Ryann Beaschler
News Intern-
Springfield has found itself in the center of the national debate over immigration. The school district's new mural shares a message of opportunity and unity outside its youth innovation center, "The Dome." -
The United Way fund has collected over $14,000 in donations its first week. The money will address gaps in resources in Springfield like English classes, driving lessons and translator access. -
Over half a dozen community members swarmed the Edgemont neighborhood of Dayton bearing drills, hammers, brooms and rakes. The nonprofit Rebuilding Together organized the Rebuild a Block event. -
Wilberforce University new gymnastics team has begun their fall semester, preparing to compete in January. Nonprofit Brown Girls Do Gymnastics is the force behind the move. -
Since 2021, the Wright State University student population has grown by more than 40%. -
Dayton Children’s Hospital is launching a massive fundraising campaign. One of the reasons is to support kids’ mental health care, which has been a growing crisis. -
Dayton Metro Library is planning a summit celebrating the past, present, and future of the transgender community. This includes an intergenerational panel of trans elders and youth. -
Springfield and Hamilton have around 60,000 residents, and, after losses in manufacturing jobs in the 2000s, cut spending on road repairs. Both cities have to strategize millions a year in road repairs. -
National Navajo Code Talker Day is celebrated on Aug. 14. In Dayton, the Navajo-owned IT company Diné Development Corporation is opening a new building, bringing in 100 new jobs and a historical exhibit. -
Ohio's transportation system is one of the least funded in the country. A report from the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission has pinpointed the gaps this has created locally.
