Features

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  News from the Past: August 2026

  
  
  

  Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.

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  New novel a paean to Quakers, Yellow Springs

  
  
  

  “Peace Corner” — which follows Chiddister’s debut novel, “One More Day,” published in 2021 — explores the lives of four central characters who move through Yellow Springs carrying different ideas about what it means to be useful, be active and belong.

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  Foundry Theater at Antioch College readies fourth season

  
  
  

  The Foundry Theater at Antioch College is preparing to kick off its fourth season of programming next month, with a lineup that — as has been the theater’s bread and butter the last three years — spans a range of cultural traditions and artistic forms.

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  Have a seat at the ‘Longest Table’ in Yellow Springs

  
  
  

  The free gathering asks participants to bring food — “something for themselves and something to share,” organizers told the News last week — along with their own plates and utensils, and sit down to eat with neighbors.