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Tecumseh Land Trust to host annual sugar shack tour

Tecumseh Land Trust, or TLT, will host its annual sugar shack tour event at Flying Mouse Farms on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2–4 p.m. Tours will begin at 2, and continue at 20-minute intervals, starting at the TLT office on Whitehall Farm, 4633 U.S. 68 North, where sugar shack visitors are asked to park.

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Web Features

The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A cheeky pint

“A very common and significant part of British life, the cheeky pint plays a key role in keeping people sane during trying times.”
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School board censures member Amy Magnus

The school board’s most recent meeting Thursday, Jan. 9, included an agenda item that concerned an apology offered by board member Amy Magnus. The discussion of that agenda item ended in a 4–0 vote in favor of censuring Magnus, with Magnus abstaining from the vote.
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Miami Township Trustees settle first-of-year business

With deep snow on the ground throughout Miami Township that night, the Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the new year Monday, Jan. 6. At the forefront of the meeting’s agenda was the handling of first-of-year business.
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Arts (archives)

Mark Lomax Quartet to celebrate ‘A Love Supreme’ anniversary at Foundry
Dr. Mark Lomax II, who performed in Yellow Springs in fall of 2023 as part of the Foundry Theater at Antioch College’s inaugural season of programming, will return to the Foundry with the Mark Lomax Quartet on Saturday, Jan. 18, to mark the 60th anniversary of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."
YS Theater Company seeks scripts
The Yellow Springs Theater Company is accepting script submissions for the 2025 annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, featuring a selection of plays no longer than 10 minutes.
2024 In Review | The Arts
From penning innovative literature and producing surreal films; to painting, poeticizing and performing — Yellow Springs artists covered ample creative ground in 2024.

Village Schools (archives)

Yellow Springs Schools are closed Wednesday, Jan. 22
The Yellow Springs Board of Education has decided to close village schools on Wednesday, Jan. 22, due to extreme cold weather.
Two-hour delay for Yellow Springs Schools, Tuesday, Jan. 21
The Yellow Springs Board of Education has decided delay the start time for village schools by two hours on Wednesday, Jan. 8, due to cold weather and icy conditions.
More LIHTC questions than answers at school board meeting
At the center of the fraught discussion was the ongoing, intergovernmental initiative to build a 30- to 50-unit low-income housing development on the district-owned Morgan soccer fields.

Economy (archives)

Home, Inc. set to award $500K home-repair grants
Most grants will be up to $16,500 for projects starting in February, including accessibility upgrades, health and safety repairs and weatherization.
Local business aims for sustainable garden design
Though “design” is often considered in the aesthetic sense, local resident Molly Finch has a broader perspective on the term. That perspective is shaped by her new business, Goldfinch Garden Design.
2024 In Review | Businesses & Organizations
Several new businesses and organizations cropped up in Yellow Springs in 2024; several hit major milestones and others transitioned and expanded.

Village Life (archives)

My Name Is Iden | The quiet between
"People are complicated. We laugh, we love, we hope but, we also cry. We bleed, we despair. We scream. All of that is beautiful."
Villager Joan Chappelle honored with MLK Peacemaker Award
A warm gathering of several hundred local residents in the John Bryan Center gym Monday, Jan. 20, marked the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr Day celebration in Yellow Springs.
Online posts raise concerns over privacy, transparency
A group of messages shared in a local Facebook group earlier this month has raised questions, both broad and specific, about transparency and ethics within public bodies and the separation of public identities from private ones.

Government (archives)

With $680k pledged for new soccer fields, LIHTC project advances
Should Woda Cooper successfully be awarded the $15 million in low-income housing tax credits from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to build a low-income housing development, the district would have $689,000 to turn the Joneses’ cornfield into playable soccer fields.
Police chief responds to downtown thefts
Two thefts took place at downtown businesses at the turn of the new year and spurred the Chamber of Commerce to send out a word of advice to local business owners late last week: Keep an eye out and take security precautions.
BREAKING: One dead in Livermore Street shooting, suspect in custody
A fatal shooting occurred in Yellow Springs on Friday night, Jan. 10. According to a statement from the Yellow Springs Police Department, officers performed a welfare check at a residence in the 1200 block of Livermore Street at approximately 11:21 p.m., and upon arrival, discovered a person with apparent gunshot wounds.

Obituaries (archives)

Vincent Tanoh Eyorokon
Vincent Tanoh Eyorokon, 73, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2025.
Nancy Howell Koehler
Nancy Howell Koehler, died Jan. 11. She was 87 years old on Dec. 16.
Juliet Hennessy
Juliet Walker (Liddle) Hennessy, age 97 of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away Jan. 10, 2025.
Arianna Maria Reyes Mendiola
Arianna, also known as “Baby Ari,” lived a very short but happy life.
Edward Prether
Edward Robert Prether passed away Jan. 4, 2025, surrounded by his family.

Higher Education (archives)

Emerge Springs | Addiction recovery services, housing at Antioch College
Emerge offers addiction recovery services, housing and job training. It was founded by three area business owners who work in the skilled trades, and who themselves are in long-term recovery.
Antioch College earns Federal Work College designation
The Federal Work College system is an evolution of the traditional work-study program. While the latter typically benefits students from lower-income backgrounds, the work college model mandates that every student living on campus must work, regardless of their financial background.
Apartments coming to Antioch College
Last month, Columbus-based real estate developer Windsor Companies purchased the vacant Antioch Student Union for $500,000.

Sports (archives)

Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 17, 2025
The Varsity Bulldogs slipped to fifth place in the Metro Buckeye Conference after four losses over the last several weeks. The team’s current conference record is 1–3, with an overall season record of 1–9.
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Dec. 13, 2024
The Varsity Bulldogs suffered another pair of losses last week, falling 55–60 in a close nonconference match-up against Tri-County North Tuesday, Dec. 3; and 48–57 to conference rivals Legacy Christian Academy, Friday, Dec. 6.
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Dec. 6, 2024
Though the Varsity Bulldogs played hard in their season-opening game against Southeastern Wednesday, Nov. 27, they ultimately fell to the Trojans, 41–55.