From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 24

• Yellow Springs Theater Co. climbs to new heights in ‘Roof Man’

  By Reilly DixonApril 12, 2024

  

  “Roof Man” will be staged on Fridays and Saturdays, April 12 and 13, and April 19 and 20, at First Presbyterian Church; curtain is at 8 p.m. each night and admission is $15.

• A village and a virus, four years on

  By Reilly DixonApril 11, 2024

  

  This year marks the fourth anniversary since the novel coronavirus began spreading uncontrollably throughout the world, shuttering businesses, upending routines, overwhelming hospitals and ultimately claiming the lives of over 1 million U.S. residents.

• Antioch vigil honors Nex Benedict

  By YS News Staff

  

  Nearly a quarter of Antioch College’s student body gathered alongside Antioch President Jane Fernandes on the steps of the old student union building Sunday, March 3, to attend a candlelight vigil in honor of Nex Benedict.

• Royal Prevail brings fresh ink to Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonApril 10, 2024

  

  Royal Prevail Tattoo — a sister shop to one of the same name in Fairborn — officially opened last week and is taking new clients.

• ‘Like a war zone’ | Yellow Springs residents remember the 1974 Xenia tornado

  By Reilly DixonApril 9, 2024

  

  This year, grim memories of the Xenia tornado turn 50. To mark the occasion, the News talked to several dozen current and former local residents who shared their stories of that fateful and fearful day, what came after and how they were — and continue to be — affected.

• Yellow Springs Film Fest to showcase ‘Mini-Fest’

  By Truth GarrettApril 5, 2024

  

  Yellow Springs Film Festival is gearing up to present its Mini-Fest at the historic Little Art Theatre Saturday, April 6, offering audiences a lineup of films that promise to leave a lasting impact.

• School board discusses Mills Lawn greenspace preservation

  By Lauren ShowsApril 4, 2024

  

  At the regular school board meeting Thursday, March 14, local advocacy group Citizens to Preserve Mills Lawn Greenspace brought forward a potential plan to place a conservation easement on a portion of land on which Mills Lawn Elementary School is located.

• The legacy of Raymond P. Harris, a forgotten Black artist

  By Truth Garrett

  

  “Artistry Re-Kindled: The Raymond P. Harris Retrospective Exhibit” — curated by Nearon in collaboration with the artist’s son, Robert Lee Harris — will debut at the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College on Saturday, April 6, with the exhibition on display through April 27. 

• Miami Township Trustees | Fiscal Officer Margaret Silliman signs off

  By Lauren ShowsApril 2, 2024

  

  After serving for 24 years in the position, Silliman retired this month; her successor, Jeanna GunderKline, who was elected last fall, will take over as fiscal officer beginning in April.

• Farewell to a kiln, and its master

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 28, 2024

  

  With paper cranes folded by his children nestled as tinder among a stack of wood, on Friday, March 15, Brad Husk struck a flame and set the paper wings alight.