Articles About coronavirus :: Page 6

• Back in business

  By Reilly DixonMay 14, 2020

  

  On Tuesday, May 12, several retailers around downtown Yellow Springs opened their doors to customers for the first time in nearly two months.

• Class of the pandemic— Coping with altered endings

  By YS News Staff

  

  Seniors are graduating into a world stripped bare by a pandemic. They would have been celebrating the culmination of 12 to 13 years of consistent effort and determination. But rather than valiantly marching on to the next grand step in the journey of life, this year’s seniors simply drift, slowly floating over the line that marks the end of high school.

• Retail reopening nears

  By Megan BachmanMay 13, 2020

  

  Starting on May 12, retail shops in the State of Ohio can reopen if they take certain safety precautions. But in Yellow Springs, not all stores are ready to fling open their doors to customers.

• Restaurants, bars and some personal care services to reopen

  By Audrey HackettMay 8, 2020

  

  Restaurants, bars and some personal care services will reopen soon, DeWine announced on May 7. Meanwhile, the state lags its testing capacity plan and controversy over face masks and executive health powers is intensifying.

• A Yellow Springer’s experience getting stuck in Tunisia during the coronavirus outbreak

  By Guest ContributorMay 7, 2020

  

  Yellow Springs native and former Yellow Springs News intern shares his story of how he barely made it out of Tunisia as the world was shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Prisons hit hard by COVID-19

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The high number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the state’s prisons is of grave concern for Yellow Springs residents who volunteer in area facilities or have family members who are incarcerated.

• Village Council— Village projects revenue loss

  By Megan BachmanMay 6, 2020

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs is planning for a possible loss of $320,000 in tax revenue due to the COVID-19 crisis and its related economic impacts.

• New order requires Ohioans to ‘stay safe’

  By Audrey HackettMay 5, 2020

  

  Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new Stay Safe Ohio order on May 1, loosening previous “stay-at-home” restrictions while also urging Ohioans to continue social distancing.

• Phased restart of Ohio’s economy

  By Audrey HackettApril 30, 2020

  

  Gov. Mike DeWine announced a phased restart of the Ohio economy at his Monday, April 27, briefing, the first specifics offered after an earlier announcement that Ohio would begin to reopen May 1.

• Pandemic stressors affect mental health

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The current medical crisis of COVID-19, while physical in nature, affects our mental health, whether we contract the virus or not.