June 12

Features

‘Gender X’ returns with greater hope

Last year, when local artist Iden Crockett launched “Gender X,” the art exhibition — which aimed to highlight the work and stories of trans and gender-nonconforming artists — was intended as a sort of alarm bell, as Crockett told the News at the time.
Yellow Springs to celebrate Juneteenth

This year’s local celebration of Juneteenth will take place throughout the day Friday, June 19, beginning with a gathering at 9:45 a.m. in front of Antioch College’s Olive Kettering Library, where a historical walk will begin at 10 a.m., led by 365 Project youth walking-tour guides.
Casselli, AAUP question Antioch’s handling of suspension

A longtime presence at Antioch College, Michael Casselli told the News that being suspended indefinitely with conditions, in his view, amounts to being fired without the due process historically afforded to, and expected by, tenured faculty — a concern also raised by the American Association of University Professors.
Lost cat found in new book

Occasional village resident Pierre Nagley and Antioch alumna Kya Kim recently published an illustrated storybook — one that recounts the harrowing escape of their beloved feline, Boomer.
County beekeepers to host Honey Harvest

The Greene County Beekeepers Association will host its annual Honey Harvest on Saturday, June 20, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at Glen Helen’s Camp Greene, 3452 Grinnell Road.