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• “Empty Bowls” fundraiser to benefit Yellow Springs soup kitchen

  By Reilly DixonDecember 9, 2024

  

  An “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for “Who’s Hungry?” will take place at the YS Senior Center, 5-8 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 12. $10 pays for the soup; $25-$45 pays for the soup as well as a handmade bowl to keep. All proceeds will allow the Yellow Springs soup kitchen to continue providing free food every Monday and Wednesday.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Truly an entangled life

  By Guest ContributorDecember 7, 2024

  

  “Raising children is hard and rewarding, and both Bob and Morris seem to be thriving. I’m glad we now have Patterdale Hall. I’m very tired and I need to rest. The Hall is the place where I will rest.”

• Butter Flower Farm blooms on Fairfield

  By YS News StaffDecember 6, 2024

  

  Butter Flower Farm, or BFF, is an 11-acre sustainable farm currently specializing in dried flowers. The farm is owned and operated by local farmers Evan Pitstick and Larissa Duprey and florist Brenn Busker.

• Down to Earth | October showers bring November flowers

  By Guest ContributorDecember 5, 2024

  

  “The severe drought we experienced in late summer this year has led to several interesting phenomena in the plant world.”

• LIHTC project ‘win-wins’ discussed

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The latest update on the land, presented at the Nov. 14 school board meeting, is that Morgan Fields have been appraised at $339,000 by Cedarville-based real estate and auction company Sheridan & Associates.

• The Briar Patch | A fork in the road

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  “On election night, Tuesday, Nov. 5, most voting Americans, particularly Protestant and Catholic white Christians, chose a vision of fascism and fear in the name of Jesus. Dietrich Bonhoeffer must be weeping in his grave.”

• Agraria offers climate hope through biochar workshop

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Agraria will host a biochar workshop Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7, at Agraria Farm. The hands-on workshop will be led by instructors Mark Cohen, Gary Gilmore and Dale Hendricks.

• Village of Yellow Springs says, ‘Slow down!’

  By Reilly DixonDecember 4, 2024

  

  In a concerted effort to curb those drivers who don’t slow down as quickly as the law mandates, Village leadership has, in recent weeks, instated new traffic calming measures and infrastructure on several local roads.

• School board approves sale option for LIHTC project

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Mirroring a decision made by Village Council earlier the same week, the YS Board of Education voted 3–2 during a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 21, to approve an option to purchase agreement with the Village of Yellow Springs.

• Annual Winter Solstice Poetry Reading to return

  By Reilly DixonDecember 3, 2024

  

  Slated for Friday, Dec. 6, in Glen Helen’s Vernet Ecological Center, the 13th annual Solstice Poetry Reading will feature 10 area poets, each reading original works that meditate on stillness. Co-sponsored by Tecumseh Land Trust and Glen Helen, the event will also include an open mic, a wine reception and sales of publications from the featured poets.