Features

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  The Briar Patch— Care for the caregivers

  
  
  

  Caregiving is an extended lesson in patience that lives well beyond the moment — and in many ways is the ultimate life lesson in companionship combined with perseverance.

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  Looking ahead to local races

  
  
  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 2, local voters will decide who will serve as Council members and mayor starting four-year terms on Jan. 1, 2022. Out of the five current Council members, three seats held by Laura Curliss, Kevin Stokes and Council President Brian Housh are in play.

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  Thought for Food— Beer cheese soup

  
  
  

  This recipe yields a prima donna of a soup, one which requires a lot of attention and encouragement.

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  Schools facilities improvements— How much could it cost?

  
  
  

  At a community outreach forum on Wednesday, March 17, local district leaders and the district’s architect consultant, SHP of Cincinnati, shared various tax options for funding school facilities improvements.

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  News from the Past: Gov. DeWine’s first vaccine

  
  
  

  This isn’t Gov. DeWine’s first brush with vaccinations. While digging through the archives, Yellow Springs News production team recently uncovered a photo of DeWine receiving his polio vaccine in 1955.

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  Yellow Springs Brewery’s second taproom set to open

  
  
  

  Barrel aged beers, mixed fermentation sours and brand favorites will be among the beverages featured at Yellow Springs Brewery’s second local taproom, the Barrel Room, set to open in a former bowling alley on the south side of town.

Obituaries

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  Yvonne Davenport