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In support of longtime area resident Phil Kumbusky, and to help cover mounting medical costs associated with a rare genetic disease, a benefit concert and fundraiser will be held at Peach’s Grill on Saturday, Jan. 13.

The Athens County Humane Society presents the 2023 Garden Tour and raffle June 4. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society.

At the April 17 Village Council meeting, several business owners and village residents took Village Manager Josué Salmerón and Council members to task for a proposal that would require special event organizers to pay increased fees to host their events in Yellow Springs.

Here are the winners of the Commerce, Places and Nightlife categories in the 2021 Best of Athens Readers Choice Awards. Winners of the People, Foodies Favorites and Miscellaneous categories were announced last week and can be viewed here. Editors note: The entry associated with the "Public Servant" category, published last week, has been updated to reflect a correction in the nature of the Joe Burrow Hunger Relief Fund. The fund supports the efforts of the Athens County Food Pantry, which also ...

In January, the News reported on efforts to alleviate previous delays in drug orders and other difficulties at Benzer Pharmacy, formerly Town Drug. A regional manager for the national pharmacy chain pointed to issues with the company’s wholesaler related to new acquisitions of pharmacy locations in Ohio. The local pharmacy has since regained its footing, and in November, the downtown store — a pharmacy location for about 90 years — changed its name to Yellow Springs Pharmacy. Clem & Thyme...

Three local businesses are closing for the winter during what their owners expect to be a grim few months of the pandemic. Whether other seasonal closures will follow in Yellow Springs remains to be seen. Peach’s Grill closed in mid-November after a kitchen worker tested positive for the virus, while Ye Olde Trail Tavern followed suit this Monday, though no positive cases have been reported there. And Import House on Dayton Street closed last Friday, following a confirmed case that morning. A...