The Foundry Theater at Antioch College will kick off its 2024–25 season Saturday, Aug. 10, with a party that aims to give folks a taste of what the second season holds in store.

The remaining members of the Yellow Springs High School Class of 2004 seek to honor these former classmates through the establishment of a memorial scholarship fund, to be managed by the YS Community Foundation.

At its Thursday, July 11, regular meeting, the YS school board approved a resolution that could help bring a proposed 50-unit affordable housing development closer to fruition — provided several further hurdles are cleared.

“Bigger and Better” — the third sketch comedy show produced by local duo Elliot Cromer and Adam Zaremsky, and the second accompanied by band The Boogie Bros — will elicit laughs from audiences Thursday–Saturday, July 18–20.

Though summer vacation is still in full swing, the Mills Lawn Parent Teacher Organization, or PTO, is already preparing for the 2024–25 school year: Last week, the PTO kicks off a fund drive that will help provide school supplies for local students.

Jeff Eyrich, who has served as both the district’s athletic director and its director of operations for the last four years, will move fully into the latter role, with Shawna Welch taking up the mantle of athletic director as her full-time charge.

GravityWorks Circus will take to the air for the first time in their home venue, the Foundry Theater, with a trio of performances this month. “She Grows Wings” will be performed Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, July 14, at 2 p.m.

The YS Chamber of Commerce announced this week that it has hired local resident Phillip O’Rourke to serve as its executive director, beginning July 1.

This year, the summer residency focuses on the theme of “Mystery.” Over 10 days, the students have explored the theme through discussions, games, exercises and collaborative vignettes.

The facilities improvement project is slated to begin construction in January 2025, with completion expected by August 2026.