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07/30/2025

Virginelle Jerome is a WYSO Public Radio Community Voices Producer from Springfield, Ohio. She contributed to the "Haitians in the Heartland" audio documentary, which was released last month. In her reporting, Jerome works to humanize Haitian immigrants by highlighting their sacrifices and discussing what prompted them to leave home and migrate to the U.S.

Link to the full episode in the comments below of wherever you get your podcasts.

07/30/2025

ICE has ramped up its requests to local prisons and jails to hold immigrants for pickup as well.

Ingrid Mejia, a 25-year-old farm worker from Greenville, is one of them. She was detained for 125 days and separated from her three-year-old son for even longer. Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson reported on her story for Reuters. Cooke joined The Ohio Newsroom to discuss Mejia's case.

After his mom ran a stop sign in Darke County, a three-year-old Ohioan was put in foster care for months.

07/30/2025

Surveys of truckers have shown as many as 98% of drivers regularly experience problems finding safe parking, and 70% of drivers have said they’ve been forced to violate their required rest hours to find parking.

The $150 million project will double semi-truck parking at ODOT-maintained areas.

In the last decade, drowsy truckers in Ohio caused 689 crashes with two deaths.

07/30/2025

For the past nine years, the nonprofit Produce Perks has supported more than 150 farms, markets and grocers in Ohio, including Dayton-area stores like Gem City Market.

Produce Perks supports more than 150 farms, markets and grocers in Ohio. Some are concerned about the future of the program after more than $5 million in USDA funding for the program was clawed back.

07/30/2025

At the third annual Breaking Boundaries pig show, the excitement of the participants was palpable as sections of bleacher stands filled with onlookers, cheering for their friends and family.

The inclusive pig show at the Ohio State Fair offered people between the ages of nine and 22 with intellectual or developmental disabilities the chance to show pigs in a fair arena.

The Ohio State Fair's inclusive pig show event offered people between the ages of nine and 22 with intellectual or developmental disabilities the chance to show pigs in a fair arena.

07/30/2025

A recent report from the Dayton Daily News details how Ohio is aging. Reporter Cory Frolik found older adults outnumber children in more than 1 in 4 Ohio counties.

Frolik spoke with WYSO's Jerry Kinney to discuss his reporting and what's driving the trends.

A recent report from the Dayton Daily News details how Ohio is aging. Reporter Cory Frolik found older adults outnumber children in more than 1 in 4 Ohio counties. He joins us to discuss this trend.

07/30/2025

Paddlers in Northeast Ohio have a new spot to get in and out of the Cuyahoga River.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Summit Metro Parks partnered to bring the new access point in Cuyahoga Falls.

07/29/2025

After soaring egg prices in the last year, which have since stabilized, and amid a rising interest in sustainability, more Ohio cities and suburbs are considering ordinances allowing backyard chickens.

Lorain and Mansfield city leaders have recently mulled ordinances to allow residents to own chickens on residential lots, joining other Ohio cities.

07/29/2025

Join us Friday night at Levitt Pavilion Dayton for our annual Listener Appreciation Concert. Blueprint will headline the evening with Dayton's own Safe Money opening up. Music starts at 7pm -- this event is free and open to the community!

Friday will also be your first chance (if you're 21+ of course) to taste the newest batch of Vox Populi, brewed by Yellow Springs Brewery and inspired by WYSO. It'll be available at the concession stand at Levitt Pavilion.

07/29/2025

These are the suggestions that Ohio county auditors have for property tax relief.

The County Auditor Association of Ohio recently proposed several solutions to provide property owners some relief from the state's rising property taxes.

07/29/2025

"It is truly remarkable what has been built here in downtown Dayton — we have the best fans in sports.”

The Dayton Dragons announced its home stadium was awarded the Fans’ Choice Award for Best Single-A Ballpark in the United States on July 23.

07/29/2025

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities said these scams often promise guaranteed returns or big profits with little risk.

Investment scams have increased in Ohio and nationwide in recent years. Consumers lost almost $6 billion in 2024 to investment scams, according to the Federal Trade Commission.