Perry League— Where everybody knows your name
Laurelai Myers, 3, is sitting in the dust next to the third base bag. Her dad, John Myers, is there with her. John volunteers to be our third base coach all evening — we have a volunteer on all three...
View ArticlePirates, Orioles still lead
Rain continued to create challenges last week for local rec baseball teams, with the Minor and Major Leagues each postponing a pair of games. The Minor League games on Saturday, June 22, went off as...
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Native son Sterling Wright — Home, history, basketball
Sterling Wright is a native son of Yellow Springs. He traces his roots back to the Conway Colony, African Americans who came here as freed slaves in 1862. “If you don’t know your history, you don’t...
View ArticleBugs life: EnviroFlight’s open house
EnviroFlight CEO Liz Koutsos spoke to local residents and area officials at a tour of the company’s facility in Yellow Springs last Tuesday. Organized by villager Lisa Abel, convener of the Yellow...
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Sigalia Cannon
Sigalia Cannon Sigalia Cannon died June 12, three days before her 78th birthday. She has had cancer for the past four-and-a-half years, but until the last few months, she lived her normal life. The...
View ArticleNew arts courses offered at YSHS
Students at McKinney Middle School and Yellow Springs High School will have some new elective course offerings available to them next year in the arts and communication fields. The classes are part of...
View ArticlePerry League — A vibrant gang of children
Erin Fink, 8, came up to the plate with a smartphone. Her mother, Pam, came with her, carrying Erin’s little sister Sarah, 2. Pam held Sarah by the wrists, hoisting her up, trying to get her to stand...
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Heartbeat Learning Gardens — Eat local, heal local
Growing local This is the third in a series of articles on area farmers who grow for the local food system. Click on the links below to other articles in the series. Heartbeat Learning Gardens — Eat...
View ArticleJim & Mary Agna Memorial
The family of Jim and Mary Agna invite the community to a celebration of their lives at a memorial service on Saturday, July 6, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow...
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Village Council — Manager Bates bids farewell
A section of sidewalk along Limestone Street may stand as the final accomplishment of departing Village Manager Patti Bates. Last week, Bates learned her request for a $400,000 grant to pave a sidewalk...
View ArticleKathleen Ann Evans
Kathleen Ann Evans (Kathi Young), 76, of Hudson, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 24, at Friends Care Center in Yellow Springs. A memorial service will be announced at a later date and...
View ArticleRec League Baseball — Brewers, Pirates tied in Minor League
A little more than halfway through the season, the race at the top of the Minor League standings has tightened up, with the Sam and Eddie’s Open Books Brewers and the Tom’s Market Pirates now tied, and...
View ArticleNo cages, no walls
Around 60 protesters gathered near the office of Congressman Mike Turner (R-Dayton), on Tuesday, July 2, as part of a nationwide protest at 184 locations to demand action on unsanitary conditions at...
View ArticleLending local farmers a hand
Growing local This is the fourth and final article in a series on area farmers who grow for the local food system. Click on the links below to other articles in the series. Lending local farmers a hand...
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A YSHS/news collaboration: YSHS lunches get mixed reviews
Editor’s Note: In collaboration with Yellow Springs High School, over the next few weeks, the News will publish a series of articles, written by students, for a project on the critical issues YSHS...
View ArticleArtist’s work graces magazine cover
The American Psychologist magazine, published by the American Psychological Association, recently featured the work of villager and artist David Battle on the cover of its May-June issue. The...
View ArticleReward offered in Clark case
More than two months into the homicide investigation in the death of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest...
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Gregory Allen Smith Jr.
Gregory Allen Smith, Jr.Gregory Allen Smith Jr., born June 23, 1992, in Phoenix, Ariz., departed this life on Sunday, June 16, in Mesa, Ariz. He was preceded in transition by his father, Gregory Allen...
View ArticleJim & Mary Agna Memorial
The family of Jim and Mary Agna invite the community to a celebration of their lives at a memorial service on Saturday, July 6, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow...
View ArticlePride, no prejudice
June’s Pride month was capped off by a colorful parade around the village downtown area. Hundreds of marchers took to the streets, and an estimated 5,000 from all around the region joyfully celebrated...
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