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.

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.

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.

Beloved retired physics teacher Philip John Lemkau died with family at his side on Feb. 3, 2026.

Bradlee “Brad” Terry (Teravainen), of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away April 2, 2026, at the Trinity Community of Fairborn nursing home, at the age of 91.

Richard Funderburg, born April 27, 1951, passed away on April 9, 2026; he was 74.

Shirley Ann Hatfield transitioned from this world on March 26, 2026, after a brief hospitalization and hospice care.

Jean McConville Payne passed away unexpectedly April 1, 2026, at the age of 70, due to complications from vascular dementia.