Yellow Springs News

11/22/2025

This week's "Feeding the Village" column—

11/22/2025

A friendly reminder as the holiday week approaches—

11/22/2025

During an Oct. 31 school board work session following the annual State of the Schools address, district leaders called on residents to speak up as state lawmakers advance a slate of bills that will likely restrict local funding for Ohio’s public schools.

In October, the Ohio House approved House Bills 186, 335, 129 and 309.

The measures, if passed by the Senate, will affect the calculation of the 20-mill property tax floor and inside millage increases, and give county budget commissions authority to reduce or override voter-approved school levies.

All four bills are now before the Ohio Senate’s Local Government Committee.

In October, the Ohio House approved House Bills 186, 335, 129 and 309. The measures, if passed by the Senate, will affect the calculation of the 20-mill property tax floor and inside millage increases, and give county budget commissions authority to reduce or override voter-approved school levies.

11/21/2025

Samira Saraya, left, and Neta Weiner of cross-cultural hip-hop collective System Ali will remotely join area musicians Tronee Threat, ArtGod and JaySwifa for a Saturday, Nov. 22 performance at the Foundry Theater.

“NO VISAS: A Hip-Hop Journey from Jaffa to Jerusalem to Yellow Springs,” will take place Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m., at the Foundry Theater.

11/20/2025

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 clarifying and modernizing the Township’s Zoning Resolution, the document that governs how property can be used in unincorporated areas.

The work, led by the Miami Township Zoning Commission and Zoning Administrator Bryan Lucas, is aimed at clarifying and modernizing the Township’s Zoning Resolution, the document that governs how property can be used in unincorporated areas.

11/20/2025

Yellow Springs Theater Company is accepting submissions and actors for its annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, projected to be presented Feb. 13 and 14, 2026.

11/20/2025

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11/19/2025

When the Rev. Madet Merove arrived in Springfield about three years ago, he stepped into a community that was changing quickly. Immigrant families from Haiti and elsewhere were settling into Clark County, often with few resources.

At Covenant United Methodist Church, where Merove now serves as pastor, he found a building with room to spare and a congregation eager to help.

From that mix of need and opportunity has grown a ministry that keeps expanding its reach. Merove will share aspects of that work, and answer questions about the needs of Haitians and the wider community, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 7–9 p.m., at the YS Senior Center.

His talk, “An Update on the Haitian Community in Springfield,” is part of the center’s “Village Voices” series.

The Rev. Madet Merove will share aspects of that work, and answer questions about the needs of Haitians and the wider community, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 7–9 p.m., at the YS Senior Center. His talk, “An Update on the Haitian Community in Springfield,” is part of the center’s “Village Voices.....

11/19/2025

Sign-ups are now open for the community youth recreational basketball league, serving Yellow Springs and surrounding areas.

11/18/2025

Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray and others have begun a 45-day discovery process to determine the feasibility of and local interest in the co-op model.

Cooperatively owned grocery stores can operate in a number of ways.

By buying ownership shares, members can engage in decision-making, vote on operational matters, share in profits and receive discounts on products. In some cases, members volunteer their time stocking shelves, working registers and keeping the store’s day-to-day operations running.

Co-op stores are typically open to all, regardless of membership.

All these are just possibilities, Gray said.

For the time being, Tom’s Market, located at 242 Xenia Ave., is still privately and family owned — but owner Jeff Gray and others have begun a 45-day discovery process to determine the feasibility of and local interest in the co-op model.

11/17/2025

The winter sports season kicks off this week! Go Bulldogs!

11/17/2025

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.

To discuss the purchase, YSDC members intend to convene a town hall meeting tomorrow — Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6–7 p.m. — in the Bryan Center’s rooms A and B on the second floor.

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.