Lauren Shows was born to a preacher and a preacher's wife, and spent the majority of her earliest childhood years rollin' 'round the bible belt, to end up in Panama City, Florida. After graduating from Florida State University in Tallahassee, she spent the next several months in existential crisis, making lattes for snowbirds and spring-breakers, before moving to Kentucky to get an MFA in writing from Spalding University. A chance meeting at Spalding landed her in Yellow Springs. She was graciously hired by the News, though her only previous dealing with newspaper publication was in third grade, when she wrote a story about a bunch of skeletons rising from the dead on Halloween, which was printed in the Owenton News-Herald. Lauren enjoys cheese, giant squid, and Michael J. Fox.

• Miami Township Trustees broach levy, zoning changes

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 3, 2025

  

  Miami Township Trustees discussed an upcoming Miami Township Fire-Rescue levy at their most recent meeting Monday, Sept. 15, with the trustees highlighting the renewal as a major item on the Nov. 4 ballot.

• School board considers new middle school name

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 25, 2025

  

  At the most recent school board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, Superintendent Terri Holden announced plans to recommend that the district change the official name of McKinney Middle School next month.

• Little Art Theatre’s Songwriters Round series continues

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 23, 2025

  

  Live music will return to the stage at Little Art Theatre Wednesday, Sept. 24, with the second iteration of the Songwriters Round series — this time featuring one of the Little Art’s own.

• Elder Stories | Bruce Grimes’ 64 years of ‘Clayworks’

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 20, 2025

  

  In the brightly lit 220 Gallery in Cedarville’s Student Center, a small fraction of work representing villager Bruce Grimes’ 64 years as a pottery artist are currently on display as part of a retrospective show, entitled “Clayworks.”

• Yellow Springs mayor to join Women’s Hall of Fame

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 18, 2025

  

  The Greene County Women’s Hall of Fame announced its 2025 inductees, which include one well-known name in the village — Yellow Springs’ own Mayor Pam Conine.

• Yellow Springs Community Library aims for more teen engagement

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 16, 2025

  

  When Alyssa Troquille took over as youth services librarian just shy of two months ago, she said she felt emboldened to get a message out to village teenagers: That this is their library, too, and she wants to give them a chance to shape how it works for them.

• After a long wait, Porchfest returns to Yellow Springs next weekend

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 12, 2025

  

  After a year off, Yellow Springs Porchfest will once again turn porches, patios and lawns into stages on Saturday, Sept. 20, from noon to 7 p.m.

• Miami Township Trustees say ‘no’ to 84-acre annexation

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 10, 2025

  

  Before a room full of East Enon Road residents on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Miami Township Trustees unanimously voted not to approve an agreement with the Village of Yellow Springs to annex 84 acres of land on East Enon Road into Village limits.

• NAMIWalks to step off in Yellow Springs

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 5, 2025

  

  On Saturday, Sept. 6, John Bryan Community Center will be the starting line for a first-time event in Yellow Springs: NAMIWalks, a fundraiser for the nonprofit NAMI Clark, Greene and Madison Counties (NAMI CGM), which provides mental health services for residents across the three counties.

• A new school year begins

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 4, 2025

  

  The YS Board of Education held its most recent meeting Thursday, Aug. 14, right on the heels of the first day of school for the 2025–26 school year. Before the board were discussions of the new year ahead, including changes to traffic around both campuses.