Local COVID-19 News
Meeting need, block by block
April 5, 2020
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.
Schools closed through May 1
April 4, 2020
Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday, March 30, that he has ordered the continued closure of all kindergarten through 12th-grade schools until at least May 1.
New message for visitors: stay home
April 4, 2020
Earlier this week, the Village of Yellow Springs erected three electronic signs with public messaging at the gateways to town in an attempt to inform, and also deter visitors during the statewide “stay-at-home” order. After a throng of tourists visited the prior week, some flaunting social distancing rules, the Village, Glen Helen and the Chamber are discouraging visitors.
State and local update: Nine confirmed cases in Greene County, 3,312 statewide
April 3, 2020
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio rose to 3,312, the Ohio Department of Health reported on Friday, April 3. Read more state and local updates after the jump.
Ohio hospitals prepare for surge
April 2, 2020
Hospitals have been working for months to prepare for the spread of COVID-19 to Ohio, but efforts have intensified over the past couple of weeks.
Stay active, connected in quarantine
March 31, 2020
How can individuals stay active, physically, mentally and socially, and stay connected when it’s so important to remain physically distant from others?
Coronavirus updates and resources for Yellow Springs (updated March 28)
March 28, 2020
Latest updates: Ohio cases rise to 1,406; hospitals prepare to triple capacity; statewide peak could reach 10,000 new cases daily; how to vote in extended 2020 absentee-only election
YS Schools— Learning continues despite closure
March 27, 2020
This week would have been spring break for Yellow Springs schools, if they — and all other kindergarten through 12th grade institutions in the state — had not closed a week earlier, as ordered by Gov. Mike DeWine in response to the worldwide novel coronavirus outbreak.
Businesses adapt, ‘tough it out’
March 27, 2020
As part of Gov. Mike DeWine’s March 22 order that Ohioans must stay home, all businesses deemed nonessential were instructed to shut their doors.
Feeding the village amid crisis
March 26, 2020
In the wake of business closures across the state to stem the spread of COVID-19, many in the village and township have lost their incomes. And, as in many other communities, hunger here is rising.
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