Oct
10
2024

Health & Wellness Section

  • Creepingbear hits the mats

    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

    National Weather Service heat index chart.

    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

    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

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

  • Dangerously cold weather — warming centers and welfare checks

    Ice flowers formed on the inside of windows last year during January's big freeze. Today ice on roads makes travel hazardous and has delayed Yellow Springs Schools by two hours. (Photo by Lauren Heaton)

    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

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

  • Free event to promote women’s health

    The locally based Feminist Health Fund will host Women’s Health & Wellness Day on Saturday, Sept. 30, 1–4 p.m., at the Wellness Center, 240 E. South College St., on the Antioch College campus.

  • Emergency cooling shelters in effect

    National Weather Service heat index chart.

    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.

  • COVID vaccine supply changing distribution

    Photo: CDC/Dr. Fred Murphy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health; public domain.

    In a recent press release from the Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, the department’s director, offered assurances that the COVID-19 vaccine will continue to be readily available to Ohioans, including the uninsured, as the vaccine supply moves to a more traditional healthcare distribution model in the next month.

  • Local boxing class pulls no punches

    Every Tuesday and Thursday since last February, Anthony Erfe has led intensive boxing classes at the Posterior Chain gym, open to those of all ages and abilities — people looking to stay in shape or those wanting to learn self-defense.

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