Village Life Section :: Page 10

• Dangerously cold weather — warming centers and welfare checks

  By Matt MindeJanuary 14, 2024

  

  The National Weather Service is warning that extreme temperatures coupled with winds will create dangerous wind chill conditions in the region throughout the rest of the week.

• 2024 MLK march canceled; program, readings will proceed

  By Matt Minde

  

  The 2024 Yellow Springs MLK Jr. march through town has been canceled because of extreme temperatures. The MLK Day program will proceed as scheduled, at 11 a.m., in the John Bryan Community Center gym.

• Benefit to help local’s medical needs

  By Reilly DixonJanuary 12, 2024

  

  In support of longtime area resident Phil Kumbusky, and to help cover mounting medical costs associated with a rare genetic disease, a benefit concert and fundraiser will be held at Peach’s Grill on Saturday, Jan. 13.

• 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffJanuary 11, 2024

  

  The Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance will take place Monday, Jan. 15, on what would have been the assassinated civil rights leader’s 95th birthday.

• My Name Is Iden | What’s in a dead name?

  By Iden Crockett

  

  “What would it be like to watch yourself die? To be at the bedside, holding your own hand for your final breath?”

• The Briar Patch | Remembering Nancy Green

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 5, 2024

  

  “In many ways, art is one of the last bastions of propaganda that pushes racist and imperialist ideology through our visual engagement in society.”

• 2023 In Review | Village Life

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 3, 2024

  

  The annual Martin Luther King Jr. march, magic shows, a baseball diamond dedication, the return of Community Thanksgiving — 2023 was a great year to gather in Yellow Springs.

• Yellow Springs Kwanzaa celebration planned

  By YS News StaffDecember 29, 2023

  

  The Yellow Springs Kwanzaa Planning Committee has announced that this year’s community event will take place Saturday, Dec. 30, 6–8 p.m., at the John Bryan Community Center gym.

• Senior Center buys land from Antioch College, new building planned

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 15, 2023

  

  On Monday, Dec. 11, the last of the paperwork was signed to purchase a half-acre parcel of land from Antioch College, where the center aims to build and open a new facility.

• Tecumseh Land Trust receives $100,000 grant

  By YS News StaffDecember 14, 2023

  

  Locally based Tecumseh Land Trust, or TLT, was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the American Farmland Trust, or AFT, to help farmers and landowners in the area in transferring their land to a new generation of producers.