The Greene County Engineer’s Office announced earlier this week that a stretch of Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road will be closed from Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 10.

An unlucky day for quite a few Ohioans — on Friday, the 13th, a dramatic windstorm knocked out power for more than 100,000 folks throughout the state, according to the National Weather Service.

At YSDC’s last meeting, Tuesday, March 3, the group — composed of eight voting members, two staffers and five ex-officio members — mulled over the potential that lies ahead for 252 and 254 Xenia Ave.

Beginning Tuesday, March 24, a stretch of U.S. 68, about six miles south of downtown Yellow Springs, will close for three days. The closure — by Brush Row Road and Great Council State Park in Oldtown — will go into effect at 8 a.m., and will be in place through late Thursday.

On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, dozens of villagers and area residents got their hands dirty in scrumptious low-country spices and broken claws at a crab boil fundraiser for the Yellow Springs-based soup kitchen, “Who’s Hungry?”

Here in Yellow Springs, the average village household is charged about $94 per month, according to data from the Village metering and billing departments.  Speaking with the News earlier this month, Village Manager Johnnie Burns said the reason behind that discrepancy can be traced back to local decision-making from decades ago

The Lunar New Year dawned on Tuesday, Feb. 17, ushering in the Year of the Fire Horse — a zodiacal event that occurs once every 60 years, symbolizing intense energy, passion and creativity.

Tuesday’s 50 degrees felt like spring came early. Villagers ditched their parkas to bask in the warm sunlight, which did a fine job of melting some — but far from all — the snow still littering town.

Last year, municipal revenues exceeded projections, and expenses came in lower than expected — as a result, the Village ended 2025 with a surplus of $694,456 in the general fund, which is the primary fund for local government activities and operations.

A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, on Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation had struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray, with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”