Local COVID-19 News
Help for local tenants, landlords
April 16, 2020Stepping in to assist is a new local volunteer committee organized around housing issues. Their goal? That no one loses their home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
UPDATE: Second Greene County COVID-19 death reclassified
April 16, 2020A day after Greene County Public Health reported its second death from COVID-19, the health department reclassified the death as not related to COVID-19.
Local farmers eye uncertainty
April 11, 2020Life and growth are happening on local farms against the backdrop of massive shutdown and uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The world of COVID-19 — Seniors learn to adapt
April 10, 2020How are older Yellow Springers faring in this new isolation? To find out, the News spoke to about a dozen villagers, most in their 80s or older.
First case of COVID-19 in Yellow Springs confirmed
April 9, 2020On Tuesday, April 7, local authorities were informed of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the village.
Keeping the faith amid crisis
April 9, 2020Local faith groups have not held face-to-face services for several weeks now, adopting alternative ways to worship and come together.
YS food relief effort: An update
April 9, 2020A brief updated provided by Melissa Heston, outreach manager for the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, who is focusing on local food relief efforts during the coronavirus crisis.
Making masks— Villagers stitch to save lives
April 9, 2020Locally, sewing-machine-wielding villagers have beaten the CDC to the proverbial punch, having already mobilized a large effort to provide face masks for those in the community and surrounding areas who work daily in the village’s public eye.
Ohio moves to mail-in voting
April 6, 2020Ohio primary voters have just over three weeks left to vote — by mail — in the extended primary election.
Fear, hope, anxiety, gratitude— Villagers talk sheltering in place
April 5, 2020As Ohio made its way through the second week of the governor’s mandate that all Ohioans “stay at home,” the News reached out to several villagers to find out how they’re navigating their lives under the order.
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