Springfield

The Tremont City Barrel Fill contains 300,000 gallons of industrial waste. Residents concerned about water contamination have been asking for remediation for decades.

The $2.8 million project includes a new withdrawal management unit, a mental health clinic and recovery housing, with enough funding to support these resources for the next year and a half.

About 1,400 gallons of water blended with potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide were released after an equipment malfunction at Parker Trutec’s plant at the Prime Ohio II Industrial Park.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region will close two of its four family planning clinics: one in Hamilton and one in Springfield. It attributes the closures to Medicaid cuts.

An on-demand public transit system is launching in Springfield, Ohio, replacing the fixed route bus system. The new system, called Field Trips, and begins July 15.

Sheehan Brothers Vending is headquartered in Springfield and has recalled a number of its vending and mini market products after an Ohio Department of Agriculture inspection found undeclared sesame allergens in some of its food.

The Clark County Land Bank will start building four new houses in Springfield. They're to offer affordable and safe housing for families at or below 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visited Springfield this week to talk about the city's Haitian immigrants. He said many businesses worry about losing workers to deportation.

City and park officials cited health and public safety concerns over the encampment of unhoused people developing over the past few months. The city plans to have case managers and clinicians assist.

Since 2019, Ethnosh Dayton has been highlighting the region's immigrant-owned restaurants through monthly meetups.