From The Print Section :: Page 161

• Invasive of the month— Japanese stiltgrass moves in

  By Audrey HackettAugust 22, 2019

  

  Japanese stiltgrass is on the move in Yellow Springs, creeping into yards and forested areas. Here’s how to identify, and root out, this non-native invasive grass.

• Sketch comedy show to debut

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Eliot Cromer and Adam Zaremsky will present a sketch comedy show, “Wistful Meanderings of the Petty,” on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24, beginning at 8 p.m. at the YS Arts Council.

• Ronald Fisher

  By YS News Staff

  

  Ronald R. Fisher, age 82, of Springfield, passed away at home on Aug. 15, 2019.

• Five bid for council seats

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Laura Curliss, James M. Johnson, Lisa Kreeger, Marianne MacQueen and Christine Monroe-Beard filed petitions for Village Council with the election board by the Aug. 7 deadline.

• Mara Shannon Groves

  By YS News Staff

  

  Mara Shannon Groves, 71, passed away on Aug. 19, 2019.

• Yellow Springs Schools— District scraps lunch provider

  By Carol Simmons

  

  With the start of the new school year next week, a new food service company will be providing lunches at Yellow Springs public schools.

• Greene County— New jail, bigger jail?

  By Audrey HackettAugust 16, 2019

  

  Does Greene County need a new jail? The consensus of county officials is yes. What are the key issues? And does the new facility need to be 30% larger than the existing jail? The third article in a series.

• An afternoon fair’s fare

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 15, 2019

  

  At 8 a.m. on Sunday morning at the fairgrounds, there were no crowds, food booths were closed and the rides were dark and still. In the livestock buildings, however, the 180th Greene County Fair was in full swing.

• ‘Stigma kills’ — Efforts target ongoing opioid, drug use

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Those struggling with opioid addiction aren’t treated like other patients. Instead of being offered ongoing treatment from multiple medical professionals, patients with a substance use disorder were often left on their own.

• Yellow Springs Schools — Educators grapple with tech

  By Carol Simmons

  

  When Yellow Springs Schools’ former Superintendent Mario Basora attended an international education leadership conference in Germany last summer, the theme of the gathering was technology.