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 ...

Downtown Yellow Springs began to look and feel different this summer after a number of changes to both its uses and its physical landscape. In mid-June, Village Manager Johnnie Burns launched a pilot ...

Even in a small town, where people tend to know and be known by their neighbors, it’s not unusual for folks to feel alone around the holidays. With that in mind, one Yellow Springs villager is trying ...

For the village’s Haitian neighbors about 15 minutes to the north, in Springfield, Jan. 1 marks not only the start of a new year, but the annual celebration of Haiti’s independence from French rule in ...

Present for the final meeting of 20205 were, from left, Trish Gustafson, Brian Housh, Carmen Brown, Gavin DeVore Leonard, Kevin Stopkes and In addition to passing two consequential resolutions that ...

At the group’s final meeting of the year, Monday, Dec. 15, Village Council turned their attention again to the plans to build over 100 apartment units on two sites affiliated with the Antioch College ...