Village Life Section :: Page 185

• Local businesses try harder when village economy slows

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 3, 2011

  In the midst of a continuing national recession, business at most downtown merchants remained steady or slightly down in 2010.

• The ice storm cometh, leaving destructive path

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 2, 2011

  

  The ice storm and winds that walloped Yellow Springs Tuesday night left about 75 percent of village residences without power overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, according to Police Chief John Grote.

• Saturday Storytime at Pass it On

  By Aaron ZaremskyJanuary 22, 2011

  

  Pass it On hosts Saturday Storytime for kids every Saturday in the store.

• Old game of chess captures youth

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 20, 2011

  

  At the Emporium last Sunday, a group of local youth gathered around several tables in the back to play the age-old game of chess. At one table, Eliana Ling slid her white pawn out to start the match, and Amelie Maruyama moved a black pawn to mirror her adversary across the checkered grid. Soon two […]

• Let freedom ring

  By Aaron ZaremskyJanuary 18, 2011

  

  The streets of Yellow Springs echoed with the sounds of the civil rights movement Monday morning. Admirers of Martin Luther King Jr. chanted “We Shall Overcome” as they marched through the streets; a jovial tribute to one of the most iconic and important figures in American history. Upon the crowd’s arrival at the Central Chapel […]

• Tag those dogs for the new year

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 14, 2011

  

  Greene County dogs must be registered by Jan. 31, 2011, to avoid a penalty of $15.

• MLK Jr. day in Yellow Springs

  By Matt MindeJanuary 13, 2011

  

  In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday this Monday, Jan. 17, village offices, schools and the News will be closed.

• YS works to get clinic back

  By Lauren Heaton

  Maintaining a local medical clinic at the site of the former Wright State Physicians Family Health Center is the best use for the property at the corner of Xenia Avenue and Herman Street, according to Village Planning Assistant Ed Amrhein.

• Presbyterians continue rehabilitation of a community space

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  During the year of its 150th anniversary last year, the First Presbyterian Church began the job of restoring its old and leaky sanctuary, thanks to an anonymous grant.

• A Winter Farmers’ Market

  By Aaron ZaremskyJanuary 9, 2011

  

  The Winter Farmers’ Market is going on every Saturday morning in the basement of the Methodist Church.