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Longtime local resident, massage therapist and coffee purveyor Patrick Harney, known around the village as “Brother Bear,” is currently recovering from an injury that has made it difficult to continue working — but friends and neighbors have stepped up to provide support as he heals. Harney is pictured in his former Dayton Street shop in 2021. (Photo by Matt Minde)

Village rallies around ‘Brother Bear’

In a tale of resilience and community support, local resident Patrick Harney — known affectionately by villagers as “Brother Bear” — recently shared with the News his story of overcoming health challenges while grappling with the financial strain it has placed on his coffee business.

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    At the regular school board meeting Thursday, March 14, local advocacy group Citizens to Preserve Mills Lawn Greenspace brought forward a potential plan to place a conservation easement on a portion of land on which Mills Lawn Elementary School is located.

  •   School board to hire contractor to investigate alleged policy violations

    The YS school board returned to discussion of the censure of a board member at its most recent regular meeting Thursday, March 14. Though a resolution to authorize the proposed censure was on the agenda for the evening, it was not voted on.

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  •   Sankofa Talk | A victim of Jim Crow tactics

    "The longer I live, the more incidents of mistreatment, ranging from covert to blatantly overt, keep piling up. Sometimes it feels like I’m at the bottom of a pile of football players and they just keep jumping onto the pile."

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  •   News from the Past: March 2024

    Contributing writer Don Hollister dove into the YS News archives to uncover past articles and more in his most recent installment of his News from the Past column.

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  •   Robin Lloyd Thornton

    After the Feb. 29 publication of the obituary for Robin Lloyd Thornton, who died Feb. 16, 2024 at 90 years of age, some details of his estate distribution changed.

  •   Craig Laurence Cordell

    Craig Laurence Cordell, 66, passed away quietly in his sleep at his home in Yellow Springs on April 4, 2024.

  •   Ardis Macaulay

    Ardis Macaulay, age 75, died March 28, with her partner, Tom, present, at their village residence. They moved to Yellow Springs in 2018, leaving their long-time wooded property home in Miami County.

  •   Robert F. Baldwin Jr.

    Robert F. Baldwin Jr., born June 18, 1933, a lifelong resident of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away peacefully April 2, 2024.

  •   Connie Vang

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  •   Antioch vigil honors Nex Benedict

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Sports (archives)

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    Weather continues to be the dictating force this season, causing multiple cancellations and rescheduling of games last week.

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