Yellow Springs News

01/03/2026

Village Council rounded out 2025 with an ambitious agenda for its final meeting of the year Monday, Dec. 15 — the group covered police cameras, conversion therapy, appropriations, bus lines and more.

01/02/2026

Celebrations, milestones and transitions, health and wellness, elder stories and more — check out the vibrant village life of Yellow Springs in 2025.

01/02/2026

From this week's "Feeding the Village" column—

12/31/2025

Happy New Year’s Eve, readers!

The News will be closed tomorrow, Jan. 1, and this week’s paper will be delivered a day late.

12/30/2025

A changing downtown, a focus on housing and land use, groundbreaking on the facilities project — these and more were Yellow Springs’ top stories for 2025.

A changing downtown, a focus on housing and land use, groundbreaking on the facilities project — these and more were Yellow Springs' top stories for 2025.

12/29/2025

One of the world’s longest-running citizen science efforts will take place locally Saturday, Jan. 3, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

12/28/2025

What is your favorite memory of Yellow Springs?

Answers will be published in next week’s issue of the YS News!

EDIT: Thanks to all who've shared your wonderful village memories! This is quite an embarrassment of riches.

We're abiding by our usual weekly deadline of 5 p.m. on Monday. All those memories shared before then will be included in the paper (perhaps across multiple issues, given the volume of responses).

But by all means, continue sharing!

12/28/2025

Even in a small town, where people tend to know and be known by their neighbors, it’s not unusual for folks to feel alone around the holidays.

With that in mind, one Yellow Springs villager is trying to meet that feeling head-on, offering a simple gift: half an hour of conversation.

Even in a small town, where people tend to know and be known by their neighbors, it’s not unusual for folks to feel alone around the holidays. With that in mind, one Yellow Springs villager is trying to meet that feeling head-on, offering a simple gift: half an hour of conversation.

12/27/2025

The first item Fire Chief Cannell brought forward for the 2026 budget was the creation of a 40-hour career community paramedic position, which the trustees unanimously approved.

They later approved the hiring of Steffinie Brewer to fill the position, effective Dec. 27.

Cannell described community paramedicine as a “medical prevention-type initiative” focused on helping residents on a nonemergency basis by providing in-home preventive care and connecting them to other health and social services.

He said the program is part of a broad healthcare effort to reduce hospital readmissions, and as such, community paramedicine also often includes post-doctor follow-up visits and aid with managing chronic conditions.

The first item Cannell brought forward for the 2026 budget was the creation of a 40-hour career community paramedic position, which the trustees unanimously approved; they later approved the hiring of Steffinie Brewer to fill the position, effective Dec. 27.

12/26/2025

From this week's Village Police Report:

"On Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8:32 p.m., police received a call reporting that a truck was driving recklessly throughout Gaunt Park. The vehicle was reportedly doing donuts and creating rivets in the snow that covered the park’s field and baseball diamonds.

"The described truck was gone upon the arrival of YSPD, which has since been investigating the matter as an instance of criminal damage. According to Village Manager Johnnie Burns, the damage done may cost the Village $1,500 to $3,000 to repair — which crews must wait to do until the weather warms."

Burns said at the last Village Council meeting, Dec. 15, that the Village encourages anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward, and that perhaps the perpetrator could assist in repairing the damage they caused.

Photo courtesy of the Village of Yellow Springs

12/24/2025

Happy holidays, readers!

This week’s issue — the 2025 Year in Review — is off to the printers! It’s a 14-page retrospective on another eventful and news-packed year in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Owing to the holiday, the News office will be closed tomorrow and Friday, Dec. 25 and 26, and as such, newspaper delivery will be a day late this week.

As ever, thanks for reading and supporting local, indendent journalism.

12/24/2025

The final school board meeting of the year, held Thursday, Dec. 11, began festively with a performance from the YS High School choir, who sang “White Christmas,” “Chain of Fools” and “Bright Morning Star” under the direction of Lorrie Sparrow-Knapp.

It was a fitting send-off for longtime Mills Lawn music teacher JoFrannye Reichert, whose retirement this month after 21 years with the school district was marked during the meeting.

A Yellow Springs graduate, Reichert served the district as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional before being hired as the full-time music teacher for Mills Lawn in 2007.

Assistant Superintendent Megan Winston said during the meeting that Reichert had spent “years making sure the students of Mills Lawn didn’t just learn notes and sounds or just memorize lines for a play.”

“Her students have explored cultures, history, stories from around the world,” Winston said. “One of my favorites is her ability to use a cross-curricular approach to help students see that music can connect to everything.”

A Yellow Springs graduate, JoFrannye Reichert served the district as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional before being hired as the full-time music teacher for Mills Lawn in 2007.