Village Life Section :: Page 49

• News from the Past

  By YS News StaffNovember 7, 2020

  

  Contributing writer Don Hollister compiles some of the more compelling headlines that occurred in past Septembers and Octobers in last week’s “News from the Past” column.

• The Briar Patch— Did we ask permission?

  By YS News StaffNovember 2, 2020

  

  Community development — in all its forms — is an imperative question for the governance of our village.

• Yellow Springs Halloween amid COVID-19

  By Lauren Shows

  

  In late September, the Village of Yellow Springs announced that the usual community Halloween activities — bonfires and trick or treating — would be canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

• Indoor visitation suspended at Friends Care Community

  By YS News StaffOctober 29, 2020

  

  Indoor visitation is suspended at Friends Care Community until further notice due to COVID-19 increases in Greene County.

• New tiles at Women’s Park

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 28, 2020

  

  Though the flowers in the Women’s Park on Corry Street have begun to wither as fall deepens, something new has just bloomed there: in early October, a collection of 124 new tiles bearing the names of local women emerged.

• Turn in unused medication Oct. 24

  By YS News StaffOctober 23, 2020

  

  Saturday, Oct. 24, is National Drug Take Back Day, when designated law enforcement agencies accept unwanted and unneeded prescription or over-the-counter drugs so they can be disposed of safely.

• COVID-19 update— For first time, Greene is ‘red’

  By Audrey HackettOctober 21, 2020

  

  Last Thursday, Oct. 15, Ohio elevated Greene County to “red” on the Ohio Health Advisory System for the first time since the system was put in place in early July. The state flagged four different indicators of increased COVID-19 spread here, out of a seven-indicator risk profile.

• COVID-19 update— Cases rise in Greene County

  By Audrey HackettOctober 19, 2020

  

  COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the county. The virus was slow to take hold here, but the county saw a spike in June, a larger spike in July, some moderating in August and a surge beginning in late August that hasn’t let up.

• Senior Center to reopen Monday

  By Lauren Shows

  

  That door will open again on Monday, Oct. 19, as the Senior Center welcomes seniors back with a “Coffee and Donuts with Friends” event.

• Senior Center reopening halted

  By YS News StaffOctober 16, 2020

  

  After the announcement that Greene County had been elevated to level 3, or “red,” by the Ohio Public Health Advisory System, the YS Senior Center has halted its plan to reopen for in-person events. The elevation to level 3 indicates “very high exposure or spread” of COVID-19.