell Jr., passed away quietly on Oct. 10, 2021, after a brief period of declining health. He was 97.

Pamela Elaine See-Dettorre passed on Oct. 2, 2021, due to complications of West Nile Virus. She was 76.

After being closed for over 18 months, the Antioch College Wellness Center has now reopened its doors to Antioch students.

Tonight, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 7–9 p.m., the second of two Candidates Nights will be held in the Mills Lawn gymnasium. The 2021 election candidates participating in the first event are those running for Village Council and Mayor.

On Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 7–9 p.m., the first of two Candidates Nights will be held in the Mills Lawn gymnasium. The 2021 election candidates participating in the first event are those running for Yellow Springs School Board and Miami Township Trustee seats.

Former Yellow Springs resident David R. Muffler died July 24, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn.

The McKinney Middle School and Yellow Springs High School boys and girls cross-country teams competed in two different venues on Saturday, Oct. 2.

The Yellow Springs Development Corporation has deferred its plans “to help shape the future” of the Mills Lawn Elementary School property until after the November election, when voters decide the fate of a proposed levy to build a K–12 facility at the current location of the middle/high school campus.