Village Life Section :: Page 45

• COVID-19 Update — October 14, 2021

  By YS News StaffOctober 14, 2021

  

  The total number of positive cases in Ohio since the pandemic began rose to 1,467,331 on Sunday, Oct. 10, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

• Little Thunders — Everyday is Indigenous Peoples Day

  By YS News StaffOctober 13, 2021

  

  “Today, Indigenous people are reclaiming our history, knowledge and teachings and owning our narratives so that we may uplift our communities and pass on our legacies to the next generation of leaders.”

• Wheeling Gaunt sculpture unveiled in downtown Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonOctober 12, 2021

  

  Standing over six-feet tall and glinting with a deep bronze exterior, a lifesize statue of 19th-century Yellow Springs resident, philanthropist and formerly enslaved man Wheeling Gaunt, was unveiled on Saturday, Oct. 2, to joyous celebration and fanfare.

• COVID-19 Update — October 7, 2021

  By YS News StaffOctober 7, 2021

  

  The Ohio Department of Health, or ODH, on Saturday, Sept. 25, updated its guidance for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots.

• Zoning OKs four new Chappelle shows

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 6, 2021

  

  In a 3–2 vote Thursday, Sept. 23, the Miami Township Board of Zoning Appeals granted a temporary use variance allowing locally based comedian Dave Chappelle to present four new ticketed shows at the Wirrig family’s pavilion just north of Yellow Springs.

• Yellow Springs Dog Park to open soon

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 5, 2021

  

  Canines, rejoice! The Yellow Springs Dog Park announced this week that it will be “open for play” beginning Saturday, Oct. 9.

• Mary Gail Simpson to join Greene County Women’s Hall of Fame

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 24, 2021

  

  Mary Gail Simpson, who is 83, will be honored at the annual Recognition Day Luncheon at Walnut Grove Country Club in Riverside on Saturday, Sept. 25, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

• COVID-19 update: YS Schools student cases decline, Ohio numbers up

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 23, 2021

  

  COVID-19 case numbers in Yellow Springs Schools continue to decline, while the seven-day average of new cases in Ohio is increasing.

• COVID-19 update: Cases and hospitalizations continue to escalate

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 17, 2021

  

  The wave of cases and hospitalizations continue to escalate at an alarming rate; the Ohio Hospital Association reported that COVID-19 currently accounts for one out of seven hospitalizations in the state.

• Staff changes at the Yellow Springs News

  By YS News StaffSeptember 13, 2021

  

  Cheryl Durgans has been named editor, Tim Walker will soon fill the role of advertising sales manager and Lynda Love Highlander has become the office and circulation manager.