Yellow Springs News

11/07/2025

According to DDC’s preliminary plat application, which was sent to Planning Commission members on Friday, Nov. 7, 120 of the units will be attached single-family — 12 structures with 10 dwelling units in each — and the remaining 70 units will be detached single-family homes.

11/07/2025

Pauli Murray was a civil rights advocate, lawyer, poet and Episcopal priest whose work left lasting impacts on the ongoing efforts toward equal rights for women and people of color.

World House Choir will perform “Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray” Nov. 7 and 9 in the Foundry Theater at Antioch College.

This weekend, the 10-movement dramatic cantata, “Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray,” will be performed in Yellow Springs Friday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 9, and in Cincinnati on Nov. 8.

11/06/2025

Village Council held its second and final budget session on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when Council members were given the chance to make their case for including Council-sponsored initiatives in the 2026 budget.

Finance Director Michelle Robinson said that the projected deficit is close to $558,100 — down from an earlier estimation of $820,000 and including the Council initiatives.

Village Finance Director Michelle Robinson said at Village Council's second and final budget session, Oct. 15, that the projected municipal deficit for 2026 is around $558,100 — down from an earlier estimation of $820,000, and now accounting for several Council special initiatives.

11/05/2025

Results from the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election are in!

11/03/2025

At the most recent Village Council meeting, Monday, Oct. 20, several villagers floated the idea of Council one day passing a law that bans conversion therapy within Yellow Springs limits.

Council members were uniformly opposed to the practice of conversion therapy, but were skeptical about the logistics of enforcing such a law.

At the most recent Village Council meeting, Monday, Oct. 20, several villagers floated the idea of Council one day passing a law that bans conversion therapy within Yellow Springs limits.

10/31/2025

ICYMI: 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.”

The winner of the equine costume contest was Sparky, who was dressed as the tornado. Piper came in second as Dorothy Gale and Harmony as the Wicked Witch of the West came in third.

Photos by Reilly Dixon

10/30/2025

Since June, the downtown road has been closed to vehicular traffic, and through Village-led efforts, has become a community gathering space — one that has since drawn both considerable criticism and praise.

10/28/2025

Villagers packed the Mills Lawn gym Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 15 and 16, for the Candidates Night community forums, hosted by the James A. McKee Association.

The forums were an opportunity for the candidates running for public office to introduce themselves publicly to the community, answer questions and engage in dialogue with one another ahead of the Nov. 4 General Election.

Villagers packed the Mills Lawn gym Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 15 and 16, for the Candidates Night community forums, hosted by the James A. McKee Association.

10/27/2025

The reader’s theater production, adapted by Jane Blakelock, Amy Bennett and Louise Smith, with support from Mad River Theater Works, will be performed Nov. 1 and 2.

It draws from two collections of interviews and poetry written by women who served in Vietnam — nurses, Red Cross volunteers, military intelligence officers and others.

The reader’s theater production, adapted by Jane Blakelock, Amy Bennett and Louise Smith, with support from Mad River Theater Works, will be performed Nov. 1 and 2.

10/26/2025

Set in 2275, “Interwoven” follows Chief Scientist Dr. Tah Morant, conflicted creator of the Deuteron engine, slated to be used in humanity’s last desperate mission off a dying Earth.

10/25/2025

“That’s the power of John Gudgel — to see what’s possible when others can’t, to open doors quietly but meaningfully, and to leave generations of students and families better because of his heart,” Assistant Superintendent Megan Winston said.

10/24/2025

When the foot-stomping starts at the Foundry Theater next weekend, it won’t be just another weekend of concerts. Trad Romp Wknd, set for Oct. 24–26, is shaping up to be a full-bodied celebration of traditional music, movement and community.