Springfield

Deaf educator Arlon Nash founded Springfield High School’s American Sign language program more than 20 years ago. Thousands of students have since gone through the program.

The contract with the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) will be presented to city commissioners on Dec. 3, 2024. This would replace Springfield's internal income tax filing services.

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."

Tremont City Barrel Fill was used as a landfill for industrial waste from 1976 to 1979. It’s only three miles from Springfield’s drinking water wellfields and a few miles from two waterways. The testing will give insight into whether contamination is spreading off-site.

Mayor Rob Rue declared an emergency due to ongoing threats targeting Springfield's Haitian community. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine also said a mobile health unit and clinic will come to the city.

In this installment of Dayton Youth Radio, we hear from student poets at the School of Innovation in Springfield.

Midday Music host Evan Miller interviews Dorian Hunter, founder of Art Noire, an annual celebration of Black arts and culture held at the Springfield Museum of Art.

Former Springfield Mayor Warren Copeland died the morning of January 22. One resident credits him for getting her interested in her community.

Warren Copeland, former City of Springfield Mayor and City Commissioner, passed away Monday morning.

Teenagers want their voices to be heard, especially about the problems they see in their lives. In Springfield, a teen-led group called BATS, or Bringing Awareness to Students, partnered with WYSO to make PSAs about public health issues in their community.

Springfield residents John and Janet Dobson married December 22, 1973. Their wedding cake was a Canadian fruit cake. Now 50 years later, they will celebrate by eating another portion of their topper.

The POW/MIA branch of the Navy Casualty Office recently announced that another Ohio native, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, will receive a funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery.