Chris Welter
Managing Editor, Eichelberger Center for Community VoicesChris Welter is the Managing Editor at The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO.
Chris got his start in radio in 2017 when he completed a six-month training at the Center for Community Voices. Most recently, he worked as a substitute host and the Environment Reporter at WYSO.
He is a graduate of Antioch College where he edited the campus newspaper The Record. He now sits on the newspaper's advisory board.
Chris is a lifelong Ohioan, born and raised in Columbus and currently living in Yellow Springs with his cats and dog. He moonlights as a mediocre disc golfer and also loves to cook, hike, and read about Ohio history.
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The train derailment disaster in East Palestine and the near-train derailment disaster in Springfield earlier this year has put a new focus on how hazardous materials are transported across our region. -
Tipp City school board member and nazi saluter Anne Zakkour said in a statement “My reaction last night was symbolic and a sarcastic gesture of submission to a board officer acting as a dictator.”
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Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather.
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A biodigester business called Renergy in Greene County's Bath Township will permanently close amidst mounting fines and lawsuits.
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In Greene County, Ohio's highest court rejected the utility-scale solar developer's appeal for a state board to reconsider its denied application for the 1,200-acre project.
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The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission or MVRPC has received a climate action planning grant from the US EPA.
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Tipp City School board member Anne Zakkour said in a statement: "My reaction last night was symbolic and a sarcastic gesture of submission to a board officer acting as a dictator."
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Officials at Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County said it’s not uncommon for a mosquito to test positive for the virus in the region this time of year.
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The settlement resolves the lawsuit the man filed against Dayton Police alleging his civil rights were violated in November 2022 when two officers handcuffed him and took him to the hospital against his will.
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Four overdoses have been reported in Springfield, Ohio in the last few days— experts recommend testing drugs for fentanyl and carrying naloxone.
