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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Democracy watchdogs topic of free talk
YS Public Arts and Culture Commission will present the sixth and final free talk in its year-long America 250 Speaker Series on Friday, Oct. 16, 7–8:30 p.m., in Rooms A&B at John Bryan Community Center.
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Teacher turns to trivia
On Monday evening, Oct. 12, former and beloved Yellow Springs High School social studies teacher Kevin Lydy will host another night of trivia at the brewery — this one, a special occasion, as he’s celebrating a year of schooling and stumping local drinkers and thinkers.
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Janet Miller settles in as new First Presbyterian pastor
“The first year, all you’re doing is learning — learning about the congregation, learning how they work, and even then, I want everyone to be part of it,” she said. “I’m not a general; I’m not a downward director sort of person.”
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Event to address river damage
In an effort to correct some of the damage to the Little Miami River caused by people moving and stacking rocks along the river, the Little Miami Watershed Network will host an event Monday, Oct. 12, 3–7 p.m., to dismantle an unnatural dam.
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Fall Street Fair set Saturday, October 10
With more than 30,000 folks expected to come to town, Yellow Springs’ downtown streets will be the backdrop for a full day of music, performances, shopping and more as the YS Fall Street Fair returns Saturday, Oct. 10.
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A brief history of an ancient mound
Deep in the northern reaches of Glen Helen, tucked just a few feet off the Inman Trail and between the Yellow Spring and the Cascades, is a prehistoric earthwork — a signature of the area’s early human inhabitants.
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YS Hack to circle up at Antioch College
On Saturday, Oct. 3, YS Hack — a group dedicated to bringing people together to play hacky sack — will celebrate its fifth anniversary as an organization at its second annual “Hack Day.” The day-long event is will be staged at Antioch College, with hackers to gather on the campus “horseshoe” from 2–9 p.m.
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News from the Past: September 2026
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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Local naturalist to teach bird language
Set to take place every Tuesday between Sept. 29 and Oct. 22, the course promises to deepen participants’ relationships with the natural world around them by honing awareness of bird language patterns.
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Remembering Gail Lichtenfels— A life in pages
At a special Village Council meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 21, Village Manager Johnnie Burns announced his resignation, ending his more than 12 years spent working for the Village of Yellow Springs.
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