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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Dayton city leaders and the police department continue navigating public frustration regarding its use of Flock cameras. -
A two-year Ohio grant will enable the Artemis Center to expand services and support survivors of sexual assault. -
The city of Dayton is preparing to install a new police chief, Eric Henderson, who begins May 7. -
The city of Beavercreek will put an earned income tax on the Nov. 3 ballot. The 1% tax will be levied on most people who work in the city. -
In Clark County, a Republican member of the county board of elections has died. Normally, the county party picks the successor. However, because of an ongoing rift within the county’s Republican leadership, choosing a new representative is now complicated. -
On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria. One of the plaintiffs is Springfield resident Vilès Dorsainvil. -
Some Kettering residents will have to send in a 'second' absentee ballot for the May 5 Primary. The first one they got has incorrect language for the 5.93 mil school bond issue. -
Eric Henderson is now the deputy chief of police. He begins his job as chief on May 7.
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Early voting for the Ohio 2026 primary election is underway. On ballot are several state and judicial races as well as local levies. -
The Trump administration has sought to revoke the legal pathway that allowed thousands of Haitians to come to the Springfield area. The bill now heads to the Senate.
