Features

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  Annual dance and performance concert slated

  
  
  

  The annual Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition will be presented Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, beginning at 7:30 p.m. each evening, at the Foundry Theater.

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  Yellow Springs Porchfest to return this September

  
  
  

  According to a press release received by the News this week, Porchfest has found a new home under the care of the YS Arts Council, supported by a grant from the YS Community Foundation.

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  Chamber Music in Yellow Springs season continues with Akropolis Reed Quintet

  
  
  

  On Sunday, March 23, Chamber Music in Yellow Springs will present the 2025 Grammy-Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet at First Presbyterian Church.

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  Mad River Theater Works mixes it up

  
  
  

  Mad River is leaning into bringing these and other varieties of performances to the village in the future — including two events set for this month.

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  Public records detail complaint against fire chief

  
  
  

  One allegation against Miami Township Fire-Rescue Chief Dennis Powell is he called an employee to dissuade them from discussing payroll issues with or in the presence of trustees following a newly established pay scale at MTFR.

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  Summer Street Fair applications now open

  
  
  

  The YS Chamber of Commerce announced this week that applications are now open for vendors, service providers and entertainers who wish to participate in this year’s summer Street Fair, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 14.

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  Even with a new dining room, Miguel’s Tacos keeps on truckin’

  
  
  

  Parked in Kings Yard behind Asanda Imports at 230 Xenia Ave., the Miguel’s Tacos food truck now connects to a newly renovated and furnished dining room, allowing patrons to take Miguel’s Mexican fare and street tacos, well, off the street.

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  Gathering to talk village trust, discourse

  
  
  

  Participants will engage in discussion about community values and trust and how to develop stronger collaborative relationships across differences. Child care will be available, and refreshments will be provided.

Obituaries

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  John T. Cannon

Featured Photos

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  Mad River Theater Works mixes it up
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  Foundry goes green