From The Print Section :: Page 207

• Abecedary by Mills Lawn first-graders inaugurates Gaunt award

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 7, 2019

  

  For those who don’t know much about the life of Wheeling Gaunt, the Yellow Springs man who bought his own freedom from slavery and for whom Gaunt Park is named, there’s a handy resource out there — and it was written by Mills Lawn’s 2017–18 first-grade class.

• Launch party slated for ‘The Can Hand’— Local inventor shows can-do spirit

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Local inventor presents a multi-tasking tool for the beverage wielder, a coozie worn on the back of your hand, freeing fingers for other uses.

• James E. “Jim” Fulton

  By YS News Staff

  

  James E. “Jim” Fulton, of Fairborn, passed away on March 4, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family. He was 91.

• As markets open, Cresco has room to grow

  By Gary McBride

  

  Despite being the state’s first licensed medical marijuana growing facility, Cresco Labs of Yellow Springs last month was not granted a processing license by the state.

• Anna Faye Yoakum

  By YS News Staff

  

  Anna Faye Yoakum, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019. She was 89.

• YS School Board — Superintendent search begins

  By Gary McBride

  

  Following the announcement that Superintendent Mario Basora would be taking the job of superintendent of Huber Heights schools, the Yellow Springs School Board held a special meeting to authorize the hiring of Susan Griffith as a consultant to facilitate the search for a new superintendent.

• Alyce Earl Jenkins— Recognized for service, teaching

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  “Sometimes when I’m feeling down, I come in here and think, well, I did make a contribution to different communities at different times,” Alyce Earl Jenkins said in an interview last week. That’s quite an understatement.

• March 7, 2019 Bulldog sports round-up

  By YS News Staff

  

  March 7, 2019 Bulldog sports round-up

• Decision pending — Meister won’t be fired

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Last week, Village Manager Patti Bates confirmed that Yellow Springs Police Officer Dave Meister won’t be fired at the conclusion of the recent internal investigation into his professional behavior.

• Man over board

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Cameron Rohr, 20, of Springfield, and friend Danny Hockett were bummed, but not too fazed, by the recent demolition of six wooden ramps at the request of the Village’s insurance company.