Features

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  News from the Past: May 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.

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  Yellow Springs artist fights trans erasure

  
  
  

  In June — Pride Month — villager Iden Crockett unveils “Gender X,” an exhibition featuring gender-nonconforming artists, hosted by Bentino’s Pizza.

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  Invasive spotted lanternfly spreads in Ohio

  
  
  

  The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it has expanded the state’s quarantine area for the spotted lanternfly to six additional counties in northeast and northwest Ohio.

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  Good buds at The Joynt

  
  
  

  Equal parts head shop and consignment boutique, The Joynt opened its doors last month at 124 Dayton St., the site of the former Import House, which closed after 39 years this March.

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  Agraria grows slow and steady

  
  
  

  Over the last two years, Agraria has steadily rebuilt its operations, maintaining a steadfast volunteer base to continue working the farm and restart its educational programming.

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  10-Minute Play Festival returns this weekend at new location

  
  
  

  The annual 10-Minute Play Festival, produced by the YS Theater Company, returns Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, beginning at 7 p.m. each evening.

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  Low-income housing project not selected for funding

  
  
  

  The Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s recent announcement means that plans to build a 60-unit apartment complex — one that would have provided rentals for individuals who fall between 30% and 80% of the area median income — are now stalled indefinitely.

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