Health & Wellness Section

• Wamsley just keeps swimming

  By YS News StaffNovember 23, 2024

  

  On Friday, Oct. 31, 2024, Amy Wamsley successfully completed the 11.5-mile swim around Coronado Island, taking 6 hours, 20 minutes, and 6 seconds to finish.

• Inward and out at Acorn & Owl

  By Reilly DixonNovember 20, 2024

  

  Acorn & Owl opened its Mongolian yurt earlier this year in Yellow Springs and offers holistic healing services, clinical therapy, guided meditation, yoga and more. It’s a circular, four-season space for the mind, body and spirit.

• Goodman’s way of the Wu

  By Reilly DixonNovember 8, 2024

  

  Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 12, longtime Yellow Springs resident David Goodman will kick off an eight-week, Wu-style tai chi class, set to be held in First Presbyterian Church every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m.

• Mental illness, recovery support available

  By YS News StaffOctober 10, 2024

  

  The area National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, hosts a local Connection Recovery Support Group for those living with a mental health condition, the second Monday of each month, 6:30–8 p.m., in Rooms A&B at the John Bryan Community Center

• Creepingbear hits the mats

  By Reilly DixonAugust 20, 2024

  

  A brown belt who has trained and competed throughout the country, villager Shane Creepingbear hosts a jiu-jitsu training class every Thursday, 7–8 p.m., on the top floor of the Antioch College Wellness Center.

• Emergency cooling shelters in effect for heatwave

  By YS News StaffJune 17, 2024

  

  The John Bryan Community Center has been designated as a 24-hour emergency cooling center; Greene County Public Libraries are also designated as cooling centers during hours of operation.

• A village and a virus, four years on

  By Reilly DixonApril 11, 2024

  

  This year marks the fourth anniversary since the novel coronavirus began spreading uncontrollably throughout the world, shuttering businesses, upending routines, overwhelming hospitals and ultimately claiming the lives of over 1 million U.S. residents.

• Weather-related closures and reschedulings

  By Matt MindeApril 2, 2024

  

  A partial list of canceled or rescheduled events for Tuesday, April 2.

• Dangerously cold weather — warming centers and welfare checks

  By Matt MindeJanuary 14, 2024

  

  The National Weather Service is warning that extreme temperatures coupled with winds will create dangerous wind chill conditions in the region throughout the rest of the week.

• Free Narcan, no questions asked

  By Reilly DixonOctober 3, 2023

  

  In partnership with Greene County Public Health, or GCPH, Yellow Springs Pharmacy is now offering free doses of naloxone.