Yellow Springs News Newsletter for June 16, 2022
- Published: June 16, 2022
This week’s issue of the Yellow Springs News
In its second year as both an official Village and a federal holiday, Juneteenth will be celebrated in Yellow Springs on Sunday, June 19, beginning with a 10-mile walk from Wilberforce to the village and culminating in a celebration at the Bryan Center.
includes a story on the history of Juneteenth, both as a Village and federal holiday.
Breaking News
National Weather Service heat index chart.
Emergency cooling shelters established
June 16, 2022
The John Bryan Community Center has been designated as a 24-hour emergency cooling center; Greene County Public Libraries are also designated as cooling centers during hours of operation.
Stories This Week
My Name Is Iden | 12 months of being honest
December 21, 2022
“It was exhilarating for Iden that first day that I stepped out into the sun. At last, my suffering was over. At last, my pain was behind me. Or so I thought.”
My Name Is Iden | A Testimony of Sadness
November 12, 2022
“I have many stories. Every paramedic does. “War stories,” we call them. Some we tell over and over to anyone who hasn’t heard them, and anyone who has.”
Mark Crockett, pictured above in 2001, was a township trustee for 20 years, as well as co-owner with his wife, Gail Zimmerman, of Rita Caz Jewelry, which they ran from 1986 until 2017. (Photo from the YS News Archives)
My Name Is Iden | The Blues Man’s Daughter
September 24, 2022
“Before he was an artist, before he was a husband, before he was a father or a grandfather, he was a Blues Man.”
My Name Is Iden | The wisdom of the weeds
August 21, 2022
“Humans are strange. Is there a creature that craves novelty more than a human? Or one more fearful of change? Is there another animal as fundamentally paradoxical as a human?”
My Name Is Iden | Calling all rainbows
June 12, 2022
“This month will be my second time celebrating Pride as an out transgender person and this time I want to see more than just a momentary gathering of little rainbows.”
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National Weather Service heat index chart.
Emergency cooling shelters established
June 16, 2022
The John Bryan Community Center has been designated as a 24-hour emergency cooling center; Greene County Public Libraries are also designated as cooling centers during hours of operation.
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