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• Turn in unused medication Oct. 24

  By YS News StaffOctober 23, 2020

  

  Saturday, Oct. 24, is National Drug Take Back Day, when designated law enforcement agencies accept unwanted and unneeded prescription or over-the-counter drugs so they can be disposed of safely.

• COVID-19 update— For first time, Greene is ‘red’

  By Audrey HackettOctober 21, 2020

  

  Last Thursday, Oct. 15, Ohio elevated Greene County to “red” on the Ohio Health Advisory System for the first time since the system was put in place in early July. The state flagged four different indicators of increased COVID-19 spread here, out of a seven-indicator risk profile.

• COVID-19 update— Cases rise in Greene County

  By Audrey HackettOctober 19, 2020

  

  COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the county. The virus was slow to take hold here, but the county saw a spike in June, a larger spike in July, some moderating in August and a surge beginning in late August that hasn’t let up.

• COVID-19 surge; Greene County elevated to ‘red’

  By Audrey HackettOctober 15, 2020

  

  With COVID-19 cases surging in Greene County, the county was elevated to “red” in the state’s warning system for the first time on Oct. 15. Greene County is seeing “very high exposure and spread” of the virus.

• COVID-19 surge in Greene County— Nursing homes, colleges drive increase

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 21, 2020

  

  Cases of COVID-19 in Greene County are “surging,” according to the Greene County Health Department last week. Nursing homes and college campuses are driving the recent increase, county health officials believe.

• COVID-19 update— Cases moderating, for now

  By Audrey HackettAugust 19, 2020

  

  After a spike in June, and a larger spike in July, COVID-19 cases are moderating in Greene County. Yet with the county at level 2 on Ohio’s public health advisory system, cases are still increasing here at a higher rate than two months ago.

• State mask order: how to enforce?

  By Megan BachmanAugust 5, 2020

  

  Exactly two weeks to the day after the Village of Yellow Springs mandated face masks in downtown Yellow Springs to slow the spread of COVID-19, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced masks would be required in public across the whole state.

• COVID–19 update— After Ohio restart, virus is spreading again

  By Megan BachmanJuly 9, 2020

  

  The trend holds true for Greene County, which saw its per capita case rate more than double over the last month, even as the county remains relatively better off than the rest of the state and country. As of July 6, there were 99 active COVID-19 cases in Greene County, up from 58 on June 18.

• COVID-19 update— ‘Worrisome’ trend? More new cases

  By Audrey HackettJune 25, 2020

  

  New cases of COVID-19 are rising in Greene County, Gov. Mike DeWine said at his June 18 press briefing. He highlighted Greene County as one of five southwest Ohio counties that have seen case increases in June.

• ‘Worrisome’ COVID-19 rise in Greene County and SW Ohio

  By Audrey HackettJune 18, 2020

  

  Greene County is one of five southwest Ohio counties in which COVID-19 cases are rising, even as cases overall are falling in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine called the trend “worrisome” at his June 18 press briefing.