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• ‘Green death’ and other invasives

  By Audrey HackettJune 13, 2019

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

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

• Adorable new season tees off

  By Jimmy Chesire

  

  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.

• Growing local—Coming home to their cows

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Although agriculture is Ohio’s No. 1 industry, most of what is grown in the state is not consumed here.

• Miami Twp. meeting— Firehouse groundbreaking

  By Carol SimmonsJune 6, 2019

  

  Groundbreaking for the township’s long-awaited new firehouse, to be constructed on the south side of the village, is expected to take place in late August or early September, Miami Township Trustee Chairperson Chris Mucher said earlier this month.