Yellow Springs News

07/03/2025

How big should Yellow Springs be? How big can it be?

At a recent work session, Monday, June 23, Village Council members and Village staff addressed these questions head-on, and mused over the practical limits of growing the physical boundaries of Yellow Springs, as well as the population within.

At a recent work session, Monday, June 23, Village Council members and Village staff mused over the practical limits of growing the physical boundaries of Yellow Springs, as well as the population within.

07/02/2025

With art rooted in the Black experience, and meditating on the past and present, Yellow Springs newcomer Joshua Whitaker will debut his works on Thursday, July 3, in a new installation at Crome Architecture, located at 604 Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs.

07/01/2025

At Village Council’s June 16 meeting, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Phillip O’Rourke approached the group to apprise members of the need for additional partners to fund the fireworks, which cost $10,000 annually.

06/30/2025

June 2008: After 35 years working at Yellow Springs High School as a math teacher, coach and athletic director, Chris Rainey hung up his cleats and calculator and retired. “I want to get out while I’m still at the top of my game,” he told the News.

Read more from Don Hollister's most recent "News from the Past" column:

Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.

06/29/2025

After several reported sightings in the region and county, a young black bear made its way to Yellow Springs on Saturday, June 28.

06/28/2025

06/28/2025

Happy PRIDE from the Yellow Springs News!

On a sweltering afternoon, June 28, the annual YS PRIDE parade through sauntered and sashayed through downtown, drawing crowds clad in every color under the summer sun. On foot or float, paraders cheered, threw candy, blew kisses as they passed by.

Truly, a gay day for all.

Photos by Reilly Dixon

06/27/2025

"The walls of Sister Trillium’s nonprofit art supply store on Dayton Street are stacked floor-to-ceiling with the kinds of things creators dream of — some expected, some surprising."

After a year in their brick-and-mortar space, Sister Trillium is preparing to celebrate with a First Anniversary Art Show and Silent Auction, set for Friday, June 27, 6–9 p.m., at the YS Brewery’s Barrel Room.

06/27/2025

The Miami Township Trustees voted unanimously during their regular meeting Monday, June 16, to appoint James R. Cannell Jr. as fire chief to head up Miami Township Fire-Rescue.

06/26/2025

The annual Antioch College Reunion returns Thursday–Sunday, July 24–27. This year’s theme, “Antioch and the Arts,” includes a number of events open to the wider community.

The annual Antioch College Reunion returns Thursday–Sunday, July 26–29. This year’s theme, “Antioch and the Arts,” includes a number of events open to the wider community.

06/25/2025

GravityWorks Circus returns with its second ensemble show, “Feel It All,” Friday–Sunday, June 27–29, at the Foundry Theater.

This year’s show, which features both youth and adult ensemble members, aims to use aerial theater performance to represent the range of human emotions.

The local aerial arts school will present “Feel It All,” its second ensemble performance, Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 29, at 2 p.m., at the Foundry Theater on the Antioch College campus.

06/24/2025

Over the last two weeks, Village worker Travis Hotaling has taken a few momentary breaks from meter reading to beautify some more downtown fire hydrants.

Shown here is his newest masterpiece: a kaleidoscopic tie-dye work (still in progress) in front of Urban Handmade on Corry Street.

Forthcoming hydrants the Village tasked Hotaling with painting include one adjacent to Peach’s — which he said he will turn into a hamburger — and one near the YS Firehouse comedy club — on which Hotaling plans to, naturally, add flames.

Photo by Reilly Dixon