Village Life Section :: Page 19

• Villagers Beth Rubin, Catherine Roma to be inducted into Greene County Women’s Hall of Fame

  By YS News StaffSeptember 28, 2023

  

  Two local residents, Beth Rubin and Catherine Roma, have been named to this year’s roster of inductees to the Greene County Women’s Hall of Fame, or GCWHF. Since its establishment in 1981, the GCWHF has aimed to honor women living and working in Greene County.

• Sunflower field to bloom next week

  By YS News StaffSeptember 15, 2023

  

  The Yellow Springs sunflower field planted each year by Sharon and David Neuhardt just north of the village, at 4627 U.S. 68, is anticipated to be in full bloom beginning Friday, Sept. 22, and lasting through at least the next weekend.

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Mice and moles and shrews, oh my!

  By Guest ContributorSeptember 13, 2023

  

  “One lasting memory of my time at Oxford was watching a cricket match between the Bodleian librarians and some local captains of industry.”

• West Nile Virus detected in area

  By YS News StaffSeptember 12, 2023

  

  Greene County Public Health has received notice from the Ohio Department of Health that West Nile Virus was detected in mosquito samples recently trapped in Beavercreek and Bellbrook, according to a press release from health officials.

• ‘The Wrecking Crew’ reflects on 2020 protests

  By Cheryl DurgansSeptember 8, 2023

  

  On Aug. 21, Bomani Moyenda and several members of the Wrecking Crew gathered in Antioch College’s MacGregor Hall to discuss the 25 weeks of non-stop organizing and protests.

• Building Community | An ecology for all in Glen Helen

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 5, 2023

  

  “There may be no better place to witness that confluence of differing goals and interconnectedness than the 1,147 acres that compose the Glen Helen Nature Preserve.”

• 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.”