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Yellow Springs News

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Type
  
Weekly newspaper

Publisher
  
Diane Chiddister

Format
  
Broadsheet

Founded
  
1880

Owner(s)
  
Diane Chiddister and Robert Hasek

Headquarters
  
253-1/2 Xenia Ave. Yellow Springs, Ohio

Yellow Springs News is an independently owned weekly newspaper that serves the community of Yellow Springs, Ohio. It has a weekly circulation of approximately 1,800.

Contents

History

Yellow Springs News was founded in 1880. It was purchased by Arthur Morgan in the early 1940s and was briefly a part of the Antioch Bookplate Company.

Today it is co-owned by editor Diane Chiddister, advertising manager Robert Hasek and designer Matt Minde.

Regular Features

Yellow Springs News runs columns on local news, lists of upcoming events, editorials, letters to the editor, classifieds, and obituaries. The back page is devoted to local sports. Other regular columns include:

  • Poor Will's Almanac: a weekly essay written by local resident William Felker, followed by an overview of the week's seasonal markers and astronomical events
  • Village Police Report: a summary of the week's police blotter

    • Other publications

  • Repeat Offenders: a paperback compilation of the most humorous or memorable items from the weekly police report.
  • Yellow Springs Community Directory: a yearly publication of residential and business listings.
  • Guide to Yellow Springs: a periodic supplement that highlights local events, attractions, and businesses.

    • Awards

    The Osman C. Hooper Awards are distributed annually by the Ohio Newspaper Association. Yellow Springs News won the general excellence award for its division in 1985, 2006, and 2008. In 2009 it won first prize among all member weeklies for its editorial writing.

    References

    Yellow Springs News Wikipedia
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