Jason Reynolds
Community Voices Producer-
Scouts honor US soldiers at Dayton National Cemetery every year, placing thousands of flags in a Memorial Day tribute. The day is filled with gratitude and reflection.
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LEGOs are among the most popular toys for adults, and Ohio is home to some of the best brick builders in the world.
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The Springfield Museum of Art and Clark County Public Library won an NEA Big Read Grant this year. They’ve been giving away free copies of Ray Bradbury’s "Fahrenheit 451."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will announce its 2024-25 season schedule on Juneteenth this year.
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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.
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Fabric artist Jo-Ann Morgan's giant quilts are big socio-political statements about immigration, civil rights and more.
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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.