Caring for COVID’s sickest patients
“I cried at work yesterday. It seems I’ve been doing that a lot lately, but yesterday was especially hard.” Chasilee Crawford, an ICU nurse working in the COVID-19 unit at Springfield Regional Medical...
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The Legendary Lights at Clifton Mill get second place in national contest
Strand upon strand of twinkling lights seem to adorn nearly every square inch of the two-centuries-old grist mill at the historic Clifton Mill. They wind around almost every tree on site and shimmer...
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30 years of letters to Santa
Among all the mail ferried by the U.S. Postal Service every year, there’s one name and address that arguably receives more correspondence than any other in the country: Santa Claus, North Pole....
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Spirits of Christmas Past
1963: Reported the week prior to the photo: “The annual community Christmas carol sing, from 4:30 to 5:30 Sunday at Mills Lawn School, will have the usual candlelight setting, relaxed atmosphere, and...
View ArticleVillage Council— Deficit budget moves ahead
The Village of Yellow Springs plans to spend about a million dollars more than it takes in next year. As a result, general fund reserves are set to drop to their lowest level in recent years. But the...
View ArticleYS Schools— Board OKs hybrid transition plan
Yellow Springs school district leaders are making plans for students to return to in-person classes, but exactly when that will be is uncertain. At their most recent regular meeting, held virtually...
View ArticleSankofa Talk — An ‘All Lives Matter moment’
I recently participated in a forum sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Wilmington College entitled “Red, Black and Blue.” It was billed as “A community discussion that addresses all...
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News from the Past
Compiled by Don Hollister 10 years ago: 2010 “Nipper’s Day. Dec. 23 has been officially declared ‘Dennis Nipper Day’ in Yellow Springs, to honor the longtime Yellow Springs police officer who retires...
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2020 in six words or one picture
This year, as in years past, the YS News asked its readers to write a little something in response to a question about the year that’s ending. In this case, it was a very little something — we asked...
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Wheeling Gaunt’s legacy lives on
“It is not what we have but what we share.” The words of 19th century Yellow Springs resident Wheeling Gaunt, a formerly enslaved man who bought his freedom, have inspired generations of villagers....
View ArticleThe Briar Patch— Mortgaging humanity: Property values and the life of...
“Thought which emerges from the use of symbol and the symbolic can be called “speculative” or “imaginative” … Speculative thought is more akin to intuitive if not visionary modes of apprehension....
View ArticleAmid pandemic, Friends Care Community’s ho-ho-holidays
Decorated trees, holiday music and movies, plentiful cookies and goodies from the community, caroling in the halls, sweet and silly photos in Santa hats. In many ways, Christmastime at Friends Care...
View ArticleVillage of Yellow Springs shares $40K in federal CARES funds
The Village of Yellow Springs gave $40,000 to 17 local businesses and nonprofits this month for COVID-19-related health and safety improvements. New HVAC filtration systems, masks, gloves, stand-alone...
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2020 Year in Review: Top Stories
The pandemic reaches YS In mid-March, the threat of the novel coronavirus prompted swift and drastic actions from the state government, affecting daily life in the village. Local institutions responded...
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2020 Year in Review: Village Council
January & February • “A Welcoming Community” is the new tagline of the Village, Village Manager Josué Salmerón announced in January. • Kineta Sanford finished her two-year appointed term at the...
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2020 Year in Review: Village Schools
Calendar year 2020 began and ended with Yellow Springs school district leaders discussing identified structural needs in the local school buildings and how to address them, but the majority of the year...
View Article2020 Year in Review: Yellow Springs Development Corporation
A new economic development organization started up in the village this year. The Yellow Springs Development Corporation, or YSDC, is a quasi-governmental, nonprofit corporation that has been designated...
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2020 Year in Review: Higher Education
Antioch College In January, the News reported on Antioch College Works, a new approach to admissions and cooperative education at Antioch College. Under the program, Antioch commits to meeting the...
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2020 Year in Review: Business
In January, the News reported on efforts to alleviate previous delays in drug orders and other difficulties at Benzer Pharmacy, formerly Town Drug. A regional manager for the national pharmacy chain...
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2020 Year in Review: Feature Stories
Yellow Springs kicked off the beginning of 2020, as always, with the traditional ball drop overseen by Lance Rudegeair; MTFR personnel handed out hot cocoa, and at least one marriage proposal greeted...
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