Kathryn Mobley
Education and Politics ReporterExpertise: Politics, local government, elections, K-12 and higher education
Email: kmobley@wyso.org
Cellphone: (937) 952-9924
Kathryn Mobley is an award-winning broadcast journalist, crafting stories for more than 30 years.
Kathryn started at WYSO in 2022, covering topics from local government, to education and more. She has led our political reporting through each election. She also covers our region's universities, school districts and education topics.
Kathryn has reported powerful, in-depth stories for WYSO, ranging from an investigation into renters' rights, to a feature on a Clark County man who became a bus driver to support his daughter.
Her work has been repeatedly recognized by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors.
Across her career, she’s reported and produced for TV, NPR affiliate and for the web. Mobley also contributes to several area community groups. She sings tenor with World House Choir (Yellow Springs), she’s a board member of the Beavercreek Community Theatre and volunteers with two community television operations, DATV (Dayton) and MVCC (Centerville).
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A Dayton nonprofit is leading a new state pilot focused on helping youth who run away from their home. This initiative may also help interrupt human trafficking efforts in the Miami Valley. -
The district is redesigning student learning environments. In middle and high schools, students are now learning curriculum connected to in-demand careers. -
Dayton Children’s Hospital will expand access to pediatric rehabilitative services witha new building. -
Montgomery County Commissioners are taking the next steps to purchase land for a new job and training center, at the site of the old Forest Park Plaza shopping center. -
Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments over whether or not to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. Some Springfield community leaders will demonstrate at the high court on Tuesday. -
A new Ohio law will affect people who use absentee ballots to vote. -
The new homes were built with support from the Dayton Recovery Plan. -
In Clay Township, a 2.5 mill levy for fire and EMS will be on the May 2026 ballot. Some in the northern part of the community believe this action will enable one village fire department to stop operating in the red. -
Next school year, Dayton Public Schools will restructure some of its grades and consolidate others. District leaders said the move better uses current resources and will give students more options at the higher grade level. -
The Springfield High School stadium is getting a $6 million facelift.
