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Lifelong local and woodworker Eric Rudolf, pictured above, launched Fernature in 2020 with his sister Lilli and her fiancé Ike Pouliot. The three pooled their tools and their talents — carpentry, construction, engineering and considerable wood-whispering fluency. The shop is headquarted at 144 Cliff St. (Photo by Reilly Dixon)

Fernature fetes five years

Business has been good for the homegrown, family-run shop, the three Fernature owners told the News in a recent interview. A five-year anniversary open house on Sept. 28 drew a crowd of 100-or-so friends, family and local woodworking buffs.

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Web Features

YS Schools reach facilities milestone

During the school board’s regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14, Superintendent Megan Winston announced that the school district has reached one of the final milestones in its facilities project.
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Village Council takes next steps in manager search process

According to a proposal issued to Council earlier this month, Pracademic’s manager search process will take 10 to 12 weeks — longer if necessary — and will cost $24,500. That amount includes Pracademic’s professional services, recruitment advertising, background investigations, reference checks and additional due diligence.
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Downtown Yellow Springs, via her wheels

Uneven pavement, drainage grates and divots in the sidewalks along Xenia Avenue force wheelchair users to push forward with extra umph. Several accessible-designated parking spaces necessitate disabled drivers to exit their cars in potentially dangerous or nonsensical ways.
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Arts (archives)

Virginia Hamilton Literary Festival planned for 2027
One of Yellow Springs’ most acclaimed and celebrated writers will have a homecoming of sorts next year: The late children’s author Virginia Hamilton will be honored with a literary festival in her name.
Submit 10-minute plays for annual fest
The YS Theater Company is currently accepting submissions from Ohio playwrights for its annual Ten-Minute Play Festival.
‘Are We American?’— Original musical by Yellow Springs resident to debut
“Are We American? The Tipperary Coal Miners Musical,” premieres Oct. 22–25 at Antioch College’s Foundry Theater.

Village Schools (archives)

$1,000 for every senior— Gifted Savings kicks off second year in schools
There were balloons and cheers at Yellow Springs High School’s Gifted Savings kickoff Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, when seniors celebrated the start of a program that gives each of them $1,000 — and a school year to learn what to do with it.
Revenue loss projected in YS Schools budget forecast
Yellow Springs Schools expects to lose about $2.4 million in local revenue over the next five years due to several recently enacted property tax laws, according to an updated five-year financial forecast presented to the school board Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Yellow Springs School District announces temporary campus plan
YS Schools students are still expected to return to classes Monday, Aug. 31, but many will begin the year in temporary locations as construction continues at the middle and high school campus on East Enon Road.

Economy (archives)

Stewards of Yellow Springs— Keeping the ‘old YS’ alive
Stewards of Yellow Springs is a future land trust that one day could purchase or subsidize for-sale homes in the village on behalf of longtime residents who are under threat of moving away to save on housing costs.
A new chapter at Corner Cone
Corner Cone, located at the corner of Walnut and Dayton streets, is a place near and dear to many Yellow Springers’ hearts. Talk to any townie, and chances are they remember eating soft-serve ice cream in the August sun, listening to live music or shopping at the nearby farmers market.
Truitt Fitness makes moves
After becoming a personal trainer in 2013, Kyle Truitt has worked to help people meet their fitness goals. Since then, he has moved venues several times. Earlier this month, Truitt moved his gym, Truitt Fitness, to 888 Dayton St., Suite 103.

Village Life (archives)

Citizens Against Mining challenges Senate Bill 181
CAM’s experiences over the last nine years have shaped the group’s concerns about Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 181, which would establish a permitting system for underground limestone and dolomite mining and change surface mining requirements.
Volunteers dismantle stone dam in Little Miami
Many hands made light work of dismantling a human-made rock dam in the Little Miami River on Monday, Oct. 12.
Ghost tour walks with village history
The “Echoes From the Past” tour, now in its second year, builds on those memories and on local history. Created by local resident Carrie Staugler, the ghost tour runs Friday and Saturday evenings through Halloween.

Government (archives)

Township trustees extend data center moratorium
The Miami Township Trustees extended a moratorium on data center development, allowing two more years for the Township’s Zoning Commission to consider how the Township will shape its response to growing interest in Southwest Ohio as a destination for data centers.
Planning Commission recommends smoke shop changes
After about an hour of discussion and some debate, Planning Commissioners ultimately voted to go forward with Holt’s recommendations — specifically to set a cap on the number of smoke shops in Yellow Springs at one per every 1,000 residents, and that they can be no closer than 300 feet “as the crow flies” to one another and any youth-centered establishment.
Magaw makes second bid for Ohio House seat
A local resident and former executive director of Tecumseh Land Trust, Magaw is running as the Democratic candidate for Ohio House District 71 against Republican incumbent Levi Dean, who won the seat in 2024, running against Magaw.

Obituaries (archives)

Noah Adams
Noah Adams, whose warm and gentle voice delivered news, wit, whimsy, and a palpable sense of delight and wonder about the world to millions of public radio listeners, died on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at his home here in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Delores Jane Bryce
With hearts full of cherished memories, the family of Delores Jane Bryce announces her peaceful passing on Oct. 17, 2026, at the age of 95.
Michael Butler Jones
Michael Butler Jones, a longtime resident of Yellow Springs, died from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease at a nursing home in Springfield, Ohio, on Oct. 22, 2026.
Charlotte Schiff
Longtime Yellow Springs resident Charlotte Schiff passed away peacefully in her beloved home Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, just a few days shy of her 96th birthday.
David M. Perry Sr.
David M. Perry Sr., the patriarch of the Perry family, passed away peacefully Sept. 29, 2026, at the age of 100 years, plus 5½ months, from lung cancer.

Higher Education (archives)

Fernandes to retire from Antioch College
Antioch College President Jane Fernandes will retire after five years at the school's helm, according to a press release issued by Antioch Friday, Aug. 21. Natalie Kubat, the college’s executive director of advancement, has been named acting interim president and will take over the role Sept. 10.
Antioch College alumni’s Volunteer Work Project turns 40
Antioch College alumni gather on campus up to four times a year as part of the ongoing Volunteer Work Project, a gift of labor from alumni to the college that began in 1986.
Antiochiana archivist to talk ‘Antioch and the Civil War’
Antiochiana Archivist Scott Sanders presents a monthly series of one-hour talks exploring the history of Antioch College on the second Wednesday of each month, 12:30–1:30 p.m., in the Olive Kettering Library.

Sports (archives)

Bulldog Scramble to benefit baseball, softball teams
The Yellow Springs Schools baseball and softball teams will hold the third annual Bulldog Scramble on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Locust Hills Golf Course in Springfield.
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Sept. 11, 2026
At press time, scores had not yet been reported for the Bulldogs’ Tuesday, Sept. 1, nonconference match against Greenon or their Thursday, Sept. 3, Metro Buckeye Conference match against Miami Valley.
Llnyah Grant is state track champ
YS High School senior Llnyah Grant won the Division V state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes last weekend at the state track meet held at the Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.