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 2026
85 YEARS AGO: 1941 — Another well to be put down for water. “The Board of Public Affairs, after consulting with engineers, have ordered another well drilled to augment the village water supply. It will be drilled on the pump house grounds [now Ellis Park].”
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The story of a storyteller
“When you tell the story with dignity, it makes an impact,” Merzius told the News, adding that, rather than arguing with people who have already decided what they believe, a storyteller can “commit to the excellence, commit to the truth.”
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Four thought
Villagers didn’t let the oppressive heat reign over their parade on July 4. The lively train wound down Xenia Avenue by crowds that coalesced along the shadows of trees and awnings, waiting for the Sea Dogs’ Super Soakers — though kids were quick to dart out and nab tossed candy before it melted to the road.
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Down to Earth | Fifty years of state preserves
On June 2, 1976, Gov. Jim Rhodes signed legislation that made the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, or ODNAP, a permanent division within the department.
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More food coming, as “Who’s Hungry?” gets grant
Local free-meal nonprofit “Who’s Hungry?” received a $2,500 grant from Hall Hunger Initiative on Wednesday, June 24, during the group’s biweekly community meal at MAZU restaurant.
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Gaunt Park Pool in Yellow Springs celebrates 70 years
Gaunt Park Pool — the county’s only public pool — turns 70 years old this summer.
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Yellow Springs to celebrate July 4
Yellow Springs will host a “July 4 Community Celebration” with traditional activities during the day and evening that Saturday.
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Roots and Wings youth camp returns to Antioch
This summer, the Roots and Wings youth camp will return to Antioch College for five weekdays of activities that touch on movement, arts, cuisine, agriculture and social awareness, within a connective web of cross-camp collaboration.
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Glorious season of Perry League T-ball in full swing
“We’ve entered the sixth month of the year, home to the strawberry moon and longest day of the year, and — unique to our little spot of the earth — the time of year when T-ball season starts.”
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Yellow Springs Chess Club checks in
Since 2021, Tony Mumford has been building a youth chess program in Yellow Springs — one designed to teach village kids not just the fundamentals of the age-old game, but also to foster confidence and critical thinking that can be taken well beyond the checkered board.
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