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A 96-acre aircraft production facility is set to be built adjacent to the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport — three miles away from the village — with construction to begin in 2027. Once finished, aerospace company Electra will produce small, hybrid crafts and will employ an estimated 1,950 people. (Submitted photo)

New aircraft manufacturing facility planned north of village

On Tuesday, July 21, American aerospace company Electra announced plans to construct a new aircraft production facility to be sited at AirPark Ohio, adjacent to Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport and three miles north of Yellow Springs.

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  • A local chef’s mobile ‘roots’

    Van Ward, known to patrons of MAZU restaurant as a purveyor of adventurous specials and dining events, struck out on her own last month with Taproot, the “mobile kitchen” she founded with her wife, Bee Ward. The new business aims to offer private dining experiences with a vegan menu, while continuing to collaborate with MAZU.

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  • Miami Township Trustees decline legal review of reimbursements

    Miami Township Trustees voted 2–1 Monday, July 6, not to seek additional legal advice on whether the Township can reimburse Township staff and officials for health insurance premiums, likely closing a months-long dispute over the legality and propriety of the practice.

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  • Gov. DeWine announces sales tax holiday

    Gov. Mike DeWine has announced the dates for this year’s sales tax holiday: midnight Friday, Aug. 7, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9.

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Arts (archives)

  •   Fishin’ for poetry with Alice Miller

    Some days rivers run; others, they dry up and go to bed. Rivers wind and meander, flood and flow. Rivers wash against and carry with them enough organisms to be alive themselves. Perhaps, then, a river isn’t so unlike poetry. Local poet and literary organizer Alice Miller sure thinks so: over the summer, Miller’s been hosting a suite of poetry-focused recitations and readings at Tesseract Books he’s dubbed “The Poem River Series."

  •   ‘An Evening of Julius Eastman’ with Neutrals and Friends— A lost voice returns at Emporium

    Neutrals and Friends will perform several works by avant-garde composer and musician Julius Eastman Friday, July 24, 7 p.m, at the Emporium. Eastman died in 1990, and his work has experienced a resurgence over the last two decades following years of obscurity.

  •   ‘Why not penguins?’ — Community Pottery mural turns 50

    As the United States marks its semiquincentennial, Yellow Springs has another anniversary to observe: The days just before July 4 mark 50 years that the penguins adorning John Bryan Community Pottery have been staring into the middle distance.

Village Schools (archives)

  •   YS Schools delays opening to Aug. 31

    Yellow Springs Schools students will begin classes Monday, Aug. 31 — seven instructional days later than originally planned — to allow additional time to prepare the district’s renovated school buildings.

  •   YS Schools— First day of school remains on track; contingency calendar in place

    Yellow Springs Schools students are expected to begin the upcoming school year as planned on Thursday, Aug. 20, inside both district buildings. Construction crews will still be at work putting the finishing touches on the updated facilities into November, but Superintendent Megan Winston said the administration and construction team remain optimistic that the buildings will be ready for the first day of school. The school board held a special meeting Tuesday, July 14, to discuss a proposed contingency calendar for the school year in the event that there are unexpected construction delays.

  •   School facilities project enters final stretch

    At its Wednesday, June 10, regular meeting, the YS Board of Education received an update on the district’s ongoing facilities project, which is entering its final summer stretch; the meeting was held at MVECA while both Mills Lawn and YS Middle and High School remain under construction.

Economy (archives)

  •   Lawson Place nets financial, social dividends

    The Village of Yellow Springs has retained control of the Lawson Place apartment complex and has functioned as the de facto manager of the property — dealing with its occupancy and maintenance, rents and renovations, tenant complaints and unit improvements.

  •   Shifts, expansions and evictions at Millworks Business Park

    Of the 11 current businesses sited at the Millworks Business Center in the northern part of town, most are doing well, owner and landlord Allison Moody told the News last week. But some, she said, are poised to move elsewhere in the coming months and a couple left recently under less-than-favorable circumstances.

  •   Big changes to small-town grocery

    On Tuesday morning, June 16, when around 100 villagers crowded the shoulder of Xenia Avenue to watch the ceremonial ribbon cutting — an occasion that marked the end of Tom’s Market and the beginning of Springs Market, and what could one day become a community-owned grocery store.

Village Life (archives)

  •   YS Senior Center— Sale of Livermore property falls through ahead of expected close

    The YS Senior Center reported this week that the planned sale of its Livermore Street property has fallen through, leaving the nonprofit with what it described in a press release as a “critical, $325K shortfall” as a deadline approaches for its purchase of 108 Cliff St.

  •   News from the Past: June 2026

    85 YEARS AGO: 1941 --- Another well to be put down for water. “The Board of Public Affairs, after consulting with engineers, have ordered another well drilled to augment the village water supply. It will be drilled on the pump house grounds [now Ellis Park].”

  •   The story of a storyteller

    “When you tell the story with dignity, it makes an impact,” Merzius told the News, adding that, rather than arguing with people who have already decided what they believe, a storyteller can “commit to the excellence, commit to the truth.”

Government (archives)

Obituaries (archives)

  •   Edward “Eddie” Wingard

    Edward “Eddie” L. Wingard, Ph.D., 89, was born July 27, 1936, in Pike County, Alabama, to the late Jesse and Alice Wingard. He transitioned from this earthly life July 11, 2026, at Shawnee Estates Senior Living Center in Xenia, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jesse Roy Wingard.

  •   Alan Greenberg

    Alan Greenberg took his last breath on May 27, 2026, at the young age of 74.

  •   Cori Christiansen

    It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Cori Christiansen.

  •   Marjorie (Johnson) Anthony

    Marjorie (Johnson) Anthony was born on April 1, 1933, to the late Noxie and Adelle (Cowan) Johnson in Murray, Kentucky.

  •   Pat Simon

    Patricia “Pat” Margaret (Hixson) Simon peacefully passed away on May 14, 2026, at her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio, at the age of 86 years.

Higher Education (archives)

Sports (archives)

  •   Perry League— T-ball enters second half of the season

    The Fourth of July holiday traditionally marks the midpoint of summer vacation for local schoolchildren, a sure sign that summer is in full swing.

  •   Perry League— In rain, T-ballers shift gears

    While Ohio weather forecasts are known to change about a dozen times throughout the course of a single day, there was still concern leading up to Friday, June 26, that it could be our first rained-out game of the season. We’d been fortunate so far, with June’s previous three Fridays having near-perfect baseball conditions.

  •   Perry League | T-ballers take the plate in style

    What a lovely night for T-ball! The sun was shining on the bats, with kids having fun, and the sound of a bat hitting the ball was the only sound you would hear other than Obi’s fan club cheering. I saw lots of great hits to left field, right field and many to center field. But the biggest hit I saw was by River Brevik, 7, with a smashing hit to center field. — Thea Brevik, 10

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