Yellow Springs lost an additional 7.3 percent of its population in the last decade, continuing a 40-year population plummet.
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2025 Perry League Season | Rain? What rain?
The all-volunteer Perry League program is noncompetitive, free and open to children aged 2–9, regardless of their race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, spiritual inclination or practice, ability or disability. We meet every Friday, June through July, at Gaunt Park, 6–7:30 p.m.
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Flood ravages Glen Helen
An estimated three inches of rain fell in a single hour that night, according to Glen Helen Executive Director Nick Boutis, causing the Yellow Springs Creek to rise suddenly and surge over public trails and walkways.
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The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Busy as a bee
“The whole place needs a good sweep, and it looks like being a fair day today so I can open both doors and the one functioning window to let the air move through the house. Stink bugs are everywhere so a bit of a purge is required.”
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BREAKING— Wamsley successfully swims English Channel
To cheers and a blaring horn from her support team and boat crew, local resident Amy Wamsley stepped onto the shore near Calais, France Friday, June 13, having successfully swum the 21-mile stretch of the English Channel in 16 hours and 56 minutes.
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Strawberry Fest — A long, strong community tradition
As it heads into its 72nd anniversary, First Presbyterian Church’s annual Strawberry Fest remains one of the longest-running community events in the village; it returns Friday, June 13, 6–9 p.m., on the church grounds.
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Yellow Springs Juneteenth celebration set
The community is invited to join the Coretta Scott King Center at Antioch College and the Yellow Springs Juneteenth Committee for the Yellow Springs Celebration of Peace and Unity on Thursday, June 19, at Antioch College.
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News from the Past: May 2025
Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.
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Invasive spotted lanternfly spreads in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it has expanded the state’s quarantine area for the spotted lanternfly to six additional counties in northeast and northwest Ohio.
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Agraria grows slow and steady
Over the last two years, Agraria has steadily rebuilt its operations, maintaining a steadfast volunteer base to continue working the farm and restart its educational programming.
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New Senior Center van to expand programming access
When the Rev. Dr. Wesley Matthews founded the Senior Center in 1959, it was with a view to enhancing the quality of life for local senior residents. A major part of that view, Executive Director Caroline Mullin told the News this week, was transportation.
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