In July, the cemetery’s designated Pine Forest — intended as a natural burial area for cremated remains — was projected to begin selling plots by Sept. 1. With work still ongoing, however, trustees said on Sept. 9 that the cemetery section is now expected to begin selling plots by Oct. 15.

“Lullaby: A Bedtime Story,” recently published by Belle Isle Books and illustrated by Shannon Szczepanski, grew from the only lullaby villager Scott Lindberg said he has written in about 50 years of songwriting.

“Revival” will be held Friday–Sunday, Sept. 25–27, and is presented by the Village through PACC in partnership with the Yellow Springs Community Foundation and the Beloved Community Project of Yellow Springs as part of the Village’s America 250 observance.

The free, villagewide music festival returns Saturday, Sept. 19, with 79 acts scheduled to perform on 50 porches, patios, yards and other outdoor spaces.

The inaugural Cult Movie Campout, featuring four horror flicks that involve “camp” in every sense of the word, will debut Saturday, Sept. 12, at Butter Flower Farm. The night will feature live music, vendors and screenings of cult films “Sleepaway Camp,” “Cannibal Campout,” “Camp Blood Christmas” and “Don’t F–k In the Woods.”

“Peace Corner” — which follows Chiddister’s debut novel, “One More Day,” published in 2021 — explores the lives of four central characters who move through Yellow Springs carrying different ideas about what it means to be useful, be active and belong.

At its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 17, the Miami Township Board of Trustees moved through a relatively light agenda, approving a new part-time EMT and the sale of two aging Miami Township Fire-Rescue vehicles.

Yellow Springs Schools expects to lose about $2.4 million in local revenue over the next five years due to several recently enacted property tax laws, according to an updated five-year financial forecast presented to the school board Wednesday, Aug. 12.

The Foundry Theater at Antioch College is preparing to kick off its fourth season of programming next month, with a lineup that — as has been the theater’s bread and butter the last three years — spans a range of cultural traditions and artistic forms.

The free gathering asks participants to bring food — “something for themselves and something to share,” organizers told the News last week — along with their own plates and utensils, and sit down to eat with neighbors.