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• A tribute to YSHS 2020 senior athletes: softball and baseball

  By Megan BachmanMay 21, 2020

  

  With the support of the Yellow Springs High School coaches, the News is highlighting all the spring sports senior athletes and their career accomplishments. This week, we complete our athlete profiles with the softball and baseball teams.

• Shutdown sparks surprises

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  As the most strict shutdown phase has begun loosening for many Ohioans, the News asked a half dozen villagers this question: is there anything you’re learning during this period that is meaningful, or surprising?

• Yellow Springs native tapped by Chicago Bears

  By Carol SimmonsMay 20, 2020

  

  Ahmad Wagner’s athletic drive and discipline has landed him a spot on the roster of one of the most elite national professional football teams — the Chicago Bears.

• Digital D&D— Players move fantasy game online

  By Lauren Shows

  

  The coronavirus pandemic has, for the time being, put a moratorium on in-person games. Not to be discouraged, Oskar, Jaden and Wills — and many others, both locally and worldwide — have moved their games online, adapting to the virtual environment and using the internet’s tools to their ­advantage.

• What’s the future of downtown?

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Even with the tentative openings, business-as-usual seems far off. Closed since at least mid-March, many local merchants remain worried about the health of their businesses.

• Ohio reopens restaurants, bars

  By Audrey HackettMay 15, 2020

  

  Last Thursday, Ohio restaurants and bars got the go-ahead from Gov. Mike DeWine to resume outdoor dining on Friday, May 15. Indoor dining is permitted to restart the following week, on Thursday, May 21.

• Back in business

  By Reilly DixonMay 14, 2020

  

  On Tuesday, May 12, several retailers around downtown Yellow Springs opened their doors to customers for the first time in nearly two months.

• Class of the pandemic— Coping with altered endings

  By YS News Staff

  

  Seniors are graduating into a world stripped bare by a pandemic. They would have been celebrating the culmination of 12 to 13 years of consistent effort and determination. But rather than valiantly marching on to the next grand step in the journey of life, this year’s seniors simply drift, slowly floating over the line that marks the end of high school.

• A tribute to YSHS 2020 senior athletes: track and field

  By Megan BachmanMay 13, 2020

  

  In mid-March, after three weeks of initial conditioning and three more weeks of practice, the Yellow Springs High School track and field team was ready for a successful spring season. Ohio schools, however, were closed before the team could participate in its first meet.

• Retail reopening nears

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Starting on May 12, retail shops in the State of Ohio can reopen if they take certain safety precautions. But in Yellow Springs, not all stores are ready to fling open their doors to customers.