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• 2023 General Election | Candidates sound off at local forum

  By YS News StaffOctober 30, 2023

  

  On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 18 and 19, the James A. McKee Association held its traditional Candidates Night Forum events in the Mills Lawn gym in anticipation of the upcoming Nov. 7 election.

• Students of the Month | October 2023

  By YS News StaffOctober 25, 2023

  

  YS schools announced the October recipients of student and faculty awards at the Oct. 12 Board of Education meeting.

• HB 187 could lower taxes and school revenues

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Last week, Ohio legislators passed House Bill 187 — a bill that could ease the tax burden for property owners in the short term, but could also spell delays in tax funding for municipalities and reduced revenues for school districts.

• News from the Past: October 2023

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  75 years ago, Antioch enrollment was up to 1,140; 50 years ago, federal narcotics agents seized drugs valued at $100,000, and Village Council debated bicycle safety to little avail; 25 years ago, contaminants were found in local wells near Vernay Labs.

• Educational sessions on archives, preservation set

  By YS News StaffOctober 23, 2023

  

  Three local archivists will hold two educational sessions on Thursdays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, beginning at 7 p.m., in the Coretta Scott King Center on the Antioch College campus.

• Students celebrate Hispanic and Latino heritage

  By YS News StaffOctober 21, 2023

  

  On Thursday, Oct. 12, McKinney Middle and Yellow Springs High School students celebrated National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month — which is observed Sept. 15–Oct. 15 — with a cultural fair and assembly.

• Magic shows to benefit The Riding Centre

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 20, 2023

  

  In October and November, local resident David Williamson — a world-renowned magician and sleight-of-hand artist — is holding pop-up magic shows in venues around town.

• Building Community | Vibrancy and visibility in Yellow Springs

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Angie Hsu has taken a variety of routes to understand and build community — as an artist, an advocate, a translator, a cook, a business owner, a board member, even a goat farmer.

• Yellow Springs Schools receive five-star rating

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 19, 2023

  

  Superintendent Terri Holden announced that YS Schools received an overall five-star rating — the highest rating possible — on its 2022–23 state report card, which was released by the Ohio Department of Education in September.

• Unsolicited Opinions | Sometimes accountability is love

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 14, 2023

  

  “When it comes to our own, we need to do better. We need to love and hold each other accountable in a way that makes us all free.”