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Present at the Monday, April 20, Village Council meeting were, from left Councilors Stephanie Pearce, Senay Semere, Carmen Brown, Angie Hsu and Gavin DeVore Leonard. At that meeting, the group reviewed the discussion held at an earlier housing-focused retreat. (Video still)

Village Council’s housing goals come into view

Council and Village staff members gathered for a six-hour retreat on Thursday, April 9, to drill down on all matters housing-related in the village.

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  •   School board broaches new AI policy

    During its April 8 regular meeting, the school board approved a second reading of a slate of updated district policies, including a new artificial intelligence policy. The policy frames AI as a tool to “enhance human interaction and instruction, not replace it,” while requiring human oversight of any AI-driven decisions.

  •   School board talks safety, start times and exam exemptions

    Traffic safety around district campuses, new school start times and a student proposal to revise the high school’s exam exemption policy were among the topics discussed at the school board’s regular meeting Wednesday, March 11.

  •   State property tax laws to affect district’s budget forecast

    Yellow Springs Schools Treasurer Jacob McGrath told school board members at their Feb. 18 meeting that the district remains financially stable through the end of the decade. At the same time, he said the district faces growing uncertainty as new state property tax laws begin to affect both local revenues and the district’s future levy options.

Economy (archives)

  •   Senior Center to purchase former lumberyard

    The Yellow Springs Senior Center announced this week that it has signed a contract to purchase the former lumberyard property at 108 Cliff St. The Senior Center had previously announced in January that it was considering the Cliff Street site as a location for its future new facility.

  •   YS Home, Inc. award to fund home repair projects

    Yellow Springs Home, Inc. has secured a $450,000 award through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati’s Affordable Housing Program to fund 25 home repair projects — 12 in Yellow Springs and 13 in Dayton-area neighborhoods.

  •   Village businesses reel from intoxicating hemp ban

    Ohio’s new cannabis and hemp laws, embedded in Senate Bill 56, which bans the sale and possession of intoxicating hemp products, took effect Friday, March 20.

Village Life (archives)

  •   Down to Earth | Light at night comes at cost

    Over the past 100 years, humans have transformed the night, erasing the natural darkness with which we evolved. While artificial light at night is crucial to our modern world, it comes at a cost.

  •   Agraria sows seeds of hope

    Agraria has narrowed its operational focus to four areas: enacting farm-scale permaculture practices, building local ecological knowledge, fostering citizen science and reskilling to preserve traditional practices.

  •   Bentino’s Pizza now YS Pizza Company

    After nearly 20 years under a familiar name, Bentino’s Pizza in Yellow Springs is preparing to reintroduce itself. The Xenia Avenue pizza parlor will soon become YS Pizza Company, owner Carl Lea told the News last month.

Government (archives)

  •   Villager runs for Congress

    Yellow Springs resident Kristina Knickerbocker, 35, seeks to represent the 10th Congressional District, which includes all of Montgomery County, Greene County, some of Clark County, and after redistricting last year, northeast Butler County.

  •   Greene CATS proposes bus route cuts, fare hikes

    Local resident Gene Lohman is one of about 65 Yellow Springs residents who ride the public bus that comes through the village about every 45 minutes during the weekdays. Anyone interested in a bus route tutorial and free trial ride is invited to sign up now for an event scheduled the week of April 13. The rides are sponsored by the local Climate Change group. (Photo by Lauren Heaton)Proposed changes to Greene CATS are on course to reshape public transit across the county — including eliminating the Flex Route that currently connects Yellow Springs to Xenia and Fairborn.

  •   Planning Commission approves in-home childcare program

    Yellow Springs-based Open Air Village — an outdoor-based program, equal parts daycare and preschool — sought approval to headquarter and run the business at 1333 President Street.

Obituaries (archives)

  •   Ralph Emerson Simmons Sr.

    Ralph Emerson Simmons Sr., of Huber Heights, Ohio, died Sunday, April 19, 2026, at age 87, after a full life guided by a devotion to family and a commitment to service.

  •   Ross L. Morgan

    Ross L. Morgan died on Sunday, April 19, 2026, surrounded by family in his independent living apartment at the Springfield (Ohio) Masonic Community.

  •   Ellen Kubay Adkins

    A Celebration of life for Ellen Kubay Adkins will be Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Glen Helen’s Vernet Ecological Center, 405 Corry St., Yellow Springs. Meditation will be 12:30–1 p.m., and the service will follow from 1–2 p.m.

  •   Harry S. Morgan

    A celebration of life for Harry S. Morgan, who died March 29, 2026, will be held at Young’s Event Center in Yellow Springs on Wednesday, May 13, starting at 5:30 p.m.

  •   Thomas Joseph Noftle III

    Longtime villager Thomas “Tom” Joseph Noftle III died on April 16, 2026, in Austin, Texas, after a progressive decline due to dementia.

Higher Education (archives)

  •   Antioch to honor Coretta Scott King’s legacy

    Antioch College’s Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom will host a banquet and fundraiser later this month in Springfield, aiming to both honor Coretta Scott King’s legacy and strengthen support for the center’s work.

  •   Antioch College announces plans to restore Antioch Hall

    At its "State of the College" event Thursday, March 19, Antioch College announced the launch of an initiative to restore Antioch Hall — also known as Main Building — with renovations now underway.

  •   Varlotta takes the helm at Antioch University

    When Lori Varlotta took office as the 23rd president of Antioch University on Aug. 11, she jumped right into getting acquainted with Yellow Springs.

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