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• Schools adjust to closure

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 25, 2020

  

  DeWine announced a three-week shutdown Thursday afternoon, March 12, with the closure to begin at the end of the school day Monday, March 16, and students set to return to class Monday, April 6.

• Local leaders detail responses

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Village leaders struck a tone of concern and hopefulness in the face of the coronavirus outbreak as they updated the community on their responses to the crisis at a “virtual town hall” on Monday, March 16.

• COVID-19 medical basics

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  First emerging in China in December, coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, has now spread worldwide.

• Ohio voting delayed

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  In a series of rapid developments that took place hours before the Ohio presidential primary, in-person voting in the state was off, then on, then off again.

• Daily briefings from governor

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  It’s already become a ritual: each day at 2 p.m., give or take, Gov. Mike DeWine holds a live-streamed press briefing at the statehouse in Columbus, updating Ohioans on the status of the spread of COVID-19 and the state’s response.

• Coronavirus fears reach village

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Villagers are stocking up and staying home as the impact of the global COVID-19 outbreak starts to be felt here, even without a confirmed local case of the disease.

• Power of the Pen advances to regionals— Mighty writers make their mark

  By YS News Staff

  

  The McKinney Middle School Power of the Pen writers won several awards at the district tournament in January.

• Yellow Springs Children’s Center earns five stars

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 19, 2020

  

  The five-star label is the highest possible rating assigned by Step Up to Quality, a statewide quality rating and improvement system administered jointly by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

• Council weighs jail response

  By Megan Bachman

  

  At its March 3 regular meeting, Village Council hashed out a letter to the Greene County Commissioners on their proposal to build a new county jail.

• Prosecutor candidates offer competing visions

  By Megan BachmanMarch 16, 2020

  

  The prosecutor oversees a budget of around $2 million and a staff of 14 attorneys to represent the State of Ohio in all felony cases and juvenile crimes in the county and cases involving county agencies.