From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 53

• Retiring educators sign off

  By Lauren ShowsMay 26, 2023

  

  The News spoke with all three educators — Paul Comstock, Iyabo Eguaroje and Dave Smith, all of whom are retiring this year — in April about how they came to the district, their years of work here and what they intend to do next.

• YS Schools facilities | Two new options, four total considered

  By Lauren ShowsMay 25, 2023

  

  By meeting’s end, school board members had pared the potential facilities plans to four — two fewer than at the board’s regular meeting the previous week.

• Last, and first, steps

  By Matt Minde

  

  YSHS Seniors got the traditional clap out on Friday, May 19, as they filed by family and fellow students, faculty and staff lining the halls.

• Yellow Springs wins ‘best’ water

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  At the Monday, May 15, Village Council meeting, Public Works Director Johnnie Burns opened the meeting with a celebration — Yellow Springs had won the Ohio Rural Water Association’s 2023 water tasting competition.

• COVID-19 emergency ends

  By YS News StaffMay 24, 2023

  

  The COVID-19 emergency is over, but the pandemic continues. That was the overarching message from Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health during an online press conference Thursday, May 11.

• 2023 Yellow Springs Juneteenth celebration set

  By YS News StaffMay 23, 2023

  

  Activities will begin at 10:30 a.m., with a gathering outside Yellow Springs High School, for a walk that will begin at 11 a.m. and proceed through the village past several sites of significance in the Black history of Yellow Springs.

• Perry League T-ball season nears

  By YS News StaffMay 22, 2023

  

  As the school year winds down, and the summer months near, Perry League T-Ball is preparing for its 53rd season. The beloved local program remains an all-volunteer undertaking, with play taking place this year every Friday evening in June and July, 6–7:30 p.m., at Gaunt Park.

• Unsolicited Opinions | How do we get in formation?

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  “A teacher of young geese offers lessons in how to navigate interpersonal conflicts, and practice being a whole ear of corn instead of a kernel.”

• Renowned cellist comes home

  By Cheryl DurgansMay 19, 2023

  

  Homegrown classically trained cellist Karen Patterson will return to the area on Sunday, May 21, for a performance at High Street United Methodist Church in Springfield. Patterson will give the final concert of the church’s Sanctuary Concert series.

• Rain Brothers moves to Yellow Springs

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  Rain Brothers, focused on harvesting rainwater for both residential and commercial enterprises for 17 years, relocated to Yellow Springs in 2022 and is housed in the former Sound Space building on Dayton Street.