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  • Pirates keep up winning streak

    By Tim SherwoodJune 20, 2019

    Despite last week’s return of wet weather playing havoc with the rec baseball schedule, the Tom’s Market Pirates solidified their early season minor league lead, winning a pair of games to remain undefeated at 4-0.

  • Carl Douglas

    By YS News Staff

    Carl Douglas

    Carl Douglas, of Yellow Springs, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2019, in Dayton. He was 79.

  • ‘Green death’ and other invasives

    By Audrey HackettJune 13, 2019

    Bradford pear trees, an invasive decorative tree which had been planted downtown, have gradually been replaced by American hornbeam, American yellowwood, Greenspire linden and Princeton elm, all native species. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Drew Diehl calls it “the Green Death.” Pervasive in many areas, a single non-native species of honeysuckle — Amur honeysuckle — has transformed the local landscape over the last 30 years.

  • School board considers sale of land

    By Carol Simmons

    A recently conducted land-use study of property owned by Yellow Springs Schools concluded that the district has about 23 acres of “underutilized land” that “could be considered for subdivision and redevelopment as residential properties.”

  • Get a whiff of this—Awaken Essential Oils set to open

    By Reilly Dixon

    Stephanie Palmer, the only registered aromatherapist in Ohio, will open the doors of Awaken Essential Oils to the public beginning June 8. In addition to her wide array of hand-blended and fragrant oils, Awaken Essential Oils offers a diverse collection of tea blends, gemstones, crystals, incense, jewlery and an assortment of spiritual tools. Here, she holds a pearly hunk of apophyllite. (Photo by Reilly Dixon)

    Grapefruit, sandalwood, mandarin, sweet orange, lemon, clary sage, ylang ylang and rose. The organic extractions rush to meet the senses when opening one of Stephanie Palmer’s hand-blended essential oils. She calls it “Injoy.”

  • Play ball, already!— 150-year-old game finally fielded

    By Guest Contributor

    The Antioch Nine were pitched against the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a makeup for a rain game that was called over 150 years ago. A perfect evening accommodated the May 31, 2019, period re-enactment, which drew nearly 100 fans and saw the Red Stockings beat the Antioch Nine by seven runs. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    It took 150 years to make up the game after it was rained out, but on Friday, May 31, the Cincinnati Red Stockings finally prevailed 14–7 over the local Antioch Nine on the Antioch College campus. 

  • Carlson renewed as YSPD chief

    By Megan Bachman

    At its regular meeting on Monday, June 3, Village Council renewed the contract of Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson for another year.

  • Sweet Fair

    By YS News Staff

    Feet of all shapes and sizes trod the streets during Saturday’s Spring Street Fair. Shown here is “little Sophia” with a big friend, Sandy King’s horse, Daisy. (Photo by Kathleen Galarza)

    This year’s annual Spring Street Fair drew somewhat smaller crowds than usual.

  • Adorable new season tees off

    By Jimmy Chesire

    Fiona Garcia, Violet Ficke and Amber Ficke cheesed for the camera at last Friday’s Perry League game — Coach Jimmy was able to fit them into the batting line-up at the proverbial bottom of the ninth. (Submitted Photo by Heather Hunter)

    I got to Gaunt Park later than I planned and was delighted: there were 120 people spread out on their blankets, in their chairs, on both diamonds.

  • Pirates take the lead in Minor League

    By Tim Sherwood

    The Tom’s Market Pirates have jumped out to an early season lead in the local Minor League after the first full week of play.

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