Local COVID-19 News
Villager dies of COVID-19
April 27, 2020
Village resident Matthew Huntington has died from COVID-19. Huntington, 50, died Saturday, April 18, at Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek, where he battled the disease for more than two weeks.
COVID-19 in Greene County: Interview with an epidemiologist
April 26, 2020
Earlier this week, the Yellow Springs News spoke with Dr. Don Brannen, an epidemiologist at Greene County Public Health. Brannen spoke about COVID-19 spread in the county, the role of the health department in contact tracing to contain the disease and differences between Greene County and Ohio as a whole.
State nixes YS school district’s hope to end academic year early
April 25, 2020
In a letter to district families Friday, April 24, Superintendent Terri Holden wrote that the Ohio Department of Education, or ODE, “has provided strongly worded guidance stating that all schools should remain in session virtually until the last scheduled school day.”
Yellow Springs resident dies from COVID-19
April 24, 2020
Village resident Matthew Huntington has died from COVID-19. Huntington, 50, died Saturday, April 18, at Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek, where he battled the disease for more than two weeks.
Amid pandemic, art is a gift
April 23, 2020
The News recently spoke with several local artists about how they were adapting and responding to life amid the pandemic.
Unemployment woes in village
April 23, 2020
Villagers reported varying levels of difficulty with the unemployment application process, with the process working more smoothly for some than others.
50 years on: Earth Day in Yellow Springs
April 22, 2020
The News has invited some of our own prominent local environmentalists to reflect on the 50-year anniversary of Earth Day.
Yellow Springs School District explores early end to school year
April 22, 2020
Yellow Springs’ final day is currently set as May 29, with teachers’ last day scheduled June 1. But Superintendent Terri Holden would like to shorten the school year by two weeks and conclude the instructional year May 15.
Delays, confusion in primary
April 20, 2020
As the deadline for voting in Ohio’s 2020 primary election nears, Greene County voters are reporting worrisome waits in receiving their requested absentee ballots as well as confusion around sometimes contradictory instructions.
Furloughs, pay cuts at Antioch
April 20, 2020
Antioch College has enacted sweeping furloughs, hour reductions and pay cuts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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