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

• Dave Chappelle seeks four more Wirrig shows

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 22, 2021

  

  A request concerning locally based comedian Dave Chappelle was among several zoning-related matters discussed during the most recent meeting of the Miami Township Trustees on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

• ‘Loud As the Rolling Sea’— Yvonne Seon on Black studies, history

  By YS News Staff

  

  In collaboration with 91.3-FM WYSO’s Eichelberger Center for Community Voices, the News is publishing excerpted transcripts from WYSO’s series “Loud As the Rolling Sea.”

• Process, ethics clarified in joint Council and Planning Commission meeting

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  In recent months, a number of conditional use applications for construction projects around the village have either been approved by the Village’s Planning Commission, or are in the pipeline for approval

• 2021 Local Election: Osterholm and Brown vie for Council

  By Cheryl DurgansSeptember 20, 2021

  

  Seven villagers are looking for votes to fill three contested Council seats in the upcoming November election. Here the News spotlights the other two nonincumbents: Scott Osterholm, who ran for Council in 1993, and first-time candidate Carmen Brown, known locally as Carmen Lee.

• 2021 Local Election: Burke and Walker vie for Council

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  Seven villagers are looking for votes to fill three contested Council seats in the upcoming November election. This week, the News will spotlight two first-time candidates, Linsday Burke and Issa Walker, who answered questions from the News in emailed responses.

• Yellow Springs Development Corporation outlines Mills Lawn plan

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 17, 2021

  

  Development of a plan for the Mills Lawn Elementary School building and property at the center of town has been set in motion.

• COVID-19 update: Cases and hospitalizations continue to escalate

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The wave of cases and hospitalizations continue to escalate at an alarming rate; the Ohio Hospital Association reported that COVID-19 currently accounts for one out of seven hospitalizations in the state.

• Yellow Springs Planning Commission approves Chappelle comedy club

  By Cheryl DurgansSeptember 15, 2021

  

  Construction will soon be underway for local comedian Dave Chappelle’s planned comedy club and restaurant at 225 Corry St.

• Staff changes at the Yellow Springs News

  By YS News StaffSeptember 13, 2021

  

  Cheryl Durgans has been named editor, Tim Walker will soon fill the role of advertising sales manager and Lynda Love Highlander has become the office and circulation manager.

• Little Art Theatre’s new managing director settles in

  By Jessica ThomasSeptember 10, 2021

  

  As the Little Art celebrates nearly 92 years of operation, Kristina Heaton, its newly hired managing director, is making it her personal mission to continue building a legacy that reflects the values of the theater and of the Yellow Springs community.