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• Antioch College announces plans to restore Antioch Hall

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 19, 2026

  

  At its “State of the College” event Thursday, March 19, Antioch College announced the launch of an initiative to restore Antioch Hall — also known as Main Building — with renovations now underway.

• Community dance concert set

  By YS News Staff

  

  The annual Valerie Ann Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert is set for Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, in the gymnasium of John Bryan Community Center, 100 Dayton St.

• Cello quartet to perform

  By YS News Staff

  

  Galvin Cello Quartet will perform Sunday, March 22, for the last regular concert of the Chamber Music in Yellow Springs 2025–26 season. The 4 p.m. performance will take place in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, 314 Xenia Avenue.

• A deeper dive into Yellow Springs’ high water bills

  By Reilly DixonMarch 16, 2026

  

  Here in Yellow Springs, the average village household is charged about $94 per month, according to data from the Village metering and billing departments.  Speaking with the News earlier this month, Village Manager Johnnie Burns said the reason behind that discrepancy can be traced back to local decision-making from decades ago

• Open Air Village eyes home-based move

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 13, 2026

  

  Beginning this summer, Open Air Village expects to relocate to a home on President Street, provided the Village approves a zoning variance that would allow the Gays to operate an in-home child care program there.

• Muenchau-Peterson sentenced to life

  By YS News StaffMarch 12, 2026

  

  Yellow Springs resident Frederick Dane Muenchau-Peterson was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his father and beloved villager, Frederick “Doc Pete” Peterson.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | By the pricking of my thumbs

  By Guest Contributor

  

  “Every time it warms up a bit, I consider turning the water back on but then I check the weather forecast only to discover a week of temperatures below freezing.”

• Art auction to benefit Senior Center

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The Ageless Art Auction will be held Thursday, Feb. 19, 6:30–9 p.m., at the Mills Park Hotel. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door.

• MTFR responds to second fire of the year

  By Lauren Shows

  

  A Jan. 19 house fire at 3711 State Route 72 N., just outside Clifton, was quickly contained thanks to a rapid response, Miami Township Fire Chief James Cannell told trustees at their Jan. 21 meeting.

• Schools stage revue to celebrate musicals past

  By Lauren Shows

  

  “Fearless Then, Fearless Now,” set for 7 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, March 12–14, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in Westminster Hall at First Presbyterian Church, is a revue: a theatrical collage of songs linked by a shared spirit.