Features

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  Mad River Theater Works to stage March on Washington play

  
  
  

  On Jan. 13, 2024, the Mad River Theater Works will debut “Keep Marching: The Road to the March on Washington.”

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  Antioch College awarded $100,000 grant

  
  
  

  To address what U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called “the defining public health crisis of our time,” 13 small liberal arts colleges, including Antioch, have each been awarded $100,000 this year and $75,000 next year to address campus wellness — particularly mental health.

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  A Myriad of handmade art and clothing

  
  
  

  Myriad, located at 108 Dayton St., is one of downtown Yellow Springs’ newest shops. Owned by local resident Colette Palamar, Myriad sells eclectic art, clothing, jewelry and more.

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  Annual Solstice Poetry Reading set

  
  
  

  Now in its 12th year, the Solstice Poetry Reading, presented by Tecumseh Land Trust, or TLT, and Glen Helen, will be Friday, Dec. 8, 7–9 p.m., at the Glen’s Vernet Ecology Center, 405 Corry St.

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  Art Jumble brightens season

  
  
  

  Welcome to the Yellow Springs Arts Council’s annual Art Jumble, running now through Dec. 31 at the council’s building, 111 Corry St.

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  New prairie to protect Ellis Pond

  
  
  

  On Thursday, Nov. 16, a small team of local residents and members of the Village Environmental Commission went to the northern reaches of the 17-acre Ellis Park to install a 4,500-square-foot prairie.

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  Little Art Theatre receives $100,000 grant

  
  
  

  Just before the lights went down for a screening of “The Wizard of Oz” last Thursday, Nov. 16, Little Art Theatre Development and Community Impact Director Katherine Eckstrand walked into the auditorium to cheers from a full house crowd.

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  Catering to a village for 40 years at Current Cuisine

  
  
  

  This year marks a dual anniversary for Current Cuisine: 40 years of catering and 35 years selling prepared foods, meals and international groceries at 237 Xenia Ave.

Village Council

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  Village Council discusses low-income housing on CBE land

Obituaries

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  Janice Thornton
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  Dimitra Sundeen Reber
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  David Huber
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  Honora “Norie” Patton Closz

Featured Photos

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  The giving Gaunt