Village Life Section :: Page 37

• COVID-19 update: Cases and hospitalizations continue to escalate

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 17, 2021

  

  The wave of cases and hospitalizations continue to escalate at an alarming rate; the Ohio Hospital Association reported that COVID-19 currently accounts for one out of seven hospitalizations in the state.

• Staff changes at the Yellow Springs News

  By YS News StaffSeptember 13, 2021

  

  Cheryl Durgans has been named editor, Tim Walker will soon fill the role of advertising sales manager and Lynda Love Highlander has become the office and circulation manager.

• Black Farming Conference set

  By YS News StaffSeptember 9, 2021

  

  The Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice — in partnership with Antioch College, Central State University and The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center — will present the Second Annual Black Farming Conference on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11.

• Master of ‘Cue’s triumphant return

  By Jessica ThomasSeptember 8, 2021

  

  Welcome to the barbecue pit, where the fire is hot and gives everything a smoky savor. This is where villager Erica Roby has found her calling; and there, she is called “Master of ’Cue.”

• News from the Past — July & August 2021

  By YS News StaffSeptember 5, 2021

  

  25 years ago: 1996 — Two local men injured in Atlanta bomb blast. Yellow Springs High School graduates Lynn Smith, 34, and Eric Johnson, 30, were seriously injured in the early morning explosion of a bomb that shook Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Ga.

• COVID-19 at a glance: Ohio, Greene County and 45387 area

  By YS News StaffSeptember 4, 2021

  

  COVID-19 statistics at a glance: Ohio, Greene County and 45387 area, updated daily

• Down to Earth — Help to craft sustainability plan

  By YS News StaffSeptember 3, 2021

  

  “Given this history and the wealth of expertise in our community, we’re long overdue for a comprehensive Climate Action and Sustainability Plan, or CASP.”

• West Nile Virus detected in Bellbrook mosquitoes

  By YS News Staff

  

  Greene County Public Health received notice from the Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, that West Nile Virus was detected in a mosquito sample sent to ODH.

• Climate Action and Sustainability Plan underway in Yellow Springs

  By Megan BachmanAugust 28, 2021

  

  Piper Fernwey worked at colleges and companies across the midwest developing farm-to-table programs and climate change responses. At Denison University, she helped the cafeteria source 40% of its food locally. Now, the Clifton resident is tasked with drafting a Climate Action and Sustainability Plan for the Village of Yellow Springs.

• A fond farewell to Coach Jimmy

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 23, 2021

  

  Summer after summer after summer, villagers have seen him out on the T-ball diamond at Gaunt Park every Friday night: baseball hat perched on his head, hair tied back in a ponytail, a big grin spreading across his face, surrounded by laughing, shouting kids.