Sep
02
2024

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  • Farm seeds new ways to grow food

    Antioch College students went on a transformative field trip over the summer to see the latest developments in sustainable agriculture. Attending the Seed Saver’s Exchange annual conference in Decorah, Iowa were, from left, Antioch Instructor of Cooperative Education Beth Bridgeman with students Charlotte Pulitzer, Keegan Smith-Nichols, Lauren Gjessing and Gabe Amrhein. Seed Saver’s Exchange is the largest non-governmental seed bank in the world. (Submitted photo)

    At the perennially radical Antioch College, a new crop of students is learning about radical perennials.

  • Cut and run

    College President Mark Roosevelt cut the ribbon, with the help of Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Goldberg and Village Council President Karen Wintrow, while Mayor Dave Foubert, left, looked on.

    Hundreds of villagers showed up last Saturday to the grand opening of the new Antioch College Wellness Center.

  • Council waives college fees

    At their Sept. 2 regular meeting, Village Council members took two actions in support of the revived Antioch College.

  • Bonnie Fulton

    Obituary

    Bonnie Jean Kannapel Fulton, 89, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, formerly of Greene County, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at Riverview Village Nursing Home. She was born on July 28, 1925, in Harrison County, Indiana, the daughter of Grafton and Mary Liebert Kannapel. She was a member of St. Augustine Church in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and […]

  • Mental health training offered

    A Mental Health First Aid training event for front-line workers is being brought to Yellow Springs next month in order to help villagers effectively interact with those who have mental health issues. The eight-hour training will take place Friday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fee is $25 and deadline for registration […]

  • ‘Roosevelts’ screening at Little Art

    The life of Theodore “Bull Moose” Roosevelt, the 26th president, is one subject of the new seven-part series, “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” by director Ken Burns that will air on ThinkTV in September. The Little Art Theatre will host a preview screening at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, with family member and Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt, who will give a brief introduction about Theodore, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, whose public and private lives are the focus of the PBS series. (submitted photo)

    According to their biographers, the three most famous Roosevelts in American history — two presidents and one first lady — stood for an ideology of public good, including things such as public health and welfare, land conservation, women’s rights, civil rights and workers’ rights.

  • Robert Phillips

    Robert J. Phillips, of Yellow Springs, passed away at Springfield Regional Medical Center on Sept. 3. He was 90. Robert was born on Oct. 31, 1923, to the late John and Mary (Linson) Phillips in Springfield. He was a graduate of Bryan High School, in Yellow Springs, in 1941. Soon after graduation, he began working […]

  • Art House Hop opens homes

    At last year’s Art House Hop, Richard Lapedes, one of the hosts, discussed his original sculpture with Jean and Hardy Ballantine. This year’s event, a fundraiser for the Yellow Springs Arts Council, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 6, from noon to 5 p.m. (photo by Diane Chiddister)

    After last year’s success, the Yellow Springs Arts Council will reprise its Art House Hop event, a self-guided tour of homes of art collectors in town. Gallery coordinator Nancy Mellon said she’s excited to again hold the event, which she believes serves to recognize those in town who have contributed to local arts even though they aren’t necessarily artists themselves.

  • Children’s Center in fiscal crisis

    Enrollment at the Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center took a dive at the beginning of 2013 that has sent the preschool into a tailspin of deficit spending over the past 20 months.

  • Council re-ups environmental group

    At their Aug. 18 meeting, Village Council members agreed to re-activate the Village Environmental Commission in order to advise Council on a host of upcoming environmental issues.

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