From The Print Section :: Page 219

• A tornadic near-miss Monday

  By Lauren ShowsJune 6, 2019

  

  Around 11 p.m. on Monday, May 27, Yellow Springs residents were roused from their beds by the whine of tornado sirens as the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for Yellow Springs.

• Major League Baseball—Pirates jump to early lead

  By Tim Sherwood

  

  The clouds parted and rain stopped long enough for a beautiful opening day to the 2019 Minor League rec baseball season on Saturday, June 1.

• Village Council— New YSPD imagined at forum

  By Megan Bachman

  

  At a forum on policing on Tuesday, May 21, about 50 villagers helped identify the factors that contributed to a positive experience with a police officer, and envisioned a future Yellow Springs Police Department.

• 20th anniversary of Whitehall Farm auction— ‘Saving Whitehall’ legacy

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Whitehall Farm was permanently preserved. A local land trust was put on the map. And a community victory still inspires.

• Up and out: 2019 YSHS commencement and McKinney moving up ceremonies

  By YS News Staff

  

  McKinney Middle School and Yellow Springs High School both celebrated their moving up and moving on ceremonies.

• Couple saved in morning fire

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Lightning was the likely cause of an early morning house fire Tuesday, May 28, that sent three Yellow Springs residents to the hospital, fire Chief Colin Altman said this week.

• Szempruch heads News ads

  By YS News Staff

  

  Suzanne Szempruch is now head of advertising and the newest co-owner of the 139-year-old newspaper.

• Native American mascot controversy — Schools learn limits of debate

  By Megan BachmanJune 5, 2019

  

  Should schools use Native American images and names for sports teams? Yellow Springs High School 10th-grade social studies students were set to debate the pros and cons of that question next week before a panel of community member judges. But over the last week, YSHS staff, school parents and villagers wrestled with a different question — should the issue of Native American mascots and nicknames be up for debate?

• Perry League T-ball to begin

  By Jimmy ChesireMay 31, 2019

  

  It’s nearly June — and that means it’s time for the Perry League, Yellow Springs’ all volunteer, 10-week T-ball program for all kids, 2–9 years of age.

• Home, Inc.— Senior housing rental project not funded, yet

  By Audrey HackettMay 30, 2019

  

  A proposed 54-unit affordable senior housing rental project in Yellow Springs has not been funded — yet. Home, Inc. and its development partner, St. Mary Development Corporation, received word last week that they had not been awarded federal tax credits for the local senior apartment building, by far the largest project of its kind undertaken by Home, Inc.