WYSO Today: August 5, 2026

By Mike Frazier

Published August 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT

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A photo of some of the solar panels installed on Dayton Metro Library's West Branch roof — Dayton Metro Library's 292 solar panels are can produce electricity from both sides of the pane with each panel producing up to 585 watts of power.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Dayton Metro Library installed solar panels on one of its branches to reduce its carbon footprint; cases of the severe diarrhea illness cyclosporiasis are spreading in Ohio; and comments by Democratic candidate for governor Amy Action has left a rift with the LGBTQ+ community.

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Mike Frazier

A chance meeting with a volunteer in a college computer lab in 1987 brought Mike Frazier to WYSO. He is a lifelong Daytonian and the host of Morning Edition.

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