From The Print Last Week Section

• It lives!— Yellow Springs Zombie Walk returns next Saturday

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 21, 2026

  

  Equal parts food drive, festival and fundraiser, the revived Zombie Walk is open to all living and undead; it’s set for Saturday, Oct. 3, 3–9 p.m., with activities and live music to be staged on the front lawn of the John Bryan Community Center.

• A new chapter at Corner Cone

  By YS News StaffSeptember 20, 2026

  

  Corner Cone, located at the corner of Walnut and Dayton streets, is a place near and dear to many Yellow Springers’ hearts. Talk to any townie, and chances are they remember eating soft-serve ice cream in the August sun, listening to live music or shopping at the nearby farmers market.

• Truitt Fitness makes moves

  By Jessica ThomasSeptember 19, 2026

  

  After becoming a personal trainer in 2013, Kyle Truitt has worked to help people meet their fitness goals. Since then, he has moved venues several times. Earlier this month, Truitt moved his gym, Truitt Fitness, to 888 Dayton St., Suite 103.

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to open season

  By YS News StaffSeptember 18, 2026

  

  Chamber Music in Yellow Springs will open its 2026–2027 season Sunday, Sept. 20, with a 4 p.m. concert by Calidore String Quartet.

• Yellow Springs Porchfest returns — now with more porches

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 17, 2026

  

  The free, villagewide music festival returns Saturday, Sept. 19, with 79 acts scheduled to perform on 50 porches, patios, yards and other outdoor spaces.

• Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center celebrates a century

  By YS News Staff

  

  In the fall of 1926, eight children entered a nursery school founded, from the start, to serve a socially and economically diverse population, open to families beyond the village’s most privileged circles.

• Wheeling Gaunt Day programming set

  By YS News StaffSeptember 11, 2026

  

  Wheeling Gaunt Day 2026 will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, and will include a slate of activities honoring the 19th-century land owner and philanthropist who purchased his freedom from enslavement before settling in Yellow Springs.

• Cult Movie Campout takes horror outdoors

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The inaugural Cult Movie Campout, featuring four horror flicks that involve “camp” in every sense of the word, will debut Saturday, Sept. 12, at Butter Flower Farm. The night will feature live music, vendors and screenings of cult films “Sleepaway Camp,” “Cannibal Campout,” “Camp Blood Christmas” and “Don’t F–k In the Woods.”

• News from the Past: August 2026

  By Don HollisterSeptember 10, 2026

  

  Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.

• Tin Can Economy | Govern with audacity

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  “No more of this “Aw, shucks. How did we get to this point?” If we agree we want something — affordable housing, greater diversity, a downtown that favors villagers over visitors — then divert the resources to make it happen tomorrow.”