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• COVID-19 pandemic, one year in— Gov. DeWine: ‘victory is in sight’

  By Megan BachmanMarch 17, 2021

  

  Last week, DeWine even laid out a benchmark to lifting the mask mandate, limits on mass gatherings and other health orders put in place last year: Once new cases fall below 50 per 100,000 residents over a two-week period, all health orders will be rescinded entirely.

• COVID-19 update— Vaccine eligibility expands

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Starting on Thursday, March 4, vaccines were to be available for those 60 and older, those with certain medical conditions and those working in law enforcement, childcare and funeral services.

• COVID-19 vaccinations— Governor urges ‘persistence’

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 27, 2021

  

  Speaking at a press briefing from his Cedarville Township home on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he understands that some Ohioans are impatient with the pace of vaccination.

• Coming down with COVID— Villagers share virus battles

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 19, 2021

  

  One year into the global coronavirus pandemic, 245 residents of the 45387 area code, which includes Yellow Springs and the surrounding rural area, have contracted the virus. That equates to one out of every 22 people living here.

• COVID-19 vaccination sites in Greene County

  By YS News StaffJanuary 16, 2021

  

  An excerpt of COVID-19 vaccination facilities in Greene County, from an extensive list available on the Ohio Department of Health website.

• COVID-19 update— Older residents next for vaccination

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 15, 2021

  

  On Friday, Jan. 8, Friends Care Community celebrated the arrival of pharmacy staff from CVS, there to administer the first round of COVID-19 vaccines.

• Caring for COVID’s sickest patients

  By Carol SimmonsDecember 22, 2020

  

  Yellow Springs resident Chasilee Crawford is an ICU, or intensive care unit, nurse at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She volunteered to work in the hospital’s designated COVID-19 specific ICU when it was formed last March, and has been caring for patients who are severely ill with the disease ever since.

• Health Commissioner Melissa Howell— A closer look at area surge

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Ohio saw a massive bump in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Dec. 8. That day, 25,721 new cases were reported, bringing the statewide case total well over the half-million mark since the pandemic’s start.

• COVID-19 update— Antioch College reports outbreak

  By Audrey HackettDecember 18, 2020

  

  After reporting just one COVID-19 infection during the fall quarter, Antioch College now has seven active cases on campus. Six students and one staff member tested positive for the virus over several days late last week, according to college spokesperson Christine Reedy.

• Virus impact grows in Yellow Springs

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Three local businesses are closing for the winter during what their owners expect to be a grim few months of the pandemic. Whether other seasonal closures will follow in Yellow Springs remains to be seen.