New general manager at Springs Market
August 9, 2026 – “Springs Market isn’t going anywhere… It’s changing, so give us a little grace, but it’s here to stay.” Read more at YS NEWS.
Historic local market in Yellow Springs plans for the future under new ownership
July 10, 2026 – “The vibe of the store is everything. The people walk in and they — feel loved, and they feel cared about.” Read/Listen more at WYSO.
Big changes to small-town grocery
June 25, 2026 – With a handful of recent storefront closures in downtown Yellow Springs, a pressing question naturally arises: Is the village at all in jeopardy of losing its…
Yellow Springs Community Market co-op timeline takes shape
April 27, 2026 – “Our number one goal is to keep a thriving grocery open for many more generations.” Read the full article at YS NEWS.
Yellow Springs foundation looks to community to shape possible Tom’s Market co-op
April 16, 2026 – “…it’s about preservation of a community asset that already exists and that’s already doing well in serving the community.” Read/Listen at WYSO.
Foundation purchases Tom’s Market, plans to turn Yellow Springs grocery store into co-op
February 25, 2026 – “Tom’s Market in Yellow Springs is one step closer to becoming a co-op after more than 20 years of private ownership.” Read/Listen more at WYSO
Son takes the helm at Tom’s Market
February 9, 2022 – After 57 years in the small-town grocery business, Tom Gray is retiring. Continue reading at YS NEWS.
For a small town with big city needs, Tom’s delivers the goods
June 5, 2008 – For a small town grocery store, it might be considered unusual that Tom’s Market carries 16 kinds of olives, six kinds of tofu (if you count…
Tom Gray of Tom’s Market — 50 years in the grocery trade
July 16, 2015 – Tom Gray was a high school freshman when he got his first job, as a bag boy at Luttrell’s, the grocery store on Xenia Avenue. Working…
Luttrell’s SuperValu in the newspaper
1967 – October 11, 2017 – Yellow Springs News’ Way Back Wednesday reproduces old 1967 grocery advertisements from Luttrell’s SuperValu and the competing IGA Foodliner. It explicitly identifies Luttrell’s as…
A grocery clerk’s 28-year run
1946 – “Margaret Snyder, popular and much loved checkout clerk at Weaver’s SuperValu, retires this week. … But she’ll be back off and on, Margaret and Bud Weaver have arranged, for…
Weiss–Luttrell’s–Weaver’s–Tom’s Market
1967 – October 7, 2020 – “Eddie Luttrell, Xenia, a salesman for the Eavey Wholesale Grocery Co., has bought an interest in the P.W. Weiss Food Market here.” Read more…