Faith Morgan, Eric Bee and Florentina Rodriguez stand in Agraria’s hoop house where manifold spring seeds are spouting and waiting to be tucked into the ground for the coming growing season. The trio — or the farm’s current administrative “triumvirate,” as Bee calls them — are heading up Agraria’s latest operational foci: enacting farm-scale permaculture practices, building local ecological knowledge, fostering citizen science and reskilling to preserve traditional practices. (Photo by Reilly Dixon)
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.
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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.
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Theater Oobleck stages post-web dystopia at the Herndon
The Herndon Gallery at Antioch College will host Chicago-based theater collective Theater Oobleck for three performances of “Song About Himself,” a dystopian, language-driven play by ensemble cofounder Mickle Maher, Friday–Sunday, April 10–12.
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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.
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Bentino’s Pizza now YS Pizza Company
91.3 WYSO has entered the building — the historic Union Schoolhouse
School board talks safety, start times and exam exemptions
‘The Outside Presents’ experimental sounds in new space
Yellow Springs Film Festival’s ‘Mini-Fest’ returns this weekend
New mail station in Clifton
Arts (archives)
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91.3 WYSO has entered the building — the historic Union Schoolhouse
As of last week, the homegrown station has officially moved its operations out of the Charles F. Kettering building on the Antioch College campus and into the historic Union Schoolhouse at 314 Dayton St. -
‘Iden: A Story of Love’— Documentary tells story of transition, family
"Iden: A Story of Love" is a feature-length documentary that follows local resident Iden Crockett through the early years of her burgeoning identity as a transgender woman and explores how that process reshaped not only Crockett's life, but also the lives of those closest to her. -
Dr. Mark Lomax II returns to Yellow Springs with “Unity Suite”
The nine-movement "Unity Suite," organized in three sets of three pieces, draws on Lomax's experiences in the Black church and his long-standing belief that music can bring people into deeper communion with one another.
Village Schools (archives)
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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. -
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.
Economy (archives)
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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. -
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. -
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.”
Village Life (archives)
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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. -
Meet Your Nonprofits | Feminist Health Fund— Bridging healthcare gaps
Now in its fourth decade, the Feminist Health Fund provides direct financial assistance to women facing unaffordable health care costs including prescriptions, diagnostic testing, dental care and trauma recovery. -
Yellow Springs United Methodist Church aims for Easter renewal
The 178-year-old church aims to open its doors with renewed vitality on Easter Sunday, April 5, as both a place of worship and as a place the congregation hopes the wider community will once again feel called to enter.
Government (archives)
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Miami Township— Trustees broach cemeteries, fiscal transition
Budget questions — particularly around cemetery spending, future capital needs and how Township funds should be used across departments — have been at the center of recent Miami Township Trustees discussions, first at their March 2 regular meeting and again at a March 9 work session focused on cemetery appropriations. -
Portion of Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road closed through April 10
The Greene County Engineer’s Office announced earlier this week that a stretch of Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road will be closed from Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 10. -
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.
Obituaries (archives)
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Shirley Ann Hatfield
Shirley Ann Hatfield transitioned from this world on March 26, 2026, after a brief hospitalization and hospice care. -
Jean McConville Payne
Jean McConville Payne passed away unexpectedly April 1, 2026, at the age of 70, due to complications from vascular dementia. -
Michael Charles Reed
Michael Charles Reed, 74, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2026, at Hospice of Dayton. He will be deeply missed and quietly remembered in all the ways that mattered most. -
Luisa Lang Owen
Luisa Lang Owen, Ph.D. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, in hospital. She was an accomplished artist, writer, poet, philosopher, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and was brilliantly funny. -
Margaret Ann Stewart Diehl
Margaret Ann Stewart Diehl died on Monday, March 16, 2026, at the age of 96.
Higher Education (archives)
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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. -
New term, new students at Antioch College
For the 2025–2026 academic year, Antioch enrolled 115 degree-seeking students, down from 121 last fall. Of those 115 students, 42 are new to Antioch, 70 are continuing students and three are returning, or re-admitted.
Sports (archives)
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Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Feb. 27, 2026
A trio of Yellow Springs High School tracksters competed last Saturday at the University of Findlay Indoor Last Chance High School Meet. -
Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Feb. 13, 2026
The boys bowling team defeated Middletown Christian on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2,079–1,606.
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Bulldog Sports Round-Up | Jan. 30, 2026
The Yellow Springs High School girls bowling team fell to Emmanuel Christian Tuesday, Jan. 20, with a final score of 1,927–1,615.
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