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• Antioch’s altered, but heartfelt, commencement

  By Audrey HackettJuly 1, 2020

  

  Due to COVID-19, the sixth commencement of the relaunched college took place as an online ceremony rather than the customary in-person one, with live and recorded speeches streamed at 1 p.m. Recorded performances from the World House Choir were also part of the virtual festivities. Those who wish to watch the event can do so at antiochcollge.edu/commencement.

• No charges in Grinnell shooting

  By Carol Simmons

  

  No charges will be filed in the double fatal shooting that occurred Feb. 12 outside a home on Grinnell Road, just south of Yellow Springs, the Greene County prosecutor has announced.

• Schools prepare to reopen Aug. 27

  By Carol SimmonsJune 27, 2020

  

  The current message from Ohio’s governor is that schools will reopen in the fall, but local districts will have a great deal of control over how that happens and what the return looks like, Yellow Springs Schools Superintendent Terri Holden told the local school board last week.

• Creating wildlife habitat, villagewide

  By Audrey HackettJune 26, 2020

  

  In late summer, native sunflowers in Ellen Hoover’s garden draw goldfinches. The bright yellow birds feast on seeds, then burst out like sunflower petals flung to the sky. Down the street, monarch butterflies browse Catherine Zimmerman’s coneflowers, goldenrod and asters.

• COVID-19 update— ‘Worrisome’ trend? More new cases

  By Audrey HackettJune 25, 2020

  

  New cases of COVID-19 are rising in Greene County, Gov. Mike DeWine said at his June 18 press briefing. He highlighted Greene County as one of five southwest Ohio counties that have seen case increases in June.

• Police reform at the YSPD— What’s done, what’s next?

  By Megan BachmanJune 24, 2020

  

  Amid national calls for policing reform following the most recent wave of killings of Black people by police officers, villagers are once again raising their voices for change in the Yellow Springs Police Department.

• Glen Helen capital campaign— GHA seeks to raise $3.5M

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Glen Helen isn’t open — yet. But the Glen’s new future owner is moving rapidly to raise funds, restore staff and work to reopen the 1,000-acre local nature preserve, which has been closed to the public since late March due to COVID-19.

• Village planning commission — New distillery at Millworks

  By Lauren Shows

  

  At its June 9 virtual meeting, the YS Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve a conditional use permit for a new distillery to be located at Millworks. The distillery, Tuck-N-Reds Spirits & Wine, will be located in currently vacant space next to Yellow Springs Brewery; it will also use the site of the former S&G Distillery as its office space.

• A closer look at COVID’s first wave

  By Megan BachmanJune 18, 2020

  

  In light of reopening, the News reviews how the pandemic has played out so far in the village and county, and looks at plans to reduce the spread of the virus as the shutdown comes to an end.

• YS Development Corporation— Educational commons explored

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Conversations have begun between several of Yellow Springs’ educational institutions that could lead to novel partnerships and possibly significant changes in the local learning landscape.