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• Possible ICE surge threatens neighbors

  By YS News StaffFebruary 26, 2026

  

  Thousands of neighbors to Yellow Springs’ north may be the targets of a possible large-scale federal immigration enforcement operation to take place in the coming weeks.

• Local America 250 series to launch

  By YS News Staff

  

  “The Penman of the Revolution: Meet the Man Who Wrote America” — the inaugural program in a planned six-part local America 250 Speaker Series — will be presented Friday, Feb. 27, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Senior Center Great Room.

• Tom’s Market strikes co-op agreement

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 23, 2026

  

  A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”

• Yellow Springs Police get new cruiser, cameras

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  At the group’s most recent meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 17, Village Council members approved a resolution to authorize Village Manager Johnnie Burns to purchase a new police cruiser — a 2026 Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid — for $67,576.

• Randolph gets Peacemaker Award

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 20, 2026

  

  To thunderous applause and cheers from the hundreds of villagers packed in the John Bryan Center gym on Monday, Jan. 19 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — longtime villager and Community Outreach Specialist Florence Randolph received the year’s Peacemaker Award.

• Friends Care Community looks to the future

  By Lauren Shows

  

  “How can Friends Care survive and thrive into the future, and what role will the community play in that effort?”

• Farm fire on Dayton-Yellow Springs Road spurs large response

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  On Wednesday morning, Feb. 18, at around 8 a.m., firefighters and engines from five area departments rushed to a farm on Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, about a mile west of village limits, to douse a fire that erupted near a home that was being demolished.

• Friends Music Camp to return

  By YS News StaffFebruary 16, 2026

  

  Long before it became a summer destination for young musicians from across the country, Friends Music Camp was established as a music program grounded in community life, shaped by Quaker values and designed to support young people both musically and socially.

• School district talks start time, bus changes

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 13, 2026

  

  At a Jan. 28 work session, the school board continued a discussion of a proposal that was brought forward by district administrators last month: A possible change of start and end times at both campuses, and consolidation of school bussing into one, K–12 route.

• News from the Past: December 2025

  By Don HollisterFebruary 12, 2026

  

  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.