David Carl Laurens passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Jamestown, Ohio. He was 67.

Rose Marie Miller (Gregerson) passed away peacefully in her Springfield, Ohio home on Jan. 19, 2017, at the age of 96.

Village of Yellow Springs

Robert L. Parker died on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at home, after a short illness. He was 91.

Iris Shinkle Cornish, formerly of Yellow Springs, passed away in her sleep at her residence in Venice, Fla. on Jan. 21, 2017.

A gathering to share memories and celebrate the life of Marianne Britton will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2–4 p.m., at the Glen Helen Building.

McKinney School seventh graders will present Rube Goldberg machines that they have built on Friday, Feb. 3, from 4:30–5:30 p.m. in the McKinney/YSHS cafeteria.

On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m., the World House Choir will present Dr. Kevin McGruder, vocalist Charles Williams and pianist Sam Reich in “I Dream a World: The Life and Writings of Langston Hughes,” at the Foundry Theater.

Yellow Springs resident Rebecca Potter has organized a rally in Dayton this Sunday to protest the Trump administration’s immigration ban on Syrian refugees and people seeking entry to the United States from several other predominantly Muslim countries.

Paul Fox, of Springfield, Va., passed away peacefully in his home on Dec. 18, 2016.