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Jan
13
2026

Lance Rudegeair drops the ball, and Dan Badger catches! (Submitted photo)

Ball things must pass— A new Mr. NYE for YS

The New Year’s Eve ball drop that ushered Yellow Springs into 2026 was villager Lance Rudegeair’s last. The annual tradition — and the bedazzled disco ball itself — have been passed onto Dan Badger, who will drop the village into 2027 and beyond.

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Arts (archives)

  •   Little Art launches new documentary series

    Little Art Theatre has announced a new artist-in-residence initiative, debuting this month with Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker Steven Bognar and artist-filmmaker Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli.

  •   Concert to offer warmth in ‘midwinter’

    “In the Bleak Midwinter” with Marna Street, violin, and Barbara Leeds, piano, will be performed Saturday, Jan. 10, beginning at 3 p.m., in Herndon Gallery at Antioch College. Admission is free.

  •   Duke Ellington’s ‘Nutcracker Suite,’ string-style, at the Foundry

    String super-group Mr Sun will bring their reimagined version of the suite to the Foundry Theater on Thursday, Dec. 11: A string-band take on the suite based, in part, on Tchaikovsky’s original, but mostly on the 1960 big-band-inflected reworking by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn — a reinterpretation of a reinterpretation.

Village Schools (archives)

  •   Reichert to retire from Yellow Springs Schools

    A Yellow Springs graduate, JoFrannye Reichert served the district as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional before being hired as the full-time music teacher for Mills Lawn in 2007.

  •   School board to fix more eyes on state, federal legislation

    At its Thursday, Nov. 13, meeting, the YS school board discussed ensuring that more eyes stay fixed on state and federal legislation as lawmakers at both levels make decisions that could dramatically affect public schools.

  •   District talks state report card

    District enrollment this fall stands at 608 students, with about 36% of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch. Roughly 17% of district students are identified with disabilities.

Economy (archives)

Village Life (archives)

  •   National Alliance on Mental Illness support available in Yellow Springs

    The area National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, hosts a local Connection Recovery Support Group, for those living with a mental health condition, the second Monday of each month, 6:30–8 p.m. The next meeting is Jan. 12.

  •   A tale of two pies

    For a little village of about 3,700 people, it may seem strange to see two pizza parlors sharing the same downtown — let alone, sitting across the street from one another.

  •   2025 In Review | Village Life

    Celebrations, milestones and transitions, health and wellness, elder stories and more — check out the vibrant village life of Yellow Springs in 2025.

Government (archives)

Obituaries (archives)

  •   Marcia Lee (Nelson) Greer

    Marcia (Nelson) Greer was born in Xenia, Ohio, on Nov. 3, 1938.

  •   Edmond Henry Vernot

    Edmond Henry Vernot, 100, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2026.

  •   Sonia Barreiro Cawood

    Sonia Barreiro Cawood, 86, died peacefully Dec. 30, 2025. A longtime Yellow Springs, Ohio, resident, she was born Feb. 17, 1939, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and came to the United States to attend school in Midway, Kentucky, at the age of 13.

  •   Thomas Williams ‘Kimathi Asante’

    Thomas Williams, Kimathi Asante, died suddenly of heart failure Dec. 1, 2025 in Toledo where he resided.

  •   Matthew Adam Grote

    Matthew Adam Grote, of Carlisle, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 19, 2025, at the age of 65.

Higher Education (archives)

  •   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.

  •   New term, new students at Antioch College

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  •   Antioch College steps in as Job Corps future uncertain

    Earlier this summer, Antioch College flew 11 young people from the Job Corps program to Yellow Springs, enrolled them in a summer academic program, and gave them dorm rooms, a meal plan, on-campus jobs and a path to pursue four-year degrees.

Sports (archives)

  •   Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 9, 2025

    The varsity boys bowling team returned to the lanes Monday, Jan. 5, with a decisive 2,203–843 win over Jefferson High across two regular games and a Baker game.

  •   Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 2, 2025

    The Bulldogs girls varsity team suffered a defeat away on Thursday, Dec. 18, falling 44–24 to Miami Valley School. Individual stats for the game were not reported.

  •   Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Dec. 19, 2025

    The boys bowling team added another win to their season on Wednesday, Dec. 10, defeating Trotwood 2,108–1,407 across two regular games and a Baker game.

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