This week, when the young thespians of YS Middle and High School step on stage at the John Legend Theater in Springfield, they’ll be carrying the customary lines, blocking and costumes. They’ll also ...

For nearly half a century, Yellow Springs has rung in most every new year with the same characteristic quirk. A raggedy disco ball wrapped in Christmas lights slung over a wire dangles over the ...

It was gray and chilly outside Barbara Leeds’ village home last month, but inside, steam rose from the spout of a fresh pot of tea as Marna Street lifted her violin bow and Leeds set her fingers on ...

At the end of 2025, the News asked folks to share their favorite Yellow Springs memories — and we received a flood of responses from villagers near and far. So numerous were the memories, in fact, ...

Miami Township trustees agreed this week to bring in outside help as they work to untangle the Township’s books ahead of budget planning early next year. At their Dec. 1 regular meeting, trustees ...

Evergreen trees have long been associated with winter celebrations because they are beacons of growth, resilience and everlasting life during the bleakest times of the year. Likely originating in ...

Marcia (Nelson) Greer was born in Xenia, Ohio, on Nov. 3, 1938. She was the daughter of Charles Nelson and Eleanor Moon. She graduated from Xenia High School in 1956, and worked at Dayton Power and ...

Did you know that 75% of the human brain is water, and 75% of a living tree is also water? What about bats being the only mammal that can fly? That temperature determines the sex of a turtle before it ...

On a cold and blustery morning last month, Village employees Tanner Bussey and Preston Harris took the wood forms from around a rectangle of freshly set concrete. Villagers Kevin McGruder, Len Kramer ...

The annual New Year’s Ball Drop began like any other. People began drifting into the intersection of Short Street and Xenia Avenue, in front of the hardware store, about 11:30 p.m. It was an ...

Both literally and figuratively, The Sound of Music emanating from Mills Lawn on Saturday afternoon commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Yellow Springs Summer Strings and Band program started by ...

Libraries, public health officials and local municipalities rejoiced as the last ballots were counted Tuesday night — all the levies before Yellow Springs and Miami Township voters passed. At the ...