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• Returning villager leads Presbyterians

  By YS News StaffFebruary 8, 2020

  

  The Reverend Daria Schaffnit’s journey to fulfill her calling has led her back to Yellow Springs, where she hopes her work with the First Presbyterian Church will have a positive impact on the community.

• From the Archives: The winter the tower exploded

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 7, 2020

  

  On Sunday, Jan. 31, 1977, the water tower at Gaunt Park — there was only one then — had blown a seam and released a million gallons of water into the park.

• Village Council— Energy credit sale considered

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 6, 2020

  

  For every one-megawatt hour of green energy the Village of Yellow Springs purchases, it receives one Renewable Energy Certificate, or REC. And with a portfolio that is 83% renewables, on the open market, the Village’s RECs could yield about $100,000 per year.

• February 6, 2020 — Bulldog Sports Round-Up

  By YS News Staff

  

  February 6, 2020 — Bulldog Sports Round-Up

• John Eschliman

  By YS News Staff

  

  John Edward Eschliman, 96, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Eustis, Fla., where he had lived the past few years.

• 10-Minute Play Festival honors villager

  By YS News Staff

  

  The festival will be Friday–Saturday, Feb. 7–8, at 8 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church. Tickets will be available at the door and cost $12 or $10 with a non-perishable food item.

• Chili con carnival

  By YS News Staff

  

  Stella Lieff stirred her savory entry at “Blue Stew,” a chili cook-off/talent show on Sunday, Feb. 2.

• Learning cheer, loud and proud

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 4, 2020

  

  Members of the Yellow Springs High School cheerleading team and their coaches spent Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26, in Mills Lawn gym, leading a  mini-camp for kindergarten through sixth graders in the basics of cheering.

• In rural areas, a ‘quiet jail boom’

  By Audrey HackettJanuary 31, 2020

  

  In debates over jail expansion, the big picture is often the hidden aspect of the conversation. New research from Vera Institute of Justice sheds light on a “quiet jail boom” happening in more rural areas of the U.S.

• In rural areas, a ‘quiet jail boom’

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  In debates over jail expansion, the big picture is often the hidden aspect of the conversation. New research from Vera Institute of Justice sheds light on a “quiet jail boom” happening in more rural areas of the U.S.