Foodies must find their whey to this small town to take in the makers and history — and bring home a wedge or five.

With its mild, versatile flavor, Swiss cheese is right up there with everyone’s favorites. The fun holes don’t hurt, though we have to wonder: Why does Swiss cheese have holes at all?

While Ohio may be number two in egg production and number five for soybeans, we take the number one spot for Swiss cheese.

Swiss cheese gets its characteristic holes from the emission of gas by prokaryotic bacteria. Inside of the Young’s Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, shelves of cheese curds dripped excess moisture onto ...