From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 51

• Tin Can Economy | An ode to the walnut trees

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 16, 2022

  

  “Walnuts make wieldy metaphors. Imagine Prince Hamlet preparing for his fourth soliloquy, but rather than Yorick’s skull, I’m out in the field holding onto one of those raucous little nuts.”

• COVID Update | Sept. 15, 2022

  By YS News StaffSeptember 15, 2022

  

  Greene County remained at a “medium” community level for COVID-19 for a second week in a row, according to the latest update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, released Thursday, Sept. 8.

• COVID Update | Sept. 8, 2022

  By YS News StaffSeptember 14, 2022

  

  After eight weeks in a row during which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined Greene County to have a “high” community level for COVID-19, the county was listed at a “medium” level in the agency’s most recent weekly update, Thursday, Sept. 1.

• EnviroFlight leaves Yellow Springs

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  After 13 years of operations, Enviro­Flight has officially left Yellow Springs. Founded in the Millworks industrial park in 2009 by Glen Courtright, the sustainable agriculture company produces animal and plant feed made from black soldier fly larvae.

• Racial justice, one book at a time

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 11, 2022

  

  A new Little Free Library is on track to be installed at Gaunt Park this month, and the library will be filled with books themed around social and racial justice.

• Village Impact Project changes hands

  By Jessica ThomasSeptember 10, 2022

  

  The Village Impact Project was recently acquired by the National Conference for Community & Justice of Greater Dayton.

• Black Farming Conference slated

  By Cheryl DurgansSeptember 8, 2022

  

  “Roots, Food and Storytelling” is the theme for the Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice’s third annual Black Farming Conference planned for Friday, Sept. 9, and Saturday, Sept. 10.

• Unsolicited Opinions | Why we still need Toni Morrison

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  “Almost three years and one month after the death of Morrison, her novels, including “Beloved,” have reentered the public discourse as we see pundits and public figures decry her work as being a part of a critical race theory plot.”

• School district digs deeper into safety, security

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 6, 2022

  

  During a presentation on new safety and security policies and equipment adopted by the district, Superintendent Terri Holden asked the board to consider the possibility of installing fencing at Mills Lawn, which would enclose the school’s younger student playground.

• Natural cheesemaking set at Heartbeat Gardens

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  Internationally recognized Canadian cheesemaker David Asher will be in the area for a five-day workshop at Heartbeat Learning Gardens from Sept. 7 to 11.