The cast and crew of the middle and high school winter play: The Brothers Grimm Spectaculation,” successfully mounted four performances of the madcap show last week.

Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.

“I’ve been writing this diary for two years now. Putting my thoughts down has been enjoyable, and documenting this time of my life is kind of fun. I’m slowing down.”

Susan Lee Gartner, aged 64, passed away on May 27, 2024, in the adorable village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, where she had spent over 20 happy years immersing her artistic nature in the small town’s famous flair for the arts.

Patricia Gaile High was born in Dayton, Ohio, to George and Mildred High on Feb. 28, 1942. She was the oldest of their five children.

A capacity crowd was treated to a collaborative holiday concert Monday evening, Dec. 16, in Westminster Hall at the First Presbyterian Church.

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Over the last few years, the Fairborn Scholastic Chess Club’s founder, Tony Mumford, has expanded its reach to village youth, and he now operates the Yellow Springs Chess Club, introducing a whole new generation to the love of the game.

The annual community Kwanzaa celebration will be Saturday, Dec. 28, beginning at 6 p.m., in the John Bryan Community Center gymnasium.

For a decade, local nonprofit Story Chain has worked to connect loved ones who can’t physically be together through the power of the voice. Since its founding, the Yellow Springs-based nonprofit has run successful programs at Dayton Correctional Institution, and in Greene, Montgomery and Clark County jails.