Health & Wellness Section :: Page 14

• Prisons hit hard by COVID-19

  By Carol SimmonsMay 7, 2020

  

  The high number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the state’s prisons is of grave concern for Yellow Springs residents who volunteer in area facilities or have family members who are incarcerated.

• Ohio’s new ‘stay safe’ order

  By Audrey HackettMay 6, 2020

  

  Ohio’s stay-at-home order expired on May 1. That morning, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new order, called Stay Safe Ohio, to replace the previous directive that Ohioans shelter in place in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

• Village Council— Village projects revenue loss

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs is planning for a possible loss of $320,000 in tax revenue due to the COVID-19 crisis and its related economic impacts.

• Yellow Springs Schools— No early end to academic year

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Yellow Springs Schools Superintendent Terri Holden announced Friday, April 24, that despite the district’s hopes to end the school year two weeks early, after students reach the minimum instructional hours required by the state, distance learning will continue through the district’s originally scheduled final day, May 29.

• New order requires Ohioans to ‘stay safe’

  By Audrey HackettMay 5, 2020

  

  Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new Stay Safe Ohio order on May 1, loosening previous “stay-at-home” restrictions while also urging Ohioans to continue social distancing.

• Phased restart of Ohio’s economy

  By Audrey HackettApril 30, 2020

  

  Gov. Mike DeWine announced a phased restart of the Ohio economy at his Monday, April 27, briefing, the first specifics offered after an earlier announcement that Ohio would begin to reopen May 1.

• Pandemic stressors affect mental health

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The current medical crisis of COVID-19, while physical in nature, affects our mental health, whether we contract the virus or not.

• Governor details phased restart of Ohio economy

  By Audrey HackettApril 28, 2020

  

  Ohio is set to reopen in phases, with nonessential medical procedures resuming May 1 and some nonessential businesses reopening on May 4 and May 12.

• Questions about voting in the extended primary

  By Audrey HackettApril 27, 2020

  

  The News answers some last-minute questions about the voting process in the extended March 17 primary election.

• COVID-19 in Greene County: Interview with an epidemiologist

  By Megan BachmanApril 26, 2020

  

  Earlier this week, the Yellow Springs News spoke with Dr. Don Brannen, an epidemiologist at Greene County Public Health. Brannen spoke about COVID-19 spread in the county, the role of the health department in contact tracing to contain the disease and differences between Greene County and Ohio as a whole.