At the group’s most recent regular meeting, Monday, Dec. 1, Village Council approved the 2026 municipal budget — one with a projected deficit of $558,100, with municipal expenses expected to outpace ...

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 amazing life of Shirley Strohm Mullins, who died Aug. 7, 2025, at the age of 90, will be celebrated with “Shirley’s Grand Finale Concert,” on April 4, 2026, 5:30–6:30 p.m., at First Presbyterian ...

Matthew Adam Grote, of Carlisle, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 19, 2025, at the age of 65. He was a devoted husband, loving father and brother and cherished friend. Matt was known for his ...

The Yellow Springs Community Foundation and the YS Credit Union are joining forces to launch a new program aimed at incentivizing locals to spend more of their dollars in town. Earlier this week, the ...

Readers who know villager Scott Geisel through his “Jackson Flint” mysteries are used to seeing familiar Yellow Springs turf reflected back at them: the Emporium, downtown streets, bends in Miami ...

The Riding Centre held its annual Halloween Open House on Sunday, Oct. 26 — this year, with its four-legged residents dressed as characters from “The Wizard of Oz.” Piper, pictured above with her ...

Our beloved brother, Ross Allen Looney transitioned peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Springfield, Ohio. He was the second of four children born to James A. Looney and Grace L. (Ball) Looney ...

At its Thursday, Nov. 13, meeting, the YS school board discussed ensuring that more eyes stay fixed on state and federal legislation as lawmakers at both levels make decisions that could dramatically ...

Miami Township is in the midst of its most extensive rewrite of local land-use rules in decades. The work, led by the Miami Township Zoning Commission and Zoning Administrator Bryan Lucas, is aimed at ...

Some big changes may be ahead for Tom’s Market — if the community wishes. So said owner Jeff Gray, who told the News earlier this week that he and several other area stakeholders are working together ...

Some iconic downtown Yellow Springs properties are set to change hands in the coming weeks. The Yellow Springs Development Corporation is purchasing the two buildings at 252 and 254 Xenia Ave. — the ...