Patricia Lou Kerns, 85, died Friday, July 21.

So join me in reveling in the time that you knew him, cherish the rings you shared, and know that Horace Mann would be proud.

More than 100 artists from Ohio and beyond will gather under the shade trees outside Mills Lawn to show and sell their original fine art and crafts at this year’s Art on the Lawn on Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., rain or shine.

The Yellow Springs Tree Committee will host a webinar titled “Asian Longhorned Beetle: The Threat in Black and White,” on Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m.

Public Meetings

Fifteen years isn’t enough, baby, but now, somehow, it’s infinite.

Maria Mendoza Booth, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away July 4, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Ellen Elizabeth Svendsen, 74, of Yellow Springs, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2023, at Hospice of Dayton.

John Towers Broderick, age 59, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away on July 8, 2023.

The cost of a festival permit, which is required by the Ohio Fire Code, or OFC, increased from a flat rate of $25 to $.08 per anticipated event attendee.