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• 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day events set in Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffJanuary 14, 2023

  

  “The Fierce Urgency of Now” is the theme of the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities scheduled Monday, Jan. 16, in the village.

• What does tradition mean to you?

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 13, 2023

  

  This year, we asked our readers to share some of their most-loved traditions with us — old, new, lost and missed — and what tradition means to them. Below are the responses we received — as well as a few submissions from News staff.

• 2022 In Review | Village Life

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  Yellow Springs came alive in 2022 with manifold events, celebrations, commemorations, new arrivals and departures.

• YSDC considers reconfiguration

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  At the Yellow Springs Development Corporation’s, or YSDC’s, regular meeting in October, YSDC President Corrie Van Ausdal proposed establishing a committee whose responsibility would be “to plan and present a future configuration for the YSDC.”

• Village ends lease with Lawson Place tenants

  By Jessica ThomasJanuary 12, 2023

  At the last Council meeting of 2022, Council members heard from several Lawson Place residents voicing their concern for two long-term residents whose lease had been terminated by Village Manager Josué Salmerón, who is acting as property manager for the apartments.

• ‘Freedom Flight’ play to debut

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 11, 2023

  

  “Freedom Flight,” a play for young audiences detailing the historical tale of Addison White, who escaped from enslavement in Kentucky and stood against pursuing federal marshals in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, will be performed Friday, Jan. 13, at the Foundry Theater.

• 2022 In Review | The Arts

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 5, 2023

  

  Impromptu music performances, live theater, new murals, book publications, films and so, so much more — Yellow Springs was a fountain of art in 2022.

• 2022 In Review | Miami Township

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Perhaps the most significant piece of news to come out of Miami Township in 2022 was the passage of a levy that will generate about $670,000 per year for Miami Township Fire-Rescue and will be used to pay MTFR personnel.

• 2022 In Review | Planning Commission

  By Reilly DixonJanuary 2, 2023

  

  In 2022, Yellow Springs Planning Commission reviewed a new major subdivision, approved a plan to rezone land to accommodate a new agricultural business, approved the demolition and rebuilding of the structure that previously housed Earth Rose and more.

• 2022 In Review | Local Business

  By Lauren Shows

  

  It’s been a big year for business in Yellow Springs. While a number of locally-owned businesses opened their doors this year, several well-known brick-and-mortars closed up shop or moved out of town.