Michael Collins Cronin passed away on Jan. 5, 2021, at his home on Merrion St. Upper, Dublin, Ireland. He was 91.

Meredith Hartnagle Carpe died peacefully in her sleep at her family’s home in Greenville, Ohio, on Jan. 3, after a three-year battle with breast cancer. She was 39.

Beginning this month, villagers can divert a few more items away from their trash cans: Along with the previously accepted plastic items like bottles and jugs, Yellow Springs residents can now fill their recycling bins with fruit and yogurt cups and butter, sour cream, cottage cheese and whipped topping tubs.

In March, a five-year levy was renewed for Miami Township Fire-Rescue; the department took occupancy of a new firehouse in September.

Charlotte Battino died on Monday, Dec. 28.

Justeen Scott Keahey, of Fairborn, Ohio — surrounded in her home by those who loved her most — wove her way back into the fabric of the universe on Dec. 20, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

January 7, 2021 — Bulldog Sports Round-Up

Read about some of the crowning achievements of Yellow Springs athletes over the last year.

2020 was anything but ordinary. This year’s feature stories mostly covered all of the unique ways villagers coped with — and still managed to thrive despite — the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 ushered in countless difficulties for the many small businesses that populate Yellow Springs. Restaurants endured challenges of meeting public health standards amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and shops had to cope with a decline in sales.