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• Meet your new community paramedic

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 2, 2026

  

  Steffinie Brewer began work late last year as MTFR’s first community paramedic, a position Fire Chief James Cannell pitched to Township Trustees as a prevention-focused complement to the department’s ongoing emergency response work.

• Tweedle D’s joins referendum effort

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 28, 2026

  

  Downtown store Tweedle D’s is currently collecting signatures for a statewide referendum effort that aims to overturn some parts of Ohio’s recently passed marijuana and hemp law, which moved through the Legislature last year as Senate Bill 56.

• Yellow Springs Police get new cruiser, cameras

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 23, 2026

  

  At the group’s most recent meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 17, Village Council members approved a resolution to authorize Village Manager Johnnie Burns to purchase a new police cruiser — a 2026 Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid — for $67,576.

• Farm fire on Dayton-Yellow Springs Road spurs large response

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 20, 2026

  

  On Wednesday morning, Feb. 18, at around 8 a.m., firefighters and engines from five area departments rushed to a farm on Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, about a mile west of village limits, to douse a fire that erupted near a home that was being demolished.

• Village seeks state funds for sewers, sidewalks

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 17, 2026

  

  With the help of state funds, Yellow Springs sidewalks and sewers could get some overdue maintenance in the future — that is, if the Village is willing to dip into its lean budget to help out.

• Miami Township— MTFR battles third fire of the year, fiscal officer resigns

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 12, 2026

  

  According to an email from Fire Chief James Cannell, firefighters were dispatched to 4710 Snypp Road shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. Cannell wrote that the Miami Township Fire-Rescue on-duty crew arrived at the scene “within six minutes.”

• Short Street reopened to traffic, for now

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 9, 2026

  

  After nearly seven months as a pedestrian-only space, Short Street reopened to vehicular traffic on Monday, Feb. 9. Now, it’ll function as another regular downtown street — at least for now.

• Slight changes to Village Council procedures

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 2, 2026

  

  Ahead of the second meeting of every month, Council will hold a one-hour work session to allow Council members and Village staff better plan for and understand topics related to forthcoming legislation. 

• Future roundabout at 68 and Fairfield?

  By YS News StaffJanuary 29, 2026

  

  The Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking public input for safety improvements at the intersection of U.S. 68 and Fairfield Pike — about five miles north of Yellow Springs municipal limits. 

• 2025 In Review | Government

  By YS News StaffJanuary 15, 2026

  

  2025 In Review | Government — Village Council, Village Administration, Miami Township & Elections