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Open Air Village was established in 2020, and is presently located on Antioch College's campus, where children learn in an outdoor classroom. Beginning this summer, operations will be relocated to a President Street residence. (Submitted photo)

Open Air Village eyes home-based move

Beginning this summer, Open Air Village expects to relocate to a home on President Street, provided the Village approves a zoning variance that would allow the Gays to operate an in-home child care program there.

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Web Features

  • One sunny day

    Tuesday’s 50 degrees felt like spring came early. Villagers ditched their parkas to bask in the warm sunlight, which did a fine job of melting some — but far from all — the snow still littering town.

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  • Schools stage revue to celebrate musicals past

    “Fearless Then, Fearless Now,” set for 7 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, March 12–14, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in Westminster Hall at First Presbyterian Church, is a revue: a theatrical collage of songs linked by a shared spirit.

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  • Village ended 2025 with $694k surplus

    Last year, municipal revenues exceeded projections, and expenses came in lower than expected — as a result, the Village ended 2025 with a surplus of $694,456 in the general fund, which is the primary fund for local government activities and operations.

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Arts (archives)

  •   Art auction to benefit Senior Center

    The Ageless Art Auction will be held Thursday, Feb. 19, 6:30–9 p.m., at the Mills Park Hotel. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door.

  •   ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to return to village, one last time

    On Palm Sunday weekend, actor Ted Neeley will once again step into Little Art Theatre to screen the film to which he’s been inextricably tied in the title role for five decades, “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

  •   Ohio Underground Film Fest to debut in Yellow Springs

    A new film festival will make its first appearance in the village next month — accompanied not by a red carpet, but by $5 admission and films made far outside the mainstream. The Ohio Underground Film Fest will debut Saturday, March 28, noon–9 p.m., in Glen Helen’s Vernet Center.

Village Schools (archives)

  •   State property tax laws to affect district’s budget forecast

    Yellow Springs Schools Treasurer Jacob McGrath told school board members at their Feb. 18 meeting that the district remains financially stable through the end of the decade. At the same time, he said the district faces growing uncertainty as new state property tax laws begin to affect both local revenues and the district’s future levy options.

  •   School district talks start time, bus changes

    At a Jan. 28 work session, the school board continued a discussion of a proposal that was brought forward by district administrators last month: A possible change of start and end times at both campuses, and consolidation of school bussing into one, K–12 route.

  •   School board considers new times for school day

    Having settled this first-of-the-year business, Superintendent Terri Holden later opened discussion about another proposed timing change: a later start for Mills Lawn students and an earlier one for YS Middle and High School students beginning next school year.

Economy (archives)

  •   MORE COVERAGE | Next steps taken towards a Tom’s Market co-op

    A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, on Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation had struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray, with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”

  •   Tom’s Market strikes co-op agreement

    A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”

  •   2025 In Review | Business

    2025 in Review: Business

Village Life (archives)

  •   The Patterdale Hall Diaries | By the pricking of my thumbs

    "Every time it warms up a bit, I consider turning the water back on but then I check the weather forecast only to discover a week of temperatures below freezing."

  •   Turner resigns from YSCCC

    The Board of Directors of Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center announced Tuesday, Feb. 17, that Executive Director Aillevrah Turner had submitted her resignation, effective immediately.

  •   The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Winter decks the Hall

    "Our main sewage line froze and then un-blocked, miraculously. Then, this morning, the water lines to our kitchen froze, which is frustrating but not unexpected. Plumbers will be making a fortune when all this thaws out."

Government (archives)

  •   MTFR responds to second fire of the year

    A Jan. 19 house fire at 3711 State Route 72 N., just outside Clifton, was quickly contained thanks to a rapid response, Miami Township Fire Chief James Cannell told trustees at their Jan. 21 meeting.

  •   Meet your new community paramedic

    Steffinie Brewer began work late last year as MTFR’s first community paramedic, a position Fire Chief James Cannell pitched to Township Trustees as a prevention-focused complement to the department’s ongoing emergency response work.

  •   Tweedle D’s joins referendum effort

    Downtown store Tweedle D’s is currently collecting signatures for a statewide referendum effort that aims to overturn some parts of Ohio’s recently passed marijuana and hemp law, which moved through the Legislature last year as Senate Bill 56.

Obituaries (archives)

  •   Margaret ‘Peg’ Bird

    Margaret Hostetler Bird, of Yellow Springs, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Dayspring Nursing Facility in Enon.

  •   Josephine Joanne Dunphy

    Josephine Joanne Dunphy, 91, of Yellow Springs, passed away Feb. 25, 2026. She was born in the Birch Manor Gatehouse on Jacoby Road on April 7, 1934, to Carmelo and Maria Ricciardi.

  •   Francis Andrew ‘Dutch’ Dannaker

    Francis Andrew "Dutch" Dannaker passed away on Feb. 22, 2026, at the age of 101.

  •   Roy Franklin Cromer II

    Roy Franklin Cromer II, 71, of Tucson, Arizona, died on Feb. 4, 2026, following a sudden illness.

  •   Iddi Ali Bakari

    Our father, Iddi Ali Bakari, passed away peacefully at home on Pemba Island, in the same village where he was born, with his mother and several siblings and loved ones present.

Higher Education (archives)

  •   Varlotta takes the helm at Antioch University

    When Lori Varlotta took office as the 23rd president of Antioch University on Aug. 11, she jumped right into getting acquainted with Yellow Springs.

  •   New term, new students at Antioch College

    For the 2025–2026 academic year, Antioch enrolled 115 degree-seeking students, down from 121 last fall. Of those 115 students, 42 are new to Antioch, 70 are continuing students and three are returning, or re-admitted.

  •   Antioch College steps in as Job Corps future uncertain

    Earlier this summer, Antioch College flew 11 young people from the Job Corps program to Yellow Springs, enrolled them in a summer academic program, and gave them dorm rooms, a meal plan, on-campus jobs and a path to pursue four-year degrees.

Sports (archives)

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