“The point is that these war-starved media outlets and pathological huckster presidents should spur us to sharpen our media literacy and heighten our skepticism.”

On Saturday, June 28, hundreds of folks lined local streets — clad in every color under the summer sun — to revel in the village’s annual Pride celebrations.

Last week, local farmland conservation nonprofit Tecumseh Land Trust announced that the group secured an easement on 36 acres of land near the intersection of state routes 343 and 370, less than two miles east of Yellow Springs limits.

The next Village Council meeting — when the group will give second readings and hold public hearings regarding Windsor’s proposed apartment plans at Antioch College’s Charles F. Kettering and former Student Union buildings — will be Monday, July 7, at 6 p.m.

In a packed Foundry Theater, 15 outgoing Antiochians graduated from the college on Saturday, June 21.

On Tuesday, June 10, Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber implicated several former Village officials in a finding for recovery of nearly $20,000, which had accrued as a consequence of the Village’s failure to pay federal tax withholdings on time.

The annual Pagan Blessing of the Bikes was held Saturday, June 8, in an empty lot on East South College Street.

On Friday, June 13, First Presbyterian Church held their annual Strawberry Fest, which featured belly dancing, community gathering, the YS Community Band and, of course, sweet sweet strawberries.

This week, Village worker Travis Hotaling took a momentary break from meter reading to beautify some more downtown fire hydrants.

At a recent work session, Monday, June 23, Village Council members and Village staff mused over the practical limits of growing the physical boundaries of Yellow Springs, as well as the population within.