From The Print Last Week Section

• Greene CATS proposes bus route cuts, fare hikes

  By Lauren ShowsApril 21, 2026

  

  Proposed changes to Greene CATS are on course to reshape public transit across the county — including eliminating the Flex Route that currently connects Yellow Springs to Xenia and Fairborn.

• Planning Commission approves in-home childcare program

  By Reilly DixonApril 20, 2026

  

  Yellow Springs-based Open Air Village — an outdoor-based program, equal parts daycare and preschool — sought approval to headquarter and run the business at 1333 President Street.

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs sets ensemble competition

  By YS News StaffApril 19, 2026

  

  Chamber Music in Yellow Springs has announced the two finalists in its 41st Annual Competition for Emerging Ensembles: Trio Timia and Trio Caspar.

• Miami Township Trustees swear in new fiscal officer, talk MTFR grants

  By Lauren ShowsApril 18, 2026

  

  At its Monday, April 6, meeting, the Miami Township Board of Trustees covered a wide swath of business that began with officially welcoming on-board a new Township official.

• Down to Earth | Light at night comes at cost

  By Guest ContributorApril 17, 2026

  

  Over the past 100 years, humans have transformed the night, erasing the natural darkness with which we evolved. While artificial light at night is crucial to our modern world, it comes at a cost.

• Antioch to honor Coretta Scott King’s legacy

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Antioch College’s Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom will host a banquet and fundraiser later this month in Springfield, aiming to both honor Coretta Scott King’s legacy and strengthen support for the center’s work.

• 2026 Porchfest organizers seek musicians, porches

  By Lauren ShowsApril 16, 2026

  

  The annual festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, once again transforming porches, patios, backyards and other neighborhood spaces into stages for a day of free, live performances across the village.

• Yellow Springs Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes new inductees

  By YS News StaffApril 15, 2026

  

  The new hall-of-famers include Kenneth “Buster” Hamilton, Carl Cordell Jr., Ron Benton, Steven L. Harshaw, Sandra Lang, Lynn Hardman, Tracy Hoagland-Clark, Larry Peterson, Dustin Rudegeair, Raphael Allen and Jared Scarfpin.

• ‘Mad River’ film spotlights Miami Valley

  By Lauren ShowsApril 13, 2026

  

  “Mad River,” written and directed by area artist Jarrod Robbins, was shot in part in Yellow Springs and will make its debut in several Miami Valley theaters this month.

• Agraria sows seeds of hope

  By Reilly DixonApril 12, 2026

  

  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.