In October 1953, a solicitation drive made possible the building of a swimming pool without any outside monetary aid. For many years a Jamboree was held to pay off the debt. Recently the Jamboree has been reinstituted for the pool. Also in October of each year, the Oktoberfest takes over Peace Park for a weekend.

Each year before Christmas, there is "Christmas in the Village." Businesses hold open houses with refreshments, give door prizes, decorate and have special sales. The Town Hall is open with specially decorated trees, craft sales and more. At the edge of Peace Park is Santa Villa which is open two weekends in December with Santa giving donated gifts to young children. Peace Park is also decorated for various seasons of the year.

The village has organizations dedicated to making the area a better place to live, Alpha Kappa Sorority, Coterie Club, Kiwanis and Lions. The James Ryan Post of the American Legion and their auxiliary are also very active. The village has a Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star.

Two buildings in the village are on the National Register. The George Unger home and the old hotel.

There are a number of factories in town, Dayton Chemical, housed in the old traction buildings, has evolved into Rohm & Hass. Rexarc, International began as Sight Feed Generator, Carlisle Engineering, Hardin Industries and Cleary Machine Shop.

At present the village is home to an air conditioning business; auction house; auto repair; bakery; two banks, barber; two beauty shops; building repair; carpet shop; dance studio; two doctors; flower shop; funeral home; furniture restorer; gift shop; two insurance agencies; Laundromat; lumber yard; newspaper; pharmacy; two pizza parlors, one also a carry out; restaurant known county wide for its good food; two service stations/carry outs; Tea Room which has been featured in a book of 99 Ohio Team Rooms.