Village Life Section :: Page 69

• Awe, wonder of monarch butterflies

  By Audrey HackettSeptember 5, 2019

  

  Monarchs — beloved locally and beyond — are dying off in enormous numbers.

• Village rallies against local man’s ICE detention

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 3, 2019

  

  Yellow Springs residents and leaders are rallying in support of Yellow Springs business owner and father of three, Miguel Espinosa, who is being held under Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detention following a traffic stop in Yellow Springs early last week.

• Invasive of the month— Japanese stiltgrass moves in

  By Audrey HackettAugust 22, 2019

  

  Japanese stiltgrass is on the move in Yellow Springs, creeping into yards and forested areas. Here’s how to identify, and root out, this non-native invasive grass.

• Sketch comedy show to debut

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Eliot Cromer and Adam Zaremsky will present a sketch comedy show, “Wistful Meanderings of the Petty,” on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24, beginning at 8 p.m. at the YS Arts Council.

• REPEALING SECTION 1042.01 “ELECTRIC SERVICE CHARGES”

  By YS News Staff

  

  REPEALING SECTION 1042.01 “ELECTRIC SERVICE CHARGES”

• Gaunt rising

  By YS News Staff

  

  The grand opening of the Wheeling Gaunt Community Room at the Yellow Springs Arts Council was celebrated by a standing room-only crowd on Saturday, Aug. 17.

• ‘Stigma kills’ — Efforts target ongoing opioid, drug use

  By Megan BachmanAugust 15, 2019

  

  Those struggling with opioid addiction aren’t treated like other patients. Instead of being offered ongoing treatment from multiple medical professionals, patients with a substance use disorder were often left on their own.

• Inside Collaborative Community — The power of positive stories

  By Guest Contributor

  

  In the fall of 2018, the Yellow Springs Community Foundation hired four individuals to help enhance connections and opportunities for interaction among our community students, seniors and nonprofits. I joined the others late in November, especially to help the group focus on stories and creative endeavors.

• Scenes from the Greene County Fair — Rabbit costume contest

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 7, 2019

  

  Last Wednesday during the Greene County Fair was the 4-H-sponsored rabbit costume contest — in which youngsters and their pet rabbits dress in tandem, themed costumes.

• Invasive of the month— climbing vines

  By Audrey HackettAugust 1, 2019

  

  If you see something green in winter, it’s probably wintercreeper, a non-native invasive species of euonymus. Asian bittersweet is a little harder to identify. It’s most noticeable in the fall, when its leaves are off and bright red berries and yellow seed capsules make the plant attractive to some.