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• Miami Township Trustees approve firefighter pensions

  By Lauren ShowsJune 1, 2024

  

  After a month-and-a-half of deliberation, Miami Township Trustees unanimously voted at their regular meeting Monday, May 20, to approve a resolution to reclassify three Miami Township Fire-Rescue, or MTFR, positions as full-time, pensioned positions.

• Roundabout construction on 68/235 intersection to begin

  By YS News Staff

  

  The Ohio Department of Transportation, or ODOT, has announced that preliminary work on the construction of a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 68 and State Route 235 — between Yellow Springs and Xenia, near Oldtown — will begin Monday, June 3.

• Yellow Springs Ukulele Club moving to new home

  By YS News StaffMay 31, 2024

  

  The regular gathering of the YS Uke Club, which meets the first Saturday of each month, is moving this month — June 1, 6–8:30 p.m. — from its longtime home at the YS Arts Council building to YS Senior Center Great Room to accommodate a growing number of participants.

• Annual Yellow Springs 10-Minute Play Festival returns

  By YS News Staff

  

  The annual 10-Minute Play Festival, sponsored by the YS Theater Company, returns this year Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1, on the grounds of YS High School.

• Tar Hollow Camporee slated

  By Lauren ShowsMay 30, 2024

  

  A 60-plus-year tradition continues this month with the annual community “Camporee” event at Tar Hollow State Park.

• Porter Fitch to perform at the Foundry Theater

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The Foundry Theater at Antioch College will feature a performance by musicians Marisa Anderson and Jim White, with former Yellow Springs resident Porter Fitch, this Saturday, May 11.

• March 14 shooting suspect pleads ‘not guilty,’ claims insanity

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  Since his arraignment last week, Bleything has entered a plea of “not guilty” by reason of insanity. Pending the court’s motion for competency — which determines a defendant’s mental acuity — a tentative trial date has been set for Monday, May 20.

• Villager’s new book engages with ‘inner critic’

  By Lauren Shows

  

  A book launch event for “Dear Inner Critic: A Self-Doubt Activity Book” will be held Friday, May 31, 6–7:30 p.m., at Epic Book Shop on Xenia Avenue. The book is currently available at Epic Book Shop and Dark Star Books.

• Yellow Springs Graduation 2024

  By YS News Staff

  

  Thursday, May 23 was a big day for Yellow Springs students — it was the last day of school for the “fearless thinkers” of Mills Lawn Elementary and McKinney Middle and Yellow Springs High schools. 

• The Little Art Theatre to redesign its marquee

  By Lauren ShowsMay 28, 2024

  

  Little Art representatives told the News last fall that a portion of the funds from the grant would go toward a redesign of the theater’s marquee, using the theater’s past art-deco-style marquee as inspiration.