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  • A new farm is hit with tragedy

    By Megan BachmanJune 20, 2019

    Kimball and Stephanie Osborne, with their children, Elli, left, and Alina, in the lush greenhouse at Oasis Aqua Farms in Beavercreek Township last month, before the tornado hit their property. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Last month, a whiteboard in the heated greenhouse at Oasis Aqua Farms in Beavercreek Township boasted a variety of fresh, organically grown greens and herbs available that day. Then came the tornado.

  • AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH NATIONALLY PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES

    By YS News Staff

    ORDINANCE 2019-16, VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO

  • Blacks in YS tour rescheduled

    By YS News StaffJune 18, 2019

    Tour guides Malaya Booth, left, and Annlyn Foster speak outside Central Chapel AME Church during a "Blacks In YS" walking tour in 2017.

    Due to inclement weather, the 365 Project’s Blacks in Yellow Springs walking tour focused on the history of Black landownership in the village, originally scheduled for June 15, has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 22

  • Homes, businesses damaged by storms may be eligible for tax reduction

    By YS News StaffJune 13, 2019

    Village resident Bryan Cady submitted this photo Tuesday morning of the aftermath of Monday evening's tornadic activity: hail the size of large marbles and golf balls.

    Property owners of homes or businesses that have been damaged by recent storms may be eligible to receive a reduction on annual real estate tax bills starting in 2020.

  • ‘Green death’ and other invasives

    By Audrey Hackett

    Bradford pear trees, an invasive decorative tree which had been planted downtown, have gradually been replaced by American hornbeam, American yellowwood, Greenspire linden and Princeton elm, all native species. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Drew Diehl calls it “the Green Death.” Pervasive in many areas, a single non-native species of honeysuckle — Amur honeysuckle — has transformed the local landscape over the last 30 years.

  • Play ball, already!— 150-year-old game finally fielded

    By Guest Contributor

    The Antioch Nine were pitched against the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a makeup for a rain game that was called over 150 years ago. A perfect evening accommodated the May 31, 2019, period re-enactment, which drew nearly 100 fans and saw the Red Stockings beat the Antioch Nine by seven runs. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    It took 150 years to make up the game after it was rained out, but on Friday, May 31, the Cincinnati Red Stockings finally prevailed 14–7 over the local Antioch Nine on the Antioch College campus. 

  • Growing local—Coming home to their cows

    By Megan Bachman

    Scott and Jillian Marshall are in their seventh year of raising beef cattle at their West Jackson Road farm a few miles northeast of the village. The local farmers — who still have their day jobs — love caring for the cows, teaching their children about the cycle of life and serving customers with antibiotic-free, mostly grass-fed beef. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Although agriculture is Ohio’s No. 1 industry, most of what is grown in the state is not consumed here.

  • Annual Simply Women Ohio 5K to return this month

    By YS News StaffJune 12, 2019

    The annual Simply Women Ohio 5K run/walk for women and girls will be held Saturday, June 29, at 9 a.m. The race will begin at YS High School, with check-in and onsite registration from 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 

  • Walk, talk pollinators with master gardeners

    By YS News StaffJune 11, 2019

    A bee, covered in pollen, flies from one flower to the next.

    Master Gardeners Terese DeSimio and Macy Reynolds will lead a series of walks focusing on native pollinators this summer. The first walk will be held Sunday, June 16, beginning at the Women’s Park on Corry Street at 1:30 p.m.

  • A tornadic near-miss Monday

    By Lauren ShowsJune 6, 2019

    Around 11 p.m. on Monday, May 27, Yellow Springs residents were roused from their beds by the whine of tornado sirens as the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for Yellow Springs.

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