Yellow Springs lost an additional 7.3 percent of its population in the last decade, continuing a 40-year population plummet.
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Democracy watchdogs topic of free talk
YS Public Arts and Culture Commission will present the sixth and final free talk in its year-long America 250 Speaker Series on Friday, Oct. 16, 7–8:30 p.m., in Rooms A&B at John Bryan Community Center.
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$1,000 for every senior— Gifted Savings kicks off second year in schools
There were balloons and cheers at Yellow Springs High School’s Gifted Savings kickoff Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, when seniors celebrated the start of a program that gives each of them $1,000 — and a school year to learn what to do with it.
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Teacher turns to trivia
On Monday evening, Oct. 12, former and beloved Yellow Springs High School social studies teacher Kevin Lydy will host another night of trivia at the brewery — this one, a special occasion, as he’s celebrating a year of schooling and stumping local drinkers and thinkers.
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Janet Miller settles in as new First Presbyterian pastor
“The first year, all you’re doing is learning — learning about the congregation, learning how they work, and even then, I want everyone to be part of it,” she said. “I’m not a general; I’m not a downward director sort of person.”
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Event to address river damage
In an effort to correct some of the damage to the Little Miami River caused by people moving and stacking rocks along the river, the Little Miami Watershed Network will host an event Monday, Oct. 12, 3–7 p.m., to dismantle an unnatural dam.
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Fall Street Fair set Saturday, October 10
With more than 30,000 folks expected to come to town, Yellow Springs’ downtown streets will be the backdrop for a full day of music, performances, shopping and more as the YS Fall Street Fair returns Saturday, Oct. 10.
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John Crawford III— An enduring grief
About a dozen local residents gathered on the steps of the WYSO building in early September to remember John Crawford III, who was shot and killed by Beavercreek Police in August 2014.
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Viv & Riley stretch out, stay rooted
Viv & Riley will bring a little old-time music, a little indie folk and some songs that wander comfortably between to the Foundry Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.
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A brief history of an ancient mound
Deep in the northern reaches of Glen Helen, tucked just a few feet off the Inman Trail and between the Yellow Spring and the Cascades, is a prehistoric earthwork — a signature of the area’s early human inhabitants.
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Interim Village manager signs on
It’s been about two weeks since Jeff Sheridan started as Yellow Springs’ interim Village manager, and he’s already settling into the position, he told the News last week from his second-floor Bryan Center office.
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