Features

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  Book review— Davis’ ‘Here Where We Stand’

  
  
  

  “This work is not strictly a roman à clef — “a novel with a key” that uses real people and places to explore themes in fictionalized ways.”

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  My Name Is Iden | Put me in, coach

  
  
  

  “I’ve had plenty of teachers, most unacknowledged. Bill was one of them. Bill taught me that kindness isn’t naivety or weakness. Kindness is wisdom and softness is strength.”

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  Perry League to return June 5

  
  
  

  Perry League T-ball, a free beginner baseball program for children ages 2–9, will begin its summer season Friday, June 5, at Gaunt Park.

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  Yellow Springs Public Arts and Culture Commission continues “America 250” series

  
  
  

  Organized by the Village’s Public Arts and Culture Commission, or PACC, two events in the “America 250 Speaker Series” have already been held, and several more are scheduled through October.

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  Transitions at Friends Care Community

  
  
  

  Sean Riley stepped into the interim executive director role Jan. 8 — during a transitional moment for Friends Care, amid ongoing conversations about how the 46-year-old nonprofit long-term care center will continue serving the community.

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  Fifty years of making connections at ElectroShield

  
  
  

  In its 50 years of doing business on South High Street — in arguably one of Yellow Springs’ sleepiest residential neighborhoods — ElectroShield has grown into a company that more than 400 commercial clients around the world depend on for very specific kinds of electrical connectors.

Village Council

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  Village Council presses pause on new downtown parking plans

Sports

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  Bulldog Sports Round-Up | May 15, 2026