At their regular meeting Thursday, July 10, the members of the YS school board agreed to pen a collaborative statement to state representatives urging them to belay overriding Gov. Mike DeWine’s recent vetoes of state budget items affecting schools.

Late last month, Judge Jaiza Page of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas handed down a summary judgement ruling Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program as unconstitutional.

This year’s supply drive continues the PTO’s tradition of providing free school supplies to families who need them, but also introduces a new option for all Mills Lawn families to order bulk school supplies through the PTO.

Paul R. Cooper died peacefully on July 6, 2025, at the age of 102 years. He lived most of his long life in the village of Yellow Springs.

Pegene “Peggy” W. McPhaden, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2025.

Shirley Ann Strohm Mullins took her last breath on Aug. 7, 2025, at 90 years young. She was surrounded by family, friends and a lot of joyful music and laughter during her last few days here on earth.

With profound sadness and immeasurable love, we announce that Carol Zimmerman McKeever, 71, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Aug. 14, 2025.

Delois Wesley Rouch, affectionately known as “Wesley,” was born on Oct. 9, 1942, in Springfield, Ohio. He passed away on Aug. 15, 2025, in Greene County, Ohio, leaving behind a legacy of love, music and unwavering moral integrity.