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.

• Fundraiser event to aid local swimmer’s English Channel goal

  By Lauren ShowsApril 10, 2025

  

  The Saturday, April 12 event — which will feature live music as well as raffles — is intended to help fund local resident Amy Wamsley’s goal of swimming the English Channel, about which the News has reported in the past.

• Celebrate Greene County History Month with ‘Museum in a Box’

  By Lauren ShowsApril 7, 2025

  

  On Tuesday, April 8, the Yellow Springs branch of the Greene County Public Library will host a program for ages 7–12, presented by the National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, on the life of Hallie Quinn Brown.

• Dealing with death, once a month

  By Lauren ShowsApril 5, 2025

  

  “Discussing Our Own Death” meets on the third Saturday of each month, 3:30–5 p.m., in the Senior Center Great Room; meetings are announced in the News’ “Local Events” column and on the Senior Center’s website, ysseniors.org.

• Yellow Springs residents organize “The State of Healthcare” town hall

  By Lauren ShowsApril 4, 2025

  

  A group of Yellow Springs precinct captains for the Greene County Democratic Party have organized a town hall — based around the theme “The State of Healthcare: Stories from the community” — to be held Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m., at the Foundry Theater.

• Foundry Theater— Ukrainian band Yagódy’s epic sound 

  By Lauren ShowsApril 3, 2025

  

  Ukrainian band Yagódy comes to the Foundry Theater Thursday, April 3, as part of their first North American tour. Blending folk, pop, rock and electronic sounds, the band’s unique oeuvre can only be described as epic.

• Emporium to host 2 of Clubs House Party

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 27, 2025

  

  The Emporium will host the 2 of Clubs House Party on Friday, March 28, during the weekly wine tasting; the event is brought to the village by producer, singer and rapper Michael Breslin, of 2 of Clubs, who has held a number of similar events in the Dayton area.

• Yellow Springs Porchfest to return this September

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 22, 2025

  

  According to a press release received by the News this week, Porchfest has found a new home under the care of the YS Arts Council, supported by a grant from the YS Community Foundation.

• Mad River Theater Works mixes it up

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 20, 2025

  

  Mad River is leaning into bringing these and other varieties of performances to the village in the future — including two events set for this month.

• Public records detail complaint against fire chief

  By Lauren Shows

  

  One allegation against Miami Township Fire-Rescue Chief Dennis Powell is he called an employee to dissuade them from discussing payroll issues with or in the presence of trustees following a newly established pay scale at MTFR.

• Holden to retire; Winston named next superintendent

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 14, 2025

  

  After what will be seven years at the helm of YS Schools, Superintendent Terri Holden will retire from service in May next year. Megan Winston, current principal of Mills Lawn Elementary School, will step into the position upon Holden’s retirement.