From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 124

• Utility-scale solar firm applies for state permit

  By Megan BachmanMay 6, 2021

  

  A Texas company looking to build a 1,500-acre, 175-megawatt solar power project in Greene County has applied for a permit.

• Sankofa Talk — The New Jim Crow Playbook, again

  By Bomani MoyendaMay 5, 2021

  

  “I am writing this just a few hours after the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial went into deliberations. There very well may be a verdict by the time this is published. It has been a blood-curdling experience listening to the defense attorney grasping for straws in his attempt to win the day for his client.”

• Mills Lawn School principal finalists named

  By Carol SimmonsMay 4, 2021

  

  The school district announced earlier this week that a 12-member interview committee had selected Cheryl Lowe, a fifth-grade teacher at the school, and Megan Winston, an assistant principal at Xenia High School, as the top candidates.

• News from the Past

  By YS News StaffMay 3, 2021

  

  In last week’s “News from the Past” column, contributing writer Don Hollister did another dive into the YS News archives and compiled some of the more compelling headlines that occurred in past Marches and Aprils.

• Yellow Springs schools— Plan addresses learning losses

  By Carol SimmonsMay 2, 2021

  

  Concerned about the educational setbacks experienced by students during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Department of Education has required all districts in the state to submit a document detailing how they plan to assess and then address potential learning losses or delays.

• ‘Pet project’— Donation assures dog park’s future

  By Reilly DixonApril 28, 2021

  

  Area residents — both two- and four-legged — will soon have something to wag their tails about: the long-anticipated Yellow Springs Dog Park is set to open at Gaunt Park this September.

• COVID-19 update— Virus developments mixed

  By Megan BachmanApril 27, 2021

  

  Thirteen months into the coronavirus pandemic, a weary public is wondering what’s next. Is another wave of COVID-19 coming? Can the vaccination campaign keep it at bay? Where is the illness now spreading? When will herd immunity be reached?

• Getting a handle on conflict

  By Lauren Shows

  

  This month, the Village Mediation Program — which has helped individuals and organizations navigate conflict for nearly 34 years — offers villagers the opportunity to learn more about the resources it offers.

• Glen Helen’s first six months

  By Cheryl DurgansApril 24, 2021

  

  Recalling the events of the past year in which the COVID-19 global pandemic almost forced the closure of the nature preserve deeply loved by the community, Executive Director Nick Boutis laid out the picture from a year ago.

• Person to take ‘different path’

  By Carol SimmonsApril 23, 2021

  

  Michelle Person, who is finishing her first year as principal at Mills Lawn Elementary School, formally announced her resignation, effective June 30, during the most recent school board meeting Thursday, April 8.