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

• Lumber yard, market concept for sale

  By Reilly DixonMay 8, 2024

  

  Built in 1940 and spread across 11,000 square feet, the lumber yard is being sold for $1.27 million by Massies Creek Ventures, a local LLC that had visions of transforming the site into a public market and eatery since the group purchased it in 2021. 

• Larry & Joe to bring a ‘most joyous’ fusion to the Foundry Theater

  By Lauren ShowsMay 6, 2024

  

  A melding of sound and tradition promises to ring out from the stage as the Foundry Theater continues its inaugural season of programming with a performance by strings duo Larry & Joe on Tuesday, May 7.

• Miami Township Trustees wrestle with operations costs, firefighter retention

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The Miami Township Trustees and Miami Township Fire-Rescue are currently facing a question that fire-rescue agencies in small communities across the state are continuously considering: What’s the best way to balance operations costs with the need for adequate shift staffing and long-term employee retention?

• Down to Earth | Green Space Fund enables open space preservation

  By Guest ContributorMay 4, 2024

  

  “The histories of the Yellow Springs Green Space Fund and the Jacoby Green Belt illustrate the Village Council’s ongoing commitment to uphold the longstanding goal of preserving open space around the Village.”

• News from the Past: April 2024

  By Guest ContributorMay 2, 2024

  

  Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.

• School board discusses operations levy options

  By Lauren Shows

  

  At its most recent meeting Thursday, April 11, the YS Board of Education returned to the topic of an operations levy to be brought before voters.

• ‘On the Mad River’ | Villager’s new novel brings Ohio town to life

  By Lauren Shows

  

  In the novel “On the Mad River,” author and Yellow Springs resident Lucrecia Guerrero breathes life into a fictional 1980s Ohio town and its inhabitants as they confront a changing world and their own changing desires.

• Yellow Springs News wins ‘Newspaper of the Year’

  By YS News StaffApril 29, 2024

  

  The News was named “Newspaper of the Year” in its division at the Osman C. Hooper Non-Daily Newspaper Competition, presented by the Ohio News Media Association, or ONMA.

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to present 39th Annual Competition for Emerging Ensembles

  By YS News StaffApril 26, 2024

  

  Hesper String Quartet and Amnis Piano Quartet are this year’s finalists in the 39th Annual Competition for Emerging Ensembles presented by Chamber Music in Yellow Springs.

• World House Choir to perform ‘Weather: Stand the Storm’ at Foundry Theater

  By Lauren ShowsApril 25, 2024

  

  The World House Choir will return to its home stage in the Foundry Theater at Antioch College Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, to perform a program of music that includes the 20-minute choral piece “Weather: Stand the Storm.”