Village Life Section :: Page 60

• 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.

• Leading while Black in Yellow Springs

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  In this week’s article, the third in the News’ current series, “Facing Race,” we take a closer look at the interplay of race and representation in the village, based on interviews with six Black villagers in elected and other leadership roles locally.

• Blood Drive this week

  By YS News StaffAugust 3, 2020

  

  Community Blood Center will hold a mobile blood drive on Thursday, Aug. 6, noon–6 p.m., at Mills Lawn. Donors must bring a photo ID and wear a mask. Physical distancing will be practiced.

• Remembering Phyllis Jackson

  By Audrey HackettJuly 29, 2020

  

  Yellow Springs resident Phyllis Jackson, 95, died on July 11 after a long and rich life of service to the community she loved. A memorial service was held for Jackson on Saturday, July 18, at Central Chapel AME Church, where she’d been a member since 1943.

• Masks required by law downtown

  By Megan BachmanJuly 22, 2020

  

  Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance mandating facial coverings downtown and on Village-owned properties when physical distancing of six feet is not possible.

• Institutions adapt to COVID-19

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The News spoke with leaders at a variety of local institutions who are adapting to a new normal in the fifth month of the coronavirus pandemic, including the Yellow Springs Senior Center, Friends Care Community, Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center, Antioch College Wellness Center and the John Bryan Center/Youth Center.

• Youth take lead in challenging racism

  By Carol SimmonsJuly 9, 2020

  

  For many local teens and young adults in their early 20s, the accumulating deaths feel personal. Young people of color see themselves and their families being treated differently, and they feel under threat within the national culture; while their young white allies see disparities in privilege and safety that negatively affect the lives of their Black peers.

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

  By Megan Bachman

  

  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.

• Parade canceled after alleged KKK protest threat

  By Megan Bachman

  

  All the organizers interviewed this week also said the decision was influenced by the voicemail from a man purporting to be affiliated with the KKK, a notorious hate group with a long history of violence against Black people.