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• Class of the pandemic— Coping with altered endings

  By YS News StaffMay 14, 2020

  

  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.

• Resilient despite losses— Local restaurants hold on, adapt

  By Audrey HackettMay 9, 2020

  

  When Ohio closed dine-in restaurants and bars on March 15, the impact on local restaurants was immediate and severe.

• 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.

• Ohio’s new ‘stay safe’ order

  By Audrey HackettMay 6, 2020

  

  Ohio’s stay-at-home order expired on May 1. That morning, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new order, called Stay Safe Ohio, to replace the previous directive that Ohioans shelter in place in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

• Village Council— Village projects revenue loss

  By Megan Bachman

  

  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.

• Village Council declares state of emergency

  By Megan BachmanApril 29, 2020

  

  At its April 20 virtual meeting, Village Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency in Yellow Springs due to the coronavirus crisis.