Community Voices

Nancy Smith is a former bus driver from Lorain, Ohio, who was wrongfully charged with sexually abusing children in her care. She served more than 15 years in prison.

Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Read Horton's advice for people who find themselves in the situation that he did.

Dr. Barber is co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and a senior Kettering Foundation fellow. In September 2024, he spoke at a conference at Sinclair Community College.

Alexander Starritt's novel "We Germans" is a letter written by a 90-year-old to his grandson, telling him about his experiences in World War II fighting for the Nazis.

In 1924, the aviation industry was 20 years removed from the Wright Brother's first flight. The world took that knowledge created by the brothers and literally took off.

"It's difficult work emotionally," said Tara Rosnell, chair of the Ohio Innocence Project Board of Advocates. Listen to the second part of her interview with Mary Evans.

Maude Moore, a member of local shoegaze trio "Bomb Bunny", describes their experience as a young non-binary person in Dayton, Ohio.

'Our mission is to free innocent people,' said Tara Rosnell, chair of the Ohio Innocence Project Board of Advocates. Listen to her full interview with WYSO's Mary Evans.

Three women with 40 years of experience in theater created an experimental drama about race in America. The play premieres at the Foundry Theater in Antioch college.

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."

A Yellow Springs Film Festival Preview with its Founder Eric Mahoney and Oscar-winning Director Steven Bognar. Also, a conversation about the status of art-house-cinemas.

Great Council State Park is a first-of-its-kind interpretative center developed by the three federally recognized Shawnee tribes and the state of Ohio.