On Sunday, Oct. 9, comedian and new resident Donnell Rawlings faced villager Donna Silvert in a charity pickleball match on Antioch’s tennis courts.

“As gardeners we tend to boast and show off our largest tomatoes and most gorgeous blooms, but we rarely discuss our foibles and foul-ups, out of embarrassment.”

With the theme of “Contributions, Big and Small,” this year’s Guide to Yellow Springs shines a light on the revolutionary inventions, pioneering patents and novel ideas that originated within the 2.7 square miles of the village.

The return of Street Fair on Saturday, Oct. 8, also saw the return of crowds to downtown streets. Despite temperatures in the 30s for much of the morning, visitors came out to peruse seller wares and enjoy food and music.

A 34-year-old Springfield man was pronounced dead on Saturday night, Oct. 8, after being found unresponsive on Corry Street following Street Fair.

Greene County was one of 63 in Ohio designated as low. Twenty-five counties are at a “medium” level, and for the first time in several months, none are “high.”

The YS High School Homecoming Royalty were announced on Wednesday, Sept. 28, between the varsity girls and boys soccer games against Miami Valley School — both of which were victories for the Bulldogs.

Rentals, employment, cars, garage sales and more! Find it all in this week’s classifieds in the Yellow Springs News.

Donna L. (Bates) Gray, age 79, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, Oct. 3, 2022, at Aspen Trace Health & Living in Greenwood, Indiana.

Son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, brother-in-law … all the best jobs.