Holidays

Holiday Red-Ribbon Campaign Plugs Ohio Road Safety

Associated Press — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Law enforcers around Ohio plan more than 9,700 hours of enforcement during the holidays, including 23 sobriety checkpoints statewide.

State crash statistics show 410 people were killed in 379 alcohol-related crashes last year, with 27 of those deaths coming between Thanksgiving and New Year's.

Ohio Republican and Democratic Party Chairs Issue a Joint Appeal

Jo Ingles (Ohio Public Radio) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:04:00 +0000

Ohio Republican Party Chair Kevin DeWine and Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chris Redfern say they are friends but they are usually adversaries when it comes to political issues and candidates. But now they have issued a joint news release, asking an appeal to Ohioans.

WYSO Weekend: December 18, 2011

Emily McCord — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for December 18, 2011 containing the following stories:

-The latest installment of the SOCHE Talks: All of Ohio is Open for Business

-An excerpt of Juliet Fromholt's interview with the Smug Brothers from this week's Kaleidoscope.

-Emily McCord interviews Kelly Fox of Yellow Springs about the village tradition of delivering flour and sugar to widows around the holidays.

What's Great in Dayton: November 25 - December 1, 2011

Charlie Campbell — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:31:11 +0000

Tonight is the Grand Illumination in downtown Dayton on Courthouse Square featuring live music entertainment, carnival rides, games, holiday crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides and a gingerbread house display. The tree lighting will be at 7:45pm followed immediately by the Dayton Children's Parade Spectacular in Lights. Go to downtowndayton.org and check it out.

The 2012 WYSO Holiday Special

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 20:48:29 +0000

Spring Early, a short story by Scott Geisel, that appears in the newly released anthology Christmas Stories from Ohio. Read by Mary Donahoe. Also available here.