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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News from the Past: June 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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Black bear spotted in Yellow Springs
After several reported sightings in the region and county, a young black bear made its way to Yellow Springs on Saturday, June 28.
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My Name Is Iden | Live the riot
“On June 28, 1969, the police raided The Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. It wasn’t the first time they had done this, but that night, the patrons stood up determined to make it the last.”
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2025 Perry League Season | Season opens with joy, minus game
This year’s opening night, Friday, June 6, presented a new first for many of us: the first time we started the season without a game of T-ball.
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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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