Timothy Frederick Hewes was born in New York City, the second child and only son of Anabel and Alanson Hewes.

The Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, reported Saturday, Dec. 11, that the first two cases of the Omicron variant had been confirmed in Ohio.

In collaboration with 91.3-FM WYSO’s Eichelberger Center for Community Voices, the News is publishing excerpted transcripts from WYSO’s series “Loud As the Rolling Sea.”

VILLAGE COUNCIL

Planning Commission Special Meeting Wednesday, Dec. 1, 12 p.m.

He loved all birds, but his favorite was the blue heron. The first movie he ever saw was “Moby Dick” at a theater in Saudi Arabia when he was 6 years old.

Karen McKee, born Nov. 12, 1949, to James A. McKee and Naomi J. (Adams) McKee, passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, after a yearlong illness.

Christina “Christy” Muenchau-Peterson, of Yellow Springs, passed away on Dec. 6, 2021. She was 44.

After more than a month charting a gradual decline in new COVID-19 case numbers, Ohio saw a slight rise last week, according to the most recent data from the Ohio Department of Health, or ODH.

Sue Brezine passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 30, at the age of 84. Born on Feb. 5, 1937, she was a native of Dayton, but her favorite home was Yellow Springs with her late husband, Don.