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.

“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold. Burst pipes and a new sediment filter set me back $600. I hope I can maintain the house above freezing through February and early March, but we will have to see.”

“amuse-bouche” — a new exhibition centering the creative accomplishments of Antioch College’s staff and faculty — opened Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Herndon Gallery.

“Their presence signals that the environment is healthy enough to support these creatures, which they in turn help to maintain through their regulation of prey populations.”

“I will head out to the Hall and get a fire going, then will travel back and forth to keep an eye on both Karen and the fire.”

“Several dozen villagers and students from Yellow Springs High School and Antioch College assembled at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to protest Operation Desert Storm, which began in full mid-January 1991.”

“This is why we bought Patterdale Hall, so we can exist in the now and enjoy every second of it.”

Local author Jo Ann Kiser’s new novel, “A Young Woman from the Provinces,” unspools a journey to the self, the only reliable home that is everyone’s birthright.

“Ice skating on DeWine’s pond was made possible by last week’s cold weather. Above: Saturday’s all-day-long hockey battle was photographed against a background that includes Whitehall.”

Writing a diary can be extremely helpful to putting your thoughts in order. As things go down on the page you begin to realize what is important and what isn’t.