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Going up! 'Elevator Songs' is a high-concept, emotionally turbulent ride
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (297+ words) The vocalists in the experimental choral group Roomful of Teeth can sing just about anything. They tested out yodeling, Tuvan-inspired throat singing and modernist classical traditions on their Grammy-winning debut album from 2012. The singers are so outside the box that…...
How much growth can a busy West Chester corridor handle? Study aims to find out
17+ hour, 18+ min ago (237+ words) Currently in West Chester Township, no new buildings nor large expansions can be developed along its Cincinnati-Dayton and Ohio 747 corridor. The area is roughly 3,200 acres of commercial and industrial space on Union Center Boulevard. In December, the trustees initiated a…...
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23+ hour, 50+ min ago (12+ words) Greater Dayton LGBT Center celebrates 50 years of community outreach'WYSO Public Radio...
Akron updates police union contract on discipline, leaving out civilian oversight issues for now
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (573+ words) The city of Akron has move up the deadline for completing deadly police use of force investigations. The head of the Citizens Police Oversight Board hopes that means a door is open for bigger changes in the next contract. In…...
A proposed big data center ban in Ohio clears hurdle, with a ways to go
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (323+ words) Several rural southwest Ohio residents trying to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot banning large-scale data centers have cleared a hurdle. They still have a ways to go. At its Thursday morning meeting, the Ohio Ballot Board…...
Canton mayor discusses data centers, policing in first State of the City speech
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1491+ words) Canton's mayor is willing to welcome data centers, but on the city's terms. That was one of the topics discussed in Mayor Bill Sherer's first State of the City speech at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall Thursday. Sherer, a long-time labor…...
Year-long reporting effort details large influx of drugs into Ohio's prison system
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (523+ words) A new series of reports documents how a massive amount of drugs is flowing into Ohio's prisons, often through the use of drones. The reporting comes from The Marshall Project-Cleveland and USA TODAY Bureau Reporter for Ohio, Laura Bischoff. WYSO's…...
Montgomery County reports decline in child welfare cases over past five years
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (311+ words) The number of Montgomery County reported child welfare cases has been steadily decreasing since 2021, according to a new report. The Montgomery County Children Services report shows it received 3,134 reports for assessment in child welfare cases in 2025, compared to 3,750 in the…...
Studio Session: Lily Seabird shares the story behind her latest album Trash Mountain
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (259+ words) Vermont based artist Lily Seabird recently hit the road with her band for a month long tour. Between their two Ohio gigs, they pulled up to the Union Schoolhouse for the very first studio session recorded in the new WYSO…...
Wright State responds to workforce needs, spends millions to expand nursing program
2+ day, 35+ min ago (197+ words) Wright State University will invest $6 million to modernize the Learning Resource Center for its School of Nursing. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jim Denniston said the expansion will focus on labs and clinical training spaces. "We'll have 42 new…...