The Briar Patch— Life cycles of community
As an unmarried person with no children, I bear the brunt of the school tax burden. And I am okay with it. Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard once famously announced, “Wu-Tang is for the children.” And so am I....
View ArticleFor the 11th straight year— News wins top prize again
The Yellow Springs News has once again been recognized by its peers for excellence in journalism, advertising and design. The News was awarded the top prize — Newspaper of the Year — in the 2021 Ohio...
View ArticleYellow Springs schools— April 5 eyed for larger in-person return to classes
During a special work session of the Yellow Springs school board, conducted online Saturday morning, March 6, the district superintendent said she is working on a plan to increase students’ in-person...
View ArticleMills Lawn greenspace— Group seeks preservation
Preserving greenspace on the Mills Lawn Elementary School property and developing a desirable facilities plan for the local schools are not mutually exclusive goals, say a group of residents calling...
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Facilities options narrow
Presented with questions about their level of support for four proposed scenarios to address identified structural needs in the district’s schools, a majority of the participants at a community forum...
View ArticleSontag to retire from Xenia Shoe & Leather Repair after 38 years
By Max Miesse Over the last few months, Tim Sontag has been doing his best to settle into a well-earned retirement. After 38 years of running Xenia Shoe & Leather Repair — a shop he founded — the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update— Vaccine eligibility expands
Good news hit Ohio this week. More vaccine doses are being shipped to the state than ever before, leading the state to expand the list of who is eligible for vaccination. Starting on Thursday, March 4,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 pandemic, one year in— Gov. DeWine: ‘victory is in sight’
On March 9, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the state of Ohio. Exactly one year later, flags were ordered to fly at half-staff to honor the 17,662 Ohioans who have since lost their...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update— Vaccine eligibility for all to open March 29
On Monday, March 29, all Ohioans 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. DeWine made the major announcement on Tuesday after dropping the age limit to 50 the week prior. Before...
View ArticleYellow Springs schools— BOE approves 100% in-person instruction
More than a year after all K–12 schools in Ohio temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and months after most neighboring districts returned to in-person instruction, Yellow Springs...
View ArticleLittle Thunders— Native made or Native inspired?
When I first moved to the village, I went shopping at some of the local shops. I stopped by one that had a glass case full of interesting pieces of jewelry. I asked the store clerk, who was also the...
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Rotary comes to Yellow Springs
At a time when traditional civic organizations are experiencing steep declines in membership, a local man has organized a Yellow Springs-based affiliate to one of the most traditional civic clubs in...
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‘Open Air Village’— Where kids, nature take the lead
The middle of a worldwide pandemic might seem like a daunting time to open a new business — but Open Air Village, Yellow Springs’ newest early childhood education facility for 3- to 5-year-olds, hit...
View ArticleChamber interim director— Scott settles into new role
By Elle Peifer After ten years working as director of the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce, Karen Wintrow stepped down from the job last October when she moved out of town. Since then, the Chamber...
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Antioch adapts, holds on
The cancellations, closures, cuts and crises came swiftly at Antioch College during the pandemic year of 2020. In mid-March, classes at Antioch moved online for what turned out to be the remainder of...
View ArticleLittle Thunders— This moment is profound
Tonight — Monday, March 15 — I witnessed Deb Haaland, a tribal citizen of the Laguna Pueblo, be confirmed as Secretary of the Interior — the first Native American to hold a Cabinet position. I watched...
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‘What’s Done in the Dark’ — Play eyes racism, police violence
“In order to create the universal, you must pay very great attention to the specific.” That’s what playwright Lorraine Hansberry, speaking about her then-new play “A Raisin in the Sun,” told radio...
View ArticleOne size fits all— Building slated for Short St.
By Charles “Lauren” Tells At a recent meeting of Planning Commission, Amalgam Development presented the first rendering of its new energy-coherent, hybrid-concept, collective-purpose complex, which the...
View ArticleWelcome to newest visitors
By Maya Shockman Anticipating a new breed of tourist, this week village officials and businesses prepared plans geared toward an arriving swarm of arthropods. For members of Magicicada septendecim,...
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Activists shed light on plight— ‘Save the Lamps’ heats up
By Smiley Dixon The divisive campaign to “Save the Antioch Lamps’’ has recently gained momentum. The controversy over the college’s appliances has torn the social fabric of the village asunder. Since...
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