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• The Briar Patch— Mortgaging humanity: Property values and the life of Wheeling Gaunt

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 4, 2021

  

  There is clear distinction between Gaunt’s humanitarian-based business structure, and the economic system of slavery upon which our mortgage system is based. Bundling enslaved people — captives — into securities had benefits for the slave owner.

• Wheeling Gaunt’s legacy lives on

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 1, 2021

  

  Wheeling Gaunt’s generosity perseveres in a 126-year-old tradition of the delivery of flour to local widows and widowers at the holidays — a stipulation in Gaunt’s will when he bequeathed the land that is now Gaunt Park to the Village.

• 2020 in six words or one picture

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 31, 2020

  

  This year, as in years past, the YS News asked its readers to write a little something in response to a question about the year that’s ending.

• News from the Past

  By YS News StaffDecember 29, 2020

  

  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 Decembers.

• Sankofa Talk — An ‘All Lives Matter moment’

  By Bomani MoyendaDecember 28, 2020

  

  In the most recent installment of Bomani Moyenda’s column, “Sankofa Talk,” Moyenda recounts a tense interaction with an “All Lives Matter” proponent at a forum at Wilmington College.

• YS Schools— Board OKs hybrid transition plan

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Yellow Springs school district leaders are making plans for students to return to in-person classes, but exactly when that will be is uncertain.

• Village Council— Deficit budget moves ahead

  By Megan BachmanDecember 27, 2020

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs plans to spend about a million dollars more than it takes in next year. As a result, general fund reserves are set to drop to their lowest level in recent years.

• Spirits of Christmas Past

  By YS News StaffDecember 26, 2020

  

  In the spirit of the holidays, the Yellow Springs News did a deep dive into the News archives and unearthed a bevy of fun holiday photos from past decades.

• 30 years of letters to Santa

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 24, 2020

  

  For nearly all of the last three decades, former villager Peggy Barker has compiled these letters as Santa’s assistant. She said she took up the job in 1989 when she found herself with some extra time on her hands.

• The Legendary Lights at Clifton Mill get second place in national contest

  By Reilly DixonDecember 23, 2020

  

  For the third year in a row, the Legendary Lights at the Historic Clifton Mill were among the most impressive in the country, according to the results of a national competition. Clifton Mill won second place in the best public holiday lights category in USA Today’s annual “10Best” competition.