Village Life Section :: Page 10

• My Name Is Iden | Everyone is a winner (or else)

  By Iden CrockettJuly 10, 2023

  

  “There will always be outstanding players, leaders in every field, and they are vital, but they are not so worthy of praise that we should devalue the contributions of the other team members.”

• Perry League T-ball represents best of community

  By Guest Contributor

  

  Friday night Perry League games contain all of the elements one would witness in sandlots around the world. It is a sport embraced on a global level.

• ‘Springs to Freedom’ to discuss, dramatize Conway Colony story

  By YS News StaffJuly 8, 2023

  

  On Sunday, July 9, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs will present “Springs to Freedom,” an informational and theatrical gathering concerning the history of the Conway-Gwinn Colony.

• 2023 Fourth of July festivities

  By YS News StaffJuly 7, 2023

  

  The annual Fourth of July festivities went according to patriotic plan on Tuesday. By noon, crowds were assembled along sidewalks up and down Xenia Avenue to enjoy the parade as it made its way towards the north end of town.

• Yellow Springs’ Fourth of July parade and fireworks set

  By Reilly DixonJuly 3, 2023

  

  The parade through downtown Yellow Springs is scheduled to kick off at noon July 4; the fireworks display at Gaunt Park will begin after sundown, about 9 or 9:30 p.m.

• Ohio tick numbers on the rise

  By YS News StaffJuly 1, 2023

  

  According to the Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, website, blacklegged (deer) tick populations are expanding in the state.

• 2023 Yellow Springs Pride Festival

  By Reilly DixonJune 30, 2023

  

  On Saturday, June 24, thousands of kaleidoscopic revelers — villagers and visitors alike — attended the 2023 Yellow Springs Pride Festival.

• Perry League’s noteworthy legacy

  By Guest ContributorJune 29, 2023

  

  Three years after Donald Perry’s death in 1967, the baseball league he founded was renamed Perry League in his honor. His legacy has been going strong for more than half a century.

• Air quality plummets in Midwest, haze returns to Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonJune 28, 2023

  

  On Wednesday morning, June 28, the air quality index, or AQI, for Yellow Springs hit 211, classified as “very unhealthy conditions” — the highest it’s been all month.

• Building Community | Baseball fields renamed after Davenport sisters

  By Jessica ThomasJune 27, 2023

  

  Jackie, who died in March 2023 and Yvonne, who died in February 2021, were integral in creating a space for women in Yellow Springs’ recreational baseball league and were fierce advocates for athletic programs throughout the village.