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Why Are The Springs Yellow? WYSO Curious Dips A Toe Into Glen Helen’s Famous...

Today WYSO Curious takes on a question that’s simple, but also age-old. It involves a feature familiar to Yellow Springs locals: the actual springs after which the town is named. The springs inside a...

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Mills Park Hotel Open In Yellow Springs

A new 28 room, hotel has opened up for business in the village of Yellow Springs. The Mills Park Hotel was named for William Mills, an early settler to the area, who financed the first railroad and...

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Yellow Springs Police Officer Fired

UPDATE: July 6, 2016 Officer John K. Whittemore has been fired from the Yellow Springs Police Department following an internal review, according to a statement from village manager Patti Bates. ---...

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Village Council Works To Rebuild Trust After New Year's Eve Altercation

Yellow Springs Village Council officials are moving forward with plans to replace outgoing police chief Dave Hale, who resigned in a written statement read to a packed community meeting Tuesday night...

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Police Investigate Yellow Springs-Area Double Homicide

Police are investigating a double shooting after the bodies of a man and woman were found in a duplex near Yellow Springs yesterday. The Dayton Daily News reports a woman’s body was found outside 4444...

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Greene County Seeks Public's Help After Yellow Springs Double Homicide

Law enforcement authorities are asking anyone with information related to a suspected double homicide at a Yellow Springs duplex to come forward and call a dedicated tip-line. Authorities have not yet...

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Yellow Springs Names New Interim Police Chief

After a nearly month-long search, the Village of Yellow Springs has named Brian Carlson the new interim chief of police. Village manager Patti Bates says the council selected Carlson because of his...

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Arrests, Charges Announced In Connection With Double Homicide

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer have announced the arrests of two Ohio brothers in connection with a recent double homicide in Miami Township, near Yellow...

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Yellow Springs Police Officers Learn De-escalation Techniques

Police officers are learning de-escalation techniques in an Ohio village where questions have been raised about police tactics at a New Year's Eve celebration. The Dayton Daily News reports that every...

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Antioch University Midwest To Sell Building, Relocate

Antioch University Midwest is planning to sell its building in Yellow Springs. T he school is looking to relocate to a smaller space in a more centrally located area, such as Dayton, officials say. In...

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Yellow Springs Approves Land Sale To Medical Marijuana Company

This week the village council of Yellow Springs voted to approve the sale of land to an Illinois-based medical marijuana growing facility. If the sale becomes final, Cresco Labs LLC would take...

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Yellow Springs Mayoral Race Puts A Focus On Justice Issues

With the General Election one week away, four candidates are competing to replace outgoing Yellow Springs Mayor David Foubert. The candidates come from diverse backgrounds. Pam Conine is a retired...

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Affordability A Top Issue In Yellow Springs Village Council Race

The General Election is next week. In Yellow Springs, six candidates are competing for three seats on the Village Council. Business owner Brian Housh is the lone incumbent on the ballot. The other...

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Stokes, Kreeger, Housh Secure Seats on Yellow Springs Village Council, Conine...

Kevin Stokes, incumbent Brian Housh, and Lisa Kreeger all earned seats on the Yellow Springs Village Council. Six candidates were vying for the three open seats. Candidates business owner Chrissy Cruz,...

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Ohio's First Medical Marijuana Greenhouse Breaks Ground In Yellow Springs

Dozens of public officials and advocates gathered in Yellow Springs Thursday to break ground on Ohio’s first medical marijuana-cultivation site. The project is one of a dozen across Ohio licensed by...

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Decline In Yellow Springs Black Businesses May Be Linked To Wider Trends

The number of African American-owned businesses has fallen sharply in Yellow Springs from its peak four decades ago. Only a handful remain in the village. Antioch College History Professor Kevin...

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Yellow Springs Voters To Decide School Facilities Levy Tuesday

Yellow Springs voters will decide Tuesday whether to fund new school renovations and construction in the village. The levy issue has created significant controversy in the community. The Yellow Springs...

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Yellow Springs Voters Reject School Funding Levy

Yellow Springs voters have overwhelmingly rejected a levy that would have funded an $18.5 million new school construction and renovation project in the village. The 4.5 mil levy and quarter percent...

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Antioch University Moves To Sell Midwest Yellow Springs Campus

Antioch University is moving ahead with the sale of their Yellow Springs campus. The Yellow Springs News reports the university has marketed the building with a national real-estate firm. News of the...

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Book Nook: Dance of the Trustees, by Dylan Taylor-Lehman

Dylan Taylor-Lehman moved to our area and became a reporter for the Yellow Springs News. His experiences as a journalist provided him with some insights into life in this unusual small town. Ohio is a...

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