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• Village budget projected to be at $558K deficit for 2026

  By Reilly DixonNovember 6, 2025

  

  Village Finance Director Michelle Robinson said at Village Council’s second and final budget session, Oct. 15, that the projected municipal deficit for 2026 is around $558,100 — down from an earlier estimation of $820,000, and now accounting for several Council special initiatives.

• Village Council skeptical on banning conversion therapy in Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonNovember 3, 2025

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, Monday, Oct. 20, several villagers floated the idea of Council one day passing a law that bans conversion therapy within Yellow Springs limits.

• Village Council wavers on Short Street future

  By Reilly DixonOctober 30, 2025

  

  Since June, the downtown road has been closed to vehicular traffic, and through Village-led efforts, has become a community gathering space — one that has since drawn both considerable criticism and praise.

• Vote-seekers sound off at James A. McKee Candidates Nights

  By YS News StaffOctober 28, 2025

  

  Villagers packed the Mills Lawn gym Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 15 and 16, for the Candidates Night community forums, hosted by the James A. McKee Association.

• 2026 budget sessions begin with projected $512k deficit

  By Reilly DixonOctober 19, 2025

  

  Though municipal discussions are still underway and budgetary cuts are already being made, the Village’s General Fund, as of press time, is projected to operate in 2026 with a deficit of around $512,000.

• Tonwship Trustees address county millage roll-back

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 17, 2025

  

  “Trustees briefly reviewed correspondence from the Greene County Board of Commissioners announcing that the board had decided to temporarily roll back 0.5 mills of inside, unvoted millage in response to ‘a significant jump in property taxes last year.'”

• Village seeks levy renewal in Nov. 4 General Election

  By Reilly DixonOctober 13, 2025

  

  Yellow Springs voters are being asked to decide on several tax levies in the upcoming General Election, Tuesday, Nov. 4. Among those is a proposed tax levy renewal — Issue 10 on the ballot — for the Village of Yellow Springs: an 8.4-mill, five-year levy to collect $855,477 annually.

• The 2025 Yellow Springs News Voter’s Guide

  By YS News Staff

  

  Read the online edition of the 2025 Voter’s Guide ahead of the upcoming Tuesay, Nov. 4 General Election.

• Village seeks input on roads

  By YS News StaffOctober 9, 2025

  

  The Village is seeking public feedback on two separate, but related issues involving local roadways: the Community Space @ Short Street pilot project and an update to the Active Transportation Plan.

• Four-way stop coming Oct. 1

  By YS News Staff

  

  As the News reported last month, the intersection of U.S. 68 and East Hyde Road is set to become a four-way stop.