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2026

On the ground floor of 252 Xenia Ave. is the former Yellow Springs Toy Company, which closed at the end of 2025 after eight years of business. Above are two apartments. On the ground floor at 254 Xenia Ave. is the former hardware store space, and above are four more apartments. (Photo by Reilly Dixon)

YS Development Corp. mulls over future of downtown buildings

At YSDC’s last meeting, Tuesday, March 3, the group — composed of eight voting members, two staffers and five ex-officio members — mulled over the potential that lies ahead for 252 and 254 Xenia Ave.

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Web Features

  • Women’s History Month Songwriters’ Round returns

    Four local musicians spanning generations in age will take the stage at Little Art Theatre for the second annual Women’s History Month Songwriters’ Round.

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  • Three-day road closure on U.S. 68

    Beginning Tuesday, March 24, a stretch of U.S. 68, about six miles south of downtown Yellow Springs, will close for three days. The closure — by Brush Row Road and Great Council State Park in Oldtown — will go into effect at 8 a.m., and will be in place through late Thursday.

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  • Boilerplates

    On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, dozens of villagers and area residents got their hands dirty in scrumptious low-country spices and broken claws at a crab boil fundraiser for the Yellow Springs-based soup kitchen, “Who’s Hungry?”

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Arts (archives)

  •   Community dance concert set

    The annual Valerie Ann Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert is set for Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, in the gymnasium of John Bryan Community Center, 100 Dayton St.

  •   Cello quartet to perform

    Galvin Cello Quartet will perform Sunday, March 22, for the last regular concert of the Chamber Music in Yellow Springs 2025–26 season. The 4 p.m. performance will take place in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, 314 Xenia Avenue.

  •   Art auction to benefit Senior Center

    The Ageless Art Auction will be held Thursday, Feb. 19, 6:30–9 p.m., at the Mills Park Hotel. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door.

Village Schools (archives)

  •   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.

  •   School district talks start time, bus changes

    At a Jan. 28 work session, the school board continued a discussion of a proposal that was brought forward by district administrators last month: A possible change of start and end times at both campuses, and consolidation of school bussing into one, K–12 route.

  •   School board considers new times for school day

    Having settled this first-of-the-year business, Superintendent Terri Holden later opened discussion about another proposed timing change: a later start for Mills Lawn students and an earlier one for YS Middle and High School students beginning next school year.

Economy (archives)

  •   MORE COVERAGE | Next steps taken towards a Tom’s Market co-op

    A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, on Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation had struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray, with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”

  •   Tom’s Market strikes co-op agreement

    A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”

  •   2025 In Review | Business

    2025 in Review: Business

Village Life (archives)

  •   Open Air Village eyes home-based move

    Beginning this summer, Open Air Village expects to relocate to a home on President Street, provided the Village approves a zoning variance that would allow the Gays to operate an in-home child care program there.

  •   The Patterdale Hall Diaries | By the pricking of my thumbs

    "Every time it warms up a bit, I consider turning the water back on but then I check the weather forecast only to discover a week of temperatures below freezing."

  •   Turner resigns from YSCCC

    The Board of Directors of Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center announced Tuesday, Feb. 17, that Executive Director Aillevrah Turner had submitted her resignation, effective immediately.

Government (archives)

  •   A deeper dive into Yellow Springs’ high water bills

    Here in Yellow Springs, the average village household is charged about $94 per month, according to data from the Village metering and billing departments.  Speaking with the News earlier this month, Village Manager Johnnie Burns said the reason behind that discrepancy can be traced back to local decision-making from decades ago

  •   MTFR responds to second fire of the year

    A Jan. 19 house fire at 3711 State Route 72 N., just outside Clifton, was quickly contained thanks to a rapid response, Miami Township Fire Chief James Cannell told trustees at their Jan. 21 meeting.

  •   Village ended 2025 with $694k surplus

    Last year, municipal revenues exceeded projections, and expenses came in lower than expected — as a result, the Village ended 2025 with a surplus of $694,456 in the general fund, which is the primary fund for local government activities and operations.

Obituaries (archives)

  •   Linda Jean (Johnson) Dillenbeck

    Linda Jean (née Johnson) Dillenbeck, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, passed away on Feb. 12, 2026, after a brief illness.

  •   Margaret ‘Peg’ Bird

    Margaret Hostetler Bird, of Yellow Springs, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Dayspring Nursing Facility in Enon.

  •   Josephine Joanne Dunphy

    Josephine Joanne Dunphy, 91, of Yellow Springs, passed away Feb. 25, 2026. She was born in the Birch Manor Gatehouse on Jacoby Road on April 7, 1934, to Carmelo and Maria Ricciardi.

  •   Francis Andrew ‘Dutch’ Dannaker

    Francis Andrew "Dutch" Dannaker passed away on Feb. 22, 2026, at the age of 101.

  •   Roy Franklin Cromer II

    Roy Franklin Cromer II, 71, of Tucson, Arizona, died on Feb. 4, 2026, following a sudden illness.

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