Features

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  Brooklyn author explores Virginia Hamilton’s magic

  
  
  

  Brooklyn-based children’s author Nina Crews recently published “Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton,” a lyrical picture book biography of one of Yellow Springs’ most famed and beloved writers, Virginia Hamilton.

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  Miami Township Trustees commit $113,000 to Tecumseh Land Trust

  
  
  

  Tecumseh Land Trust is currently eyeing land along Dayton Yellow-Springs Road that is likely to come up for auction this year — land that has been identified by TLT and the Village as a priority for conservation.

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  Yellow Springs music groups to begin rehearsals

  
  
  

  Yellow Springs Community Music ensembles — including the Community Band, Community Chorus and Chamber Orchestra — will soon resume weekly rehearsals after a summer break.

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  Sweet treats at Mariano Rios’ Matria Argentine Patisserie

  
  
  

  Mariano Rios, owner of Matria Argentine Patisserie and the former La Pampa Mobile Grill, recently obtained a spot in Second Street Market in Dayton, as well as agreements to sell his pastries at local coffee shops in Yellow Springs.

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  Yellow Springs home raided for marijuana

  
  
  

  Tuesday, Aug. 13, began like any other day for the Lewis family — until the sound of a helicopter grew louder and louder, its shadow widening over their Wright Street home.

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  Mills Lawn Bike Bus to begin Aug. 28

  
  
  

  Beginning Aug. 28, the Mills Lawn Elementary Bike Bus will begin weekly rides each Wednesday.

Obituaries

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  Jacquelyn Porter Chilton

Featured Photos

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  A hunk, a hunk of burnin’ butter