WYSO's reports news in Springfield, Ohio, including politics, education, immigration, the environment and more.
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Harvard professor Sarah Lewis will speak on Sunday at Springfield, Ohio's John Legend Theater, about how art shapes American democracy. Free event, doors open at 3:30 PM.
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The city of Springfield work with the Nehemiah Foundation’s Faith Community Crisis Response Team, the Salvation Army and others to open a warming shelter for unhoused residents this winter.
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People in Springfield, Ohio, joined the nationwide "No Kings 2.0" rally, protesting Trump administration policies alongside millions in 2,500+ communities across America.
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Tecumseh is a renowned Shawnee leader known for his resistance to American colonialism. The Sunday event in Springfield gave his descendants a chance to visit their Ohio homelands and share their lives with Ohioans.
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The event will be held at the Springfield Museum of Art on Sunday, Oct. 12 ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
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The Jefferson Street Oasis Community Garden took heavy damage in July after teens from the community in Springfield broke in. Garden members worked to turn the incident into a learning experience for them.
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The Tremont City Barrel Fill contains 300,000 gallons of industrial waste. Residents concerned about water contamination have been asking for remediation for decades.
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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.
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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.
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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.