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Village Life Section :: Page 81

  • 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

    Two invasives: Wintercreeper/euonymus, left, and Asian bittersweet, right, are two non-native invasive climbing vines widespread in Yellow Springs. (Photos by Audrey Hackett)

    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.

  • 180th Greene County Fair set to open

    By YS News StaffJuly 27, 2019

    Rides, food, entertainment and agriculture exhibitions will be on tap when the Greene County Fair opens it 180th run Sunday July 28 through Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia.

  • Orioles clinch Major League title

    By Tim SherwoodJuly 25, 2019

    By Tim Sherwood

    The Sunrise Café Orioles wrapped up the 2019 Major League championship with a pair of wins in last week’s final games of the season.

  • Cool jump

    By YS News Staff

    Gaunt Park Pool was a popular place over the weekend, as temperatures soared across the region into the mid-90s and soupy conditions prevailed. (Photo by Kathleen Galarza)

    Kevin Cotellesso leaped with gusto into the deep end of the Gaunt Park pool earlier this month during a fun swim for the Sea Dogs.

  • Pickleball champ brings home gold

    By Audrey Hackett

    Longtime villager Tjioe Kwan, 78, came home from the National Senior Games in Albuquerque last month with a gold medal in pickleball. He plays locally at several gyms, including the Wellness Center at Antioch College, where he’s pictured on a pickleball court. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Yellow Springs has a new national gold medalist in its midst. Pickleball player Tjioe Kwan, 78, won the men’s singles competition in his age category at the National Senior Games, held last month in Albuquerque, N.M.

  • APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

    By YS News Staff

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  • Township solar project divides neighbors

    By Megan Bachman

    Australian company, Lendlease, has been approaching landowners in the rural area between Yellow Springs, Clifton and Cedarville for longterm leases to build a 175-megawatt utility-scale solar array. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    In the countryside southeast of Yellow Springs, an area of rolling farmland dotted with homes and barns may someday be the site of a massive solar array.

  • Reilly Dixon joins News

    By YS News StaffJuly 24, 2019

    Drop by the Yellow Springs News office and say “howdy” to the newest team-member, Reilly Dixon. (Photo by Matt Minde)

    Drop by the Yellow Springs News office and say “howdy” to the newest team-member, Reilly Dixon.

  • Women’s Park to add tiles

    By YS News StaffJuly 22, 2019

    Some of the Women's Park gardeners and founders recently met at the park, on the Little Miami Bike Trail. The park will be honored with the YS Arts and Culture Commission's VIDA on Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. The public is invited.

    The Women’s Park, located on Corry Street along the bike path, will add a new pod made of tiles honoring women.

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