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• Down to Earth | Foster ‘bee-luscious’ habitat

  By Guest ContributorJune 12, 2023

  

  Since 1950, native bee populations have dropped by about 50%, mostly due to the loss of habitat and floral variety. The effect has been that now we harvest fewer fruits and vegetables in our orchards and gardens.

• News from the Past: May & June 2023

  By Reilly DixonJune 10, 2023

  

  In 1948, 75 years ago, Yellow Springs Instruments Incorporated was founded; 50 years ago, a strike of Antioch College students this week continued to prevent use of all buildings on the campus except dormitories.

• Antioch College to offer permaculture certification courses

  By Cheryl DurgansJune 8, 2023

  

  Led by the Cincinnati Permaculture Institute, or CPI, the course is scheduled over three weekends July 14–30 at the Antioch farm.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Getting busy, getting happy

  By Guest ContributorJune 7, 2023

  

  “I have to work just as hard, but I’m doing something I love, and on top of that, I have stuff to do. I’m getting busy. It’s a wonderful thing.”

• Yellow Springs Development Corporation gains traction

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  Since its establishment in 2020, the Yellow Springs Development Corporation, or YSDC, has had a clear mission: “Support, incentivize and attract economic development in Yellow Springs and Miami Township.”

• Haze hangs over Ohio Valley

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  Air quality in the Ohio Valley has plummeted in recent days as smoke from widespread Canadian wildfires continues to drift into the U.S.

• Yellow Springs News hosts South African journalists

  By Lauren ShowsJune 6, 2023

  

  Andile Nomabhunga, of Matatiele, in the Eastern Cape Province, and Dunisani Ntsanwisi, of Giyani, in Limpopo Province, spent the week working with the News as part of a three-week fact-finding project investigating ways to boost the sustainability of South Africa’s community media.

• Choreography in color

  By Reilly DixonJune 5, 2023

  

  In celebration of National Senior Health and Fitness Day, the YS Senior Center held its annual flash mob dance Wednesday, May 31, on Short Street.

• Village electric crew gets the ‘gold’

  By Jessica ThomasJune 2, 2023

  

  Reliability, safety, workforce development and system improvement — those are the four areas in which the Yellow Springs Electric Department was evaluated in order to receive an RP3 “Gold” designation from the American Public Power Association, or APPA.

• Senior Malcolm Blunt heads to state track meet

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  Malcolm Blunt, a senior member of the YS track team, will be competing in two events — the 200 meter dash and the long jump — at the 2023 OHSAA state track meet at Jesse Owens Stadium on Friday, June 2.