Village Life Section :: Page 78

• Juneteenth in Yellow Springs — A tribute to emancipation

  By Lauren ShowsJune 20, 2019

  

  The first of the two Juneteenth celebrations will be held Saturday, June 15, 2–5 p.m., at Mills Park Hotel. The celebration is coordinated by villager Carmen Lee through her event planning business, Yokel.

• Good green, bad green

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Not all green is “green.” That’s the message from local land managers who are combating a host of non-native invasive plant species that menace locally preserved and reclaimed lands. 

• A new farm is hit with tragedy

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Last month, a whiteboard in the heated greenhouse at Oasis Aqua Farms in Beavercreek Township boasted a variety of fresh, organically grown greens and herbs available that day. Then came the tornado.

• AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH NATIONALLY PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES

  By YS News Staff

  

  ORDINANCE 2019-16, VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO

• Blacks in YS tour rescheduled

  By YS News StaffJune 18, 2019

  

  Due to inclement weather, the 365 Project’s Blacks in Yellow Springs walking tour focused on the history of Black landownership in the village, originally scheduled for June 15, has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 22

• Homes, businesses damaged by storms may be eligible for tax reduction

  By YS News StaffJune 13, 2019

  

  Property owners of homes or businesses that have been damaged by recent storms may be eligible to receive a reduction on annual real estate tax bills starting in 2020.

• ‘Green death’ and other invasives

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Drew Diehl calls it “the Green Death.” Pervasive in many areas, a single non-native species of honeysuckle — Amur honeysuckle — has transformed the local landscape over the last 30 years.

• Play ball, already!— 150-year-old game finally fielded

  By Guest Contributor

  

  It took 150 years to make up the game after it was rained out, but on Friday, May 31, the Cincinnati Red Stockings finally prevailed 14–7 over the local Antioch Nine on the Antioch College campus. 

• Growing local—Coming home to their cows

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Although agriculture is Ohio’s No. 1 industry, most of what is grown in the state is not consumed here.

• Annual Simply Women Ohio 5K to return this month

  By YS News StaffJune 12, 2019

  

  The annual Simply Women Ohio 5K run/walk for women and girls will be held Saturday, June 29, at 9 a.m. The race will begin at YS High School, with check-in and onsite registration from 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.