From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 59

• Layoffs, restructuring at Antioch College

  By Cheryl DurgansMarch 16, 2023

  

  Antioch College President Jane Fernandes publicly announced in a Feb. 21 statement that the college had eliminated nine staff and faculty positions and has plans to “restructure” an additional eight positions with title changes and salary reductions.

• Sankofa Talk | More intensive antiracism work needed

  By Bomani MoyendaMarch 9, 2023

  

  “Despite our touted reputation for social justice, and interracial harmony, has Yellow Springs secretly, silently, begun surfing the waves of racism and white supremacy that have been cascading across the county in recent years?”

• Community opines on facilities options

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The second listening session was held on Feb. 21 to gather feedback and suggestions from community members on the future of the school district’s infrastructure as the board works to place a facilities levy on this November’s ballot.

• East Palestine train derailment | Village water safe, experts say

  By Reilly DixonMarch 8, 2023

  

  In the five weeks since a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, concerns about water and air safety have come home to Yellow Springs.

• Yellow Springs Schools to debut ‘Mamma Mia!’

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 7, 2023

  

  McKinney Middle School and Yellow Springs High School will present “Mamma Mia!,” the jukebox musical based on the songs of Abba, at the John Legend Theater in Springfield on Thursday and Friday, March 9 and 10, at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, March 11, at 2 and 7 p.m.

• Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce ramps up 2023 activities

  By Reilly DixonMarch 6, 2023

  

  Looking ahead to the coming months, the Chamber of Commerce has a jam-packed calendar.

• Schools debut ‘Bulldog Blitz’ podcast

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 3, 2023

  

  The community can look forward to the second round of Exhibition Nights for this school year in May — but until then, if you want to know what the Bulldogs are up to, just put on a pair of headphones and tune into the district’s new podcast, “Bulldog Blitz.”

• Trans rights focus of Xenia protest

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  On Saturday, Feb. 25, over 100 demonstrators assembled on opposite sides of the street outside the Xenia YMCA to express their views on the fitness center’s policy that allows transgender people to use the locker room that aligns with their identified gender.

• YS News secures new printer; publication day now Friday

  By YS News StaffMarch 2, 2023

  

  The News is happy to announce that our new printers — Eagle Print in Delphos, Ohio — have worked with us to retain our large-format newspaper size, for now.

• Planning Commission | Residential zoning changes proposed

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 28, 2023

  

  At their most recent meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 14, the members of YS Planning Commission voted to initiate the process of amending some text of the Village Zoning Code.