Jason Reynolds

The average home, in a year's time, loses about 1,300 gallons of water off its roof. Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District has a program to buy a low cost rain barrel system, to harvest this water for gardening and more.

The Summer Olympics may be over, but the 2024 Paralympics are just getting ready to begin and Dayton Police Officer Byron Branch will be there. Branch lost a leg in the line of duty back in 2016. Now, he’s headed to Paris to compete for gold against the world’s best wheelchair fencers.

The Lumberton General Store is celebrating its first anniversary this weekend, but the building it’s in has a long history. It’s been a restaurant and meeting place in Clinton County for decades.

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will announce its 2024-25 season schedule on Juneteenth this year.

Yellow Springs Hardware in downtown Yellow Springs, Ohio, has been hosting blues concerts, improv comedy and gardening lessons, making it an unexpected gathering place in the village.

Fabric artist Jo-Ann Morgan's giant quilts are big socio-political statements about immigration, civil rights and more.

On Saturday, the Kentucky Derby celebrated 150 years of horse racing. But in Dayton, Derby Day is celebrated differently, with wiener dog racing and a fashion show in the Oregon District. WYSO attended the 6th Annual Dachshund Derby.

For 35 years, Dr. Larry Weinstein was the carillonneur at Carillon Historical Park. This year, he’s passing the batons to Alan Bowman. WYSO spent some time with both musicians inside Dayton’s largest musical instrument.

It’s almost Easter, and in Dayton, that means fish fries at Catholic Churches and local non-profits. WYSO’s Jason Reynolds dove into the seafood scene for Lent this year.

Adam Alonzo has been taking photos every day for 20 years, and every day he shares five new photos on his website. Alonzo spoke with WYSO’s Jason Reynolds while taking pictures downtown on his lunch break.