Living, learning in the real world
Why YS? This is the tenth article in an occasional series looking at why people choose to live in Yellow Springs. If you have a story that fits our theme, feel free to contact us at ysnews@ysnews.com....
View ArticleCouncil OKs CBE land timeline
Village Council hopes to move ahead soon with extending infrastructure to the property formerly intended for the Center for Business and Education, or CBE, in order to make the land more attractive for...
View ArticleAntioch University considers building sale
As part of cost-cutting efforts, Antioch University leaders are looking into the best ways to make use of AU’s physical facilities on their five regional campuses. And an aspect of that effort is a...
View ArticleAntioch College film students learn their craft at RNC
Last week’s Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland, Ohio, drew thousands of visitors, delegates, demonstrators and members of the media. Given the contentious and untraditional nature of the...
View ArticleMudpuppies: Children’s Center visits John Bryan Pottery
The last week of July, seven children from the Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center walked each day from the Center to children’s camp at John Bryan Pottery. The opportunity was made possible...
View ArticleForest friends
What started out as a quick musical march up and down Xenia Avenue (top) ended up as a two-hour performance Saturday evening, July 30, to benefit Glen Helen. The 33rd annual concert, titled “Musicians...
View ArticleSlipping and sliding at T-ball
View a short video of the t-ball mudpuppies at play. It was raining steadily, heavily, when I got to Gaunt Park at 6:20 p.m. (we start at 6:30 p.m.). The park was empty. Just me and the steady rain....
View ArticleThrough the lens of race: the 911 call
JUSTICE FOR JOHN CRAWFORD? This is the first in a series of articles focused on the 2014 police shooting of John Crawford III and its aftermath. • Read the next article in this series • Read the...
View ArticleTen new hires for Yellow Springs schools
The Yellow Springs School District welcomed 10 new staff members at the board of education meeting last week. The new hires include elementary, middle and high school teachers and staff, as well as a...
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2016–17 Yellow Springs News School Guide
Can’t find a printed copy of the School Guide which was included in the August 6 issue of the News? Below is the electronic version; pages are printable. Please note that some information may still...
View ArticleCut electric rates with peak shaving
Periodically throughout the summer, Village government encourages Yellow Springers to assist with “peak shaving,” most recently on July 25 from 2–6 p.m. The practice is generally understood as a way to...
View ArticleRacial factors in Crawford’s shooting
JUSTICE FOR JOHN CRAWFORD? This is the fourth in a series of articles focused on the 2014 police shooting of John Crawford III and its aftermath. • Read the previous article in this series • Read all...
View ArticleEhman’s odometer hits 70
For car aficionados, a car from 1946 is a vintage model that represents a timeless era. Ehman’s Garage, located on Springfield-Xenia Road, which opened in 1946, evokes the same sense of a classic era....
View ArticleHome run
Perry League t-ballers held their final game of the summer last Friday, which — in addition to the usual yelling, running, chasing and playing in, or with, the fine dirt — included an awards ceremony...
View ArticleChoosing a college and a town
WHY YS? This is the eleventh article in an occasional series looking at why people choose to live in Yellow Springs. If you have a story that fits our theme, feel free to contact us at...
View ArticleVillage utility changes beget odd bills
Opening bills usually isn’t something most people look forward to. But the trepidation accompanying monthly bills has been on the increase over the past electric and water billing cycles, as a number...
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‘Deep green’ architect to talk at Antioch College
Architect Jason McLennan, a pioneer of sustainable design and creator of the Living Building Challenge, will speak this Saturday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Antioch South Gym. (Submitted Photo by Paul...
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Phyllis Jean (Decker) Smith
Phyllis Jean (Decker) SmithPhyllis Jean (Decker) Smith, 94, of Oakwood, Ohio, passed away on July 31, 2016, at Brookdale Oakwood. Phyllis was born on June 20, 1922, in Bellevue, Ohio, to Adrian Milton...
View ArticleCows, combs, fast food at the Greene County fair
Xenia hosted the Greene County Fair last week, a full seven days of animals, rides, demolition derbies, country music and the uniquely American cuisine known as “fair food.” The fair boasts an annual...
View ArticleArt on Lawn this Saturday
One of the things that makes the annual Art on the Lawn event stand out from other art and artisan shows is in its title — that would be the Lawn part. Most such events are presented as street...
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