Village Life Section :: Page 76

• Vernay cleanup plan— EPA listens to local concerns

  By Megan BachmanNovember 7, 2019

  

  The EPA came to share the status of the environmental cleanup at Vernay Laboratories’ former rubber manufacturing plant on Dayton Street and to hear from citizens on the proposed remedy.

  The culmination of a two-decade long process, in June Vernay submitted its latest proposal to clean up contamination associated with its operations. The EPA is in the process of reviewing the plan and is interested in hearing from the public as it does, according to the site’s Technical Project Manager, Renee Wawczak, at the meeting.

• Beggar’s Night bonfires canceled due to high winds

  By YS News StaffOctober 31, 2019

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs had canceled Beggar’s Night bonfires due to concerns over high winds.

• Village Council — Traffic test underway

  By Megan Bachman

  

  With barricades, cones, signs and new parking stripes in place, the Village of Yellow Springs began a three-week traffic change on Monday.

  During the experiment, the Village will test a new traffic pattern around Mills Lawn Elementary School, with South Walnut Street now one way from Short Street to Limestone Street, Short Street one way westbound and no left turns allowed from South Walnut onto Limestone.

• Community Solutions conference— Hope in regenerative practices

  By Carol Simmons

  

  But messages of efficacy and hope, which can get lost in crisis turmoil, are at the heart of a three-day national conference Nov. 1–3 in Yellow Springs.
  “Pathways to Regeneration: Soil, Food, and Plant Medicine,” presented by the locally based Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions, will offer alternative ways of thinking and acting.

• Elli Sparks speaks at Glen Helen— Lobbying for climate solutions

  By Guest ContributorOctober 24, 2019

  

  Sparks will be speaking in Yellow Springs on Thursday, Oct. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Vernet Ecology Center at Glen Helen. The event is free and the subject of her discussion is how the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, or CCL, works to lobby elected officials to act on behalf of the environment, and to mitigate the effects of climate change.

• EPA to address latest Vernay cleanup plan

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Two decades have passed since extensive contamination was discovered at the former rubber manufacturing facility. Under order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vernay has taken steps to stem the flow of contaminants in the groundwater under residential neighborhoods.

• ‘Hometown Habitat’ film talks turning yards into wildlife habitats

  By YS News StaffOctober 16, 2019

  

  Nationally acclaimed filmmaker Catherine Zimmerman will present her 90-minute documentary, “Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home” on Friday, Oct. 25, 7–9 p.m. in the Vernet Ecological Center Auditorium.

• Invasive of the month— Tree-of-heaven’s devilish dispersal

  By Audrey HackettOctober 10, 2019

  

  Brought to this country in the 1700s as a horticultural specimen and shade tree, tree-of-heaven is one of North America’s most invasive tree species.

• The 2019-20 Guide to Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffOctober 9, 2019

  

  Read the online edition of the Guide to Yellow Springs.

• Apple Fest to be held Friday and Saturday

  By YS News StaffOctober 7, 2019

  

  The annual Apple Festival will return this year on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, in front of First Presbyterian Church.