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• New mystery novel set in the village

  By Guest ContributorAugust 19, 2020

  

  Geisel’s new novel “Fair Game,” available at local bookstore Dark Star Books, follows private investigator Flint’s quest to solve a mysterious, and fictional, years-old missing persons case.

• ‘A Small Thing to Want’— Cawood explores desire, regret

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 12, 2020

  

  ‘A Small Thing to Want,’ a collection of short stories by author and YS native Shuly Xóchitl Cawood, was published in May.

• Zoning rules challenge shows

  By Carol SimmonsAugust 5, 2020

  

  Award-winning comedian and actor Dave Chappelle’s weekend comedy shows are not within the parameters of the zoning code, forcing the property owner to seek a temporary usage variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals.

• First Lines — What remains

  By Audrey HackettAugust 1, 2020

  

  In the July column, a delicate and image-rich poem by Delaware, Ohio, poet Kip Knott. What is our place in the world? Can the question be transcended, or better — simply let go?

• Local teacher to host virtual day camp

  By Guest ContributorJuly 23, 2020

  

  Antioch School older group teacher Sally Dennis is hosting a virtual summer camp on Dayton’s PBS station, ThinkTV, with daily episodes on topics such as health, peace and diversity running from July 27–August 1.

• First Lines — Heart of compassion

  By Audrey HackettJune 18, 2020

  

  Amid the turmoil on Earth, have you looked at the stars? Villager Tim Morand contributes this month’s poem, a meditation on compassion, the shifts in human life and the grandeur of the night sky.

• Lights! Costumes! Conference call!— Playwright debuts play virtually

  By Reilly DixonMay 13, 2020

  

  Yellow Springs-based playwright and actor Robb Willoughby will debut his play “Look into My Eyes” by way of virtual broadcast Saturday, May 16, through Wednesday, May 20.

• First Lines — Staggered

  By Audrey HackettMay 1, 2020

  

  This month, this strange month, this unforgettable month, has been in some ways so sweet. This sweet world is as much the world as the frightening one is. April’s poetry column, written from lockdown, with a poem by column editor Audrey Hackett.

• Amid pandemic, art is a gift

  By Audrey HackettApril 23, 2020

  

  The News recently spoke with several local artists about how they were adapting and responding to life amid the pandemic.

• First Lines — ‘Underground river of poetry’

  By Audrey HackettApril 2, 2020

  

  The poetry of spring is gushing forth — the poetry of eternal spring, and the poetry of this strange spring, virus-tossed, virus-laced. A visionary poem by villager Robert Paschell, from the March column.