Yellow Springs lost an additional 7.3 percent of its population in the last decade, continuing a 40-year population plummet.

• Bachman takes over role as editor of News

  By YS News StaffJuly 12, 2018

  

  Beginning next week, Megan Bachman will be the new editor of the local paper. Bachman is taking the place of Diane Chiddister, 68, the editor for the last 12 years.

• Village Council — Citizens speak up for Meister

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Nine villagers spoke in support of Cpl. David Meister, a local police officer facing discipline charges, at Village Council’s July 2 meeting.

• Barbara Broemmelsiek Carroll

  By YS News Staff

  

  Barbara Broemmelsiek Carroll passed away at Friends Care Community Assisted Living, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on July 1, 2018. She was 97.

• Village, Meister still at odds

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Last Friday’s pre-disciplinary hearing for Yellow Springs Police Corporal Dave Meister was postponed in hopes that lawyers representing Meister and the Village could reach a compromise agreement.

• A thrill to see T-ballers fly

  By Jimmy Chesire

  

  The evening began with a gift. Russell Besson, 13, a T-ball graduate, came up to me with a large, blue-cloth-covered-something-or-other. He told me they’d heard that our current bat-and-ball and hand-sweeper bag was old, falling apart.

• Outside voices: 2018’s Springsfest

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  The weather couldn’t have been more perfect on Saturday, July 7, for this year’s Springsfest, which featured 11 bands over 11 hours.

• Yellow Springs’ own Woodstock returns

  By Guest Contributor

  

  For the third year, Yellow Springs is going to celebrate its own version of Woodstock or Lollapalooza with Springsfest, a 12-hour music festival.

• Ernest ‘Ernie’ Russell Heston

  By Matt Minde

  

  Ernest “Ernie” Russell Heston passed away on June 30, 2018, at 7:40 a.m. at his home in Yellow Springs, at the age of 91.

• Plans for investing in the village

  By Megan Bachman

  

  A local debit card with rewards for shopping locally. A business incubator on the Antioch campus. Crowdfunding for local businesses. Student debt refinancing for those who live here after graduation. These ideas and more were explored in a series of conversations last week spearheaded by the Yellow Springs Federal Credit Union, or YSFCU.

• Tom’s Market Pirates stay on top

  By Tim Sherwood

  

  Another week of improvement in every Minor League team’s performance ended with the Tom’s Market Pirates maintaining their position atop the standings a little more than half-way through the season.