“This modern slave patrol is barging into homes, busting out windows, kidnapping workers from restaurants, barging into private spaces with all the violence they can muster, with bad tempers and prejudices holstered in their belts.”

“The volume of responses we received was vast — more than any year in the 16 I’ve been with the News, at least — so we’ll keep sharing them throughout this month.”

“We continue with our third installment of readers’ favorite Yellow Springs memories this week, and hope they bring some warmth to the winter chill.”

“It will remain below freezing for three more days and then we get a reprieve. I’ll continue lighting fires at the Hall, but am unlikely to stay out overnight because of the toilet situation.”

The box is the result of a collaboration between the YS Police Department, local resident Emma Robinow and Odd Fellows Lodge #279, and is designed to safely collect prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and even vitamins.

The Bulldogs girls varsity team faced off against conference rivals Calvary Christian on Thursday, Jan. 8, ultimately falling to the Spartans 52–15. Individual stats for the match were not reported.

Good news is brewing: On Friday, Jan. 23, members of the YS News staff joined the crew at Yellow Springs Brewery as the local beer-meisters began production of an upcoming new batch.

Rentals, employment, cars, garage sales and more! Find it all in this week’s classifieds in the Yellow Springs News.

The Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking public input for safety improvements at the intersection of U.S. 68 and Fairfield Pike — about five miles north of Yellow Springs municipal limits. 

Bernice A. Kirk, age 93, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, departed this life Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.