Village Life Section :: Page 46

• 30 years of letters to Santa

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 24, 2020

  

  For nearly all of the last three decades, former villager Peggy Barker has compiled these letters as Santa’s assistant. She said she took up the job in 1989 when she found herself with some extra time on her hands.

• The Legendary Lights at Clifton Mill get second place in national contest

  By Reilly DixonDecember 23, 2020

  

  For the third year in a row, the Legendary Lights at the Historic Clifton Mill were among the most impressive in the country, according to the results of a national competition. Clifton Mill won second place in the best public holiday lights category in USA Today’s annual “10Best” competition.

• Caring for COVID’s sickest patients

  By Carol SimmonsDecember 22, 2020

  

  Yellow Springs resident Chasilee Crawford is an ICU, or intensive care unit, nurse at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She volunteered to work in the hospital’s designated COVID-19 specific ICU when it was formed last March, and has been caring for patients who are severely ill with the disease ever since.

• Health Commissioner Melissa Howell— A closer look at area surge

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Ohio saw a massive bump in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Dec. 8. That day, 25,721 new cases were reported, bringing the statewide case total well over the half-million mark since the pandemic’s start.

• COVID-19 update— Antioch College reports outbreak

  By Audrey HackettDecember 18, 2020

  

  After reporting just one COVID-19 infection during the fall quarter, Antioch College now has seven active cases on campus. Six students and one staff member tested positive for the virus over several days late last week, according to college spokesperson Christine Reedy.

• Virus impact grows in Yellow Springs

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Three local businesses are closing for the winter during what their owners expect to be a grim few months of the pandemic. Whether other seasonal closures will follow in Yellow Springs remains to be seen.

• Your 2020 in six words (or one photo)

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 15, 2020

  

  It’s easy to write a lot when there’s so much to say about 2020. We challenge you to distill your year into just six words and send those words to us.

• ‘Chop wood, carry water’— Trainer offers tips for healthy winter

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 8, 2020

  

  As the winter months approach, many Americans are thinking about how they’ll stay healthy and combat the “winter blues” once it turns cold — especially as the pandemic continues unabated.

• Thought for Food— A pork pie for the anxious

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 7, 2020

  

  In last week’s “Thought for Food” column, Lauren “Chuck” Shows offers up a hearty remedy for these anxious, trying times: a Cheshire pork pie recipe.

• COVID-19 cases mount in YS

  By Audrey HackettDecember 5, 2020

  

  While the village has lagged surrounding communities in its rate and spread of COVID-19, local organizations and businesses are beginning to see — and in some instances publicly announce — more positive cases here.