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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The number of recent collisions at the intersection of Hyde Road and U.S. 68 — just beyond Yellow Springs limits — has sparked concern from News readers, who have wondered: How bad is the intersection? And if it’s bad, what can be done about it?

“Haitians in the Heartland” is a new series produced at WYSO 91.3 as a collaboration between WYSO’s Eichelberger Center for Community Voices and Springfield’s Haitian Community Alliance.

The district’s preschool program survey is available online at http://www.ysschools.org/preschool-survey through March 31. All responses will remain confidential and will be used solely to guide the planning process for the Yellow Springs Schools Preschool.