Yellow Springs News

06/12/2026

On her final day as superintendent of Yellow Springs Schools, Terri Holden found herself surrounded by imitators: several staff members were dressed in colorful sweater vests, an affectionate approximation of Holden’s style.

The gesture was a playful, gentle end to a seven-year tenure that, as Holden told the News last week, was, in a word, challenging — but also marked with successes for the district, and in the end, rewarding.

Holden stepped into the superintendent role in August 2019 with nearly three decades as a teacher, principal and administrator behind her. She did so, she said, with the knowledge that she had been hired, in part, to help address the district’s aging facilities after a failed levy campaign the previous year, and to update the district’s strategic plan.

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Terri Holden stepped into the superintendent role in August 2019 with nearly three decades as a teacher, principal and administrator behind her.

06/12/2026

The Greene County Beekeepers Association will host its annual Honey Harvest on Saturday, June 20, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at Glen Helen’s Camp Greene, 3452 Grinnell Road.

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The Greene County Beekeepers Association will host its annual Honey Harvest on Saturday, June 20, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at Glen Helen’s Camp Greene, 3452 Grinnell Road.

06/11/2026

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06/11/2026

In the community room of WYSO’s new Dayton Street station, radio history came back home.

On Wednesday, May 13, the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Radio Preservation Project held a return ceremony for Central State University’s historic radio station, WCSU 88.9, celebrating the formal return of digitized archival audio from the Wilberforce station to the institution that created it.

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On Wednesday, May 13, the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Radio Preservation Project held a return ceremony for Central State University’s historic radio station, WCSU 88.9.

06/09/2026

At the group’s most recent regular meeting, Monday, June 1, Village Council unanimously voted to approve a moratorium on any new “smoke shops” from starting a business in Yellow Springs.

Passed as an emergency ordinance and taking effect immediately, the moratorium will last 180 days and stops the issuance of any use, zoning and building permits, as well as certificates of occupancy for new smoke shops.

In the case of this ordinance, the Village defines “smoke shop” as “a retail establishment where 20% or more of floor, shelf or display area is dedicated to the sale of products including to***co, ni****ne, vapes and certain hemp-derived or synthetic cannabinoid products.”

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Passed as an emergency ordinance and taking effect immediately, the moratorium will last 180 days and stops the issuance of any use, zoning and building permits, as well as certificates of occupancy for new smoke shops.

06/08/2026

Longtime villager Sam Wildenhaus had a busy spring.

When he’s not putting in time at his family’s carpet store or doing miscellaneous handyman jobs, he’s at home, taking care of his aging parents. What time the 27-year-old can eke out for himself, he’s reliably in the ring, sharpening his hooks and quickening his footwork.

The professional boxer has been training doggedly for his next big fight, set for Saturday, June 13, at Middletown’s Land of Illusion. Wildenhaus is up against a formidable opponent — 38-year-old firefighter and seasoned boxer DeAndre Ware.

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Professional boxer and Yellow Springs resident Samuel Wildenhaus has been training doggedly for his next big fight, set for Saturday, June 13, at Middletown’s Land of Illusion.

06/07/2026

Where does Yellow Springs get its electricity? How much of it is generated through renewable means? And how do our sources for electricity affect our monthly bills?

Village Council got answers to these questions and others ahead of the group’s last meeting, Monday, May 18, when Craig Kleinhenz, assistant vice president of power supply planning for American Municipal Power, or AMP, gave a presentation breaking down the Village’s current energy portfolio.

At present, about 84% of the Village’s electricity comes from renewable sources — wind farms, hydroelectric dams and gas emitted from landfills.

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At present, about 84% of the Village’s electricity comes from renewable sources — wind farms, hydroelectric dams and gas emitted from landfills. Around 3.6% local energy comes from the Village’s own, one megawatt solar array on Glass Farm, which went online in 2017.

06/06/2026

The area chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, recently debuted a new Yellow Springs-based series titled “Connection and Care,” which meets the second Monday of each month, 6–8 p.m. The next is June 8.

06/05/2026

Great Council State Park will host a Heritage Celebration on Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. as one of the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s America 250 events.

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Great Council State Park will host a Heritage Celebration on Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. as one of the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s America 250 events.

06/05/2026

ICYMI: The clocks turned back to 1869 on Thursday, May 28, when the Cincinnati Red Stockings faced off against the Antioch Nine in an old-timey baseball game played under the shadow of Antioch College’s main building.

The match-up was a tip of the cap to the famous game that never actually happened 157 years ago, owing to a rain out. Had it taken place, the Red Stockings versus the Antioch Nine would have been the first ever professional baseball game.

Thanks to Antioch archivist Scott Sanders, that game did, in fact, take place last week.

For the evening, the Champion City Reapers donned the Antioch “A” to take on the Red Stockings. Ultimately, after a rousing nine innings, the home team fell to Cincinnati, 9-19.

Despite the loss, the few dozen attendees enjoyed hot dogs and suds from Yellow Springs Brewery, as well as occasional rule explanations from ye olde umpire. For his coordinating efforts, Sanders was awarded the game ball.

Photos by Reilly Dixon