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• 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.

• Students adapt to remote learning

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Interacting with teachers and classmates mostly through websites and online programs, distance learning provides an alternative to in-person classes.

• Villager dies of COVID-19

  By Megan BachmanApril 27, 2020

  

  Village resident Matthew Huntington has died from COVID-19. Huntington, 50, died Saturday, April 18, at Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek, where he battled the disease for more than two weeks.

• COVID-19 in Greene County: Interview with an epidemiologist

  By Megan BachmanApril 26, 2020

  

  Earlier this week, the Yellow Springs News spoke with Dr. Don Brannen, an epidemiologist at Greene County Public Health. Brannen spoke about COVID-19 spread in the county, the role of the health department in contact tracing to contain the disease and differences between Greene County and Ohio as a whole.

• State nixes YS school district’s hope to end academic year early

  By Carol SimmonsApril 25, 2020

  

  In a letter to district families Friday, April 24, Superintendent Terri Holden wrote that the Ohio Department of Education, or ODE, “has provided strongly worded guidance stating that all schools should remain in session virtually until the last scheduled school day.”

• Yellow Springs resident dies from COVID-19

  By Megan BachmanApril 24, 2020

  

  Village resident Matthew Huntington has died from COVID-19. Huntington, 50, died Saturday, April 18, at Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek, where he battled the disease for more than two weeks.

• Amid pandemic, art is a gift

  By Audrey HackettApril 23, 2020

  

  The News recently spoke with several local artists about how they were adapting and responding to life amid the pandemic.