Village Council gave initial approval to a re-organization of the Village administrative structure at its Sept. 19 meeting with a 4–1 vote in favor of a proposal from Village Manager Mark Cundiff.

When Ellen Dawson-Witt wanted to live a more sustainable life, she didn’t take half-measures. She moved to a farm, went off the grid, and downsized to a house the size of a shed.

Property values in Yellow Springs stayed steady despite a more than five percent county-wide drop over the last two years, according to a recent Greene County appraisal.

From off the streets of Yellow Springs comes a new underground comic magazine with a punk-hillbilly aesthetic that’s at times edgy, dark, satirical, humorous and autobiographical — and always for adult eyes only.

Lois Miller and Alex Brown had their best runs of the season last week. Miller broke the 20 minute barrier and Brown became the seventh-best runner in YSHS history.

The Yellow Springs heavy metal band Dr. Meat – named after an undead zombie butcher – is getting ready for a busy season of Halloween gigs. Watch a video and see more photos from the local band.

In a rematch with Xenia Christian last week, the YSHS varsity volleyball team got revenge on the visiting Ambassadors. See a gallery from the match and other sports headlines after the jump.

Yellow Springs may be a hotbed for progressive ideas, but coordinated action to advance a progressive agenda in state and federal politics is lacking here, according to organizers of a new group in town.

When Ellen Dawson-Witt wanted to live a more sustainable life, she didn’t take half-measures — she downsized to a house the size of a shed. Now she’s offering a sustainability course out of her tiny house starting Tuesday, Oct. 1.