Fred Kauser, a firefighter of 40 years and former Mifflin Township fire chief, now serves as a fire instructor, lecturer, trainer and consultant, as well as a professor and researcher with a master’s degree in labor and human resource management and a Ph.D. in workforce development and education.

After a life-changing cancer diagnosis, 74-year-old Phyllis Braun told the News that she continues to love and trust in the healing process, even as she steps into the unknown.

Village Council approved a resolution on Monday, Oct. 7, in support of Ohio Issue 1, and encouraging citizens to vote “yes” on the proposed constitutional amendment — the latest voter-led attempt at addressing the issue of gerrymandering in the state.

Those traveling on East Enon Road in the last week will have noticed some changes to the landscape at McKinney Middle and YS High schools: A number of modular buildings have been delivered to the edge of the campus, and many trees previously on the property have been removed.

“The Language of Dolls” will be performed Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for youth and Antioch College students.

“The Two Gentlemen of Verona” will be performed Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 17–19, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m., at Turner Studio Theater, located at 300 S. Fountain Ave. in Springfield.

The recent discovery of bats living inside the historic 19th-century building has curtailed the use of the church’s sanctuary by both its congregation and the wider community.

McKinney and YSHS Principal Jack Hatert, who spoke to the News last week, said using the Yondr pouches has been “really smooth” for the district thus far, and, in his estimation, worth the investment.

The biennial FotoFocus program — which highlights the work of photographic artists across dozens of venues in and around Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus and Northern Kentucky, all united by a common theme — returns this year.

“Throughout her decades as Nursery teacher, Ann Guthrie has maintained her scientist’s curiosity, remaining interested, she said, in the personalities and temperaments of each of the students she has shepherded as they grew within the Nursery program before moving on to Kindergarten.”