Features

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  New on 91.3 WYSO: Haitian-American stories

  
  
  

  “Haitians in the Heartland” is a new series produced at WYSO 91.3 as a collaboration between WYSO’s Eichelberger Center for Community Voices and Springfield’s Haitian Community Alliance.

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  The Patterdale Hall Diaries | True romance

  
  
  

  “As a scientist in Britain, I would often busily spend the day not understanding anything at all, failing to get reproducible data, breaking things and swearing. I would often do all of this in the dark, as I used light-sensitive chemicals.”

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  Survey helps plan for future Yellow Springs Schools Preschool

  
  
  

  The district’s preschool program survey is available online at http://www.ysschools.org/preschool-survey through March 31. All responses will remain confidential and will be used solely to guide the planning process for the Yellow Springs Schools Preschool.

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  YS Police Chief Burge breaks down 2024 stats

  
  
  

  The yearly state-of-the-department presentation included aspirational three-year goals for the local police force, data on last year’s 911 calls, department awards, funding initiatives, community survey results and general incident statistics.

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  Mayor Pam hanging up the hat

  
  
  

  After nearly eight years of being the village’s mayor, Conine — who often goes by “Mayor Pam” — is hanging up her top hat. Conine announced earlier this month that she won’t seek reelection this year.

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  ‘Women’s Voices Out Loud’ event set

  
  
  

  “Women’s Voices Out Loud,” an annual community event uplifting women’s stories through spoken word, visual art and musical performances, will be Saturday, March 8, International Women’s Day.

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  News from the Past: February 2025

  
  
  

  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.

Obituaries

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  Gary O. Pierson
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  Frederick L. Peterson Jr.
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  Carl H. Cordell Jr.