From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 165

• Yellow Springs Schools— District faces funding cuts, uncertainty

  By Carol SimmonsJune 11, 2020

  

  A $300 million cut in funding to Ohio schools this fiscal year, announced by Gov. Mike DeWine in May, will mean the loss of more than $140,000 in anticipated revenue for Yellow Springs Schools over May and June, according to state and district administrators.

• Antioch to sell Glen Helen to local nonprofit

  By Audrey HackettJune 10, 2020

  

  Antioch College and the Glen Helen Association announced on Wednesday that they have finalized an “agreement in principle” to transfer Glen Helen Nature Preserve from the college to the GHA. The purchase price is $2.5 million, payable over 10 years.

• No deal yet on Glen Helen

  By Audrey HackettJune 9, 2020

  

  The fate of Glen Helen remains uncertain this week, with no deal yet between Antioch College and the Glen Helen Association, or GHA, a nonprofit group separate from the college.

• Crash victim known for kindness, heart

  By Carol Simmons

  

  By all accounts, Martin Harold Benedict Borchers was in a pretty good place in his life Wednesday morning, May 27, before the car he was driving went off the right side of a narrow country road and hit a utility pole head on.

• Village merchants launch ‘Uplift YS’ fund

  By Megan BachmanJune 5, 2020

  

  Fearing the future of their shops, and the entire downtown, a group of merchants has banded together to launch the campaign in partnership with the Yellow Springs Community Foundation.

• Speakers focus on hope, resilience

  By Carol SimmonsJune 4, 2020

  

  There’s no denying that the class of 2020 has had a difficult, and in many ways disappointing, finish to the academic year. But the two new graduates chosen to speak for their class at Wednesday evening’s commencement ceremony are focusing on resilience, compassion and hope as they move into the next chapter of their lives.

• COVID-19 update— Nursing homes vulnerable

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Nursing homes across Ohio have adopted similar measures, and all have been operating under visitor restrictions since ordered to do so by the state health department on March 13.

• Yellow Springs Schools— Mills Lawn principal selected

  By Carol SimmonsJune 3, 2020

  

  During a special online meeting of the Yellow Springs school board Wednesday, May 20, the board unanimously approved a two-year contract for Michelle Person, who will be coming to the district from Cleveland schools effective Aug. 1.

• New efforts to avoid evictions

  By Megan Bachman

  

  To keep villagers’ housing stable during the current public health and economic crisis, Village Council is considering several steps to protect local renters.

• Election results now final

  By Audrey HackettMay 28, 2020

  

  The Greene County Board of Elections certified election results on May 19 from the extended March 17 primary election. With all valid votes now counted, the certified results are in line with the earlier uncertified results, announced April 28.