After about 10 months of serving up saucy and smoky Americana fare in the southern reaches of the village, Yellow Springs Smokehouse cut its final brisket earlier in September.

The Safety Patrol program has been a longstanding tradition for Yellow Springs Schools — at least since the early 1970s, as far as the News can tell — and enthusiasm has only grown. Program coordinator and fourth-grade teacher Jocelyn Bailey said that with 20 volunteers, this year’s crop may be the biggest ever.

A small road in downtown Yellow Springs continues to make big waves in the community. In the months since its closure to vehicle traffic earlier this summer, Short Street’s pedestrian-oriented space has morphed into a place for villagers and visitors to gather, eat and occasionally dance.

Joining Council members and Village staff on Wednesday was public finance attorney Tyler Bridge, of the Dayton-based firm Bricker Graydon, who, in a presentation, outlined the ins and outs of tax increment financing, or TIF, and community reinvestment area, or CRA.

On Monday, Aug. 18, Village Council members reconvened after their annual summer break for a regular meeting that included a discussion on increasing the stipend for Council members.

On the humid evening of Friday, Aug. 15, an estimated 400 folks crowded Short Street to roll out the proverbial red carpet for a local landmark and its Hollywood makeover.

In a few months, the Ohio Department of Transportation will move ahead with plans to erect a bridge over U.S. 68 — about five miles south of downtown Yellow Springs — to connect the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail to Great Council State Park across the road.

At the most recent Planning Commission meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 12, the group again turned their attention to Airbnbs — how many Yellow Springs can sustainably have, and more specifically, how close they can be to one another.

This month, the Peace Mask Project landed in Yellow Springs for a brief residency, and coordinators have been working with community members to make 50 masks of villagers’ faces.

Despite all the existential threats to public media and WYSO losing its federal funding, station General Manager Luke Dennis told the News in an interview last week that the Yellow Springs station’s radio waves will continue sounding out.