Articles by Lauren Shows
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.
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YS School District talks ‘State of the Schools’
District enrollment is up from last year, breaking a several-year trend of declining student numbers; there are currently 634 students being educated in the district, with 436 being residents and 198 open-enrolled.
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World House Choir inspires election hope
The World House Choir will perform “Hold On/Hold Hope” Saturday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m., at the Foundry Theater.
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Demolished Yellow Springs home sheds light on Ohio law
“The Dohns spent a year designing what they called their ‘dream home’ on East Center College Street, and the contractor they hired broke ground on the home in September 2023. It was expected to be completed by June 2024.”
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Miami Township Trustees hire consultant to improve fire department
Fred Kauser, a firefighter of 40 years and former Mifflin Township fire chief, now serves as a fire instructor, lecturer, trainer and consultant, as well as a professor and researcher with a master’s degree in labor and human resource management and a Ph.D. in workforce development and education.
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Fundraiser aids local resident
After a life-changing cancer diagnosis, 74-year-old Phyllis Braun told the News that she continues to love and trust in the healing process, even as she steps into the unknown.
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Locals sound off on Issue 1
Village Council approved a resolution on Monday, Oct. 7, in support of Ohio Issue 1, and encouraging citizens to vote “yes” on the proposed constitutional amendment — the latest voter-led attempt at addressing the issue of gerrymandering in the state.
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Schools respond to tree concerns
Those traveling on East Enon Road in the last week will have noticed some changes to the landscape at McKinney Middle and YS High schools: A number of modular buildings have been delivered to the edge of the campus, and many trees previously on the property have been removed.
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‘The Language of Dolls’ to be staged at Foundry Theater
“The Language of Dolls” will be performed Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for youth and Antioch College students.
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Yellow Springs High School presents ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
“The Two Gentlemen of Verona” will be performed Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 17–19, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m., at Turner Studio Theater, located at 300 S. Fountain Ave. in Springfield.
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First Presbyterian Church to evict bats
The recent discovery of bats living inside the historic 19th-century building has curtailed the use of the church’s sanctuary by both its congregation and the wider community.
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