Village Life Section :: Page 66

• Social distancing working, but testing needed for Ohio to reopen

  By Megan BachmanApril 10, 2020

  

  Social distancing is working, state officials have emphasized at press briefings in recent days. But Ohioans should continue to stay at home to make sure the projections of a dramatically “flattened curve” come to pass, they say. 

• The world of COVID-19 — Seniors learn to adapt

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  How are older Yellow Springers faring in this new isolation? To find out, the News spoke to about a dozen villagers, most in their 80s or older.

• First case of COVID-19 in Yellow Springs confirmed

  By Megan BachmanApril 9, 2020

  

  On Tuesday, April 7, local authorities were informed of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the village.

• Keeping the faith amid crisis

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Local faith groups have not held face-to-face services for several weeks now, adopting alternative ways to worship and come together.

• YS food relief effort: An update

  By YS News Staff

  

  A brief updated provided by Melissa Heston, outreach manager for the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, who is focusing on local food relief efforts during the coronavirus crisis.

• Making masks— Villagers stitch to save lives

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Locally, sewing-machine-wielding villagers have beaten the CDC to the proverbial punch, having already mobilized a large effort to provide face masks for those in the community and surrounding areas who work daily in the village’s public eye.

• Dayton law firm releases resources for tenants during COVID-19

  By Megan BachmanApril 6, 2020

  

  Attorneys at the Dayton office of Advocates for Legal Equality, or ABLE, have put together a website as a resource for tenants during the coronavirus crisis.

• Fear, hope, anxiety, gratitude— Villagers talk sheltering in place

  By Lauren ShowsApril 5, 2020

  

  As Ohio made its way through the second week of the governor’s mandate that all Ohioans “stay at home,” the News reached out to several villagers to find out how they’re navigating their lives under the order.

• Meeting need, block by block

  By Megan Bachman

  

  In the latest effort to identify — and meet — local needs during the coronavirus crisis, local leaders are empowering 31 neighborhood block contacts throughout the village.

• How Ohioans are changing their behavior after the stay-at-home order

  By Megan BachmanApril 4, 2020

  

  Ohioans are traveling and buying less, while visiting parks more, new data released by the state suggests. Dr. Amy Acton presented some of the figures at the governor’s briefing on Saturday, April 4.