Village Life Section :: Page 17

• My Name Is Iden | The limits of metaphor

  By Iden CrockettSeptember 2, 2023

  

  “We are not books, but we do have stories, and nothing ruins a story like certainty. I hope I am writing a good one.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Weathering a bomb cyclone

  By Guest ContributorAugust 26, 2023

  

  “The winds hit about 11 p.m. just as I went to bed, and the temperature dropped from 40º F to -9º F, or -24º C, in the space of two hours.”

• Emergency cooling shelters in effect

  By YS News StaffAugust 25, 2023

  

  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.

• My Name Is Iden | Happy Iden-pendence Day

  By Iden CrockettAugust 24, 2023

  

  This past July 5 was my three-year “traniversary,” the anniversary of my coming out as transgender and beginning my transition. A day I’ve dubbed “Iden’s Day.”

• Agraria reopens, moves forward

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 21, 2023

  

  In the six months since operations were suspended at the Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice, the 138-acre educational farm has been quieter than it had been previously — but not silent.

• COVID vaccine supply changing distribution

  By YS News StaffAugust 13, 2023

  

  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.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | The heart of the house

  By Guest ContributorAugust 12, 2023

  

  “Our stove is an extra-large, catalytic, woodburning Dutchwest stove made by Vermont Castings. It has a checkered past and people either love them or hate them.”

• Two more Blacks in Yellow Springs walking tours slated

  By YS News StaffAugust 10, 2023

  

  The “Black Women of Yellow Springs” tour will be presented Saturday, Aug. 12, and “Black Food Traditions of Yellow Springs” will take place Saturday, Aug. 26.

• Beauty abounds on T-ball field

  By Guest Contributor

  

  Walking to the diamond adjoining the T-ball diamond Friday, July 21, to begin the field preparation process, we noticed a doe and two fawns frolicking in the open field.

• Perry League creates lasting joy

  By Guest Contributor

  

  “The memories and feelings from this summer will warm our hearts during those cold dark days of winter. Our spirits will be lifted by the hope and promise of the upcoming 2024 season, for we know joy will always prevail.”