Samantha Sommer

Oct 7, 2024 | wyso.org | Samantha Sommer

Retired U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson, known for being a deal maker who could find funding for local projects and resisted efforts to close the Springfield Air National Guard Base, died on Sunday. He was 87. “To us, he was a husband and a dad, but he played countless other roles of which we’ve been reminded: a leader, a problem solver, a counselor, a business partner, a friend — the list goes on,” according to a statement from his family.

Sep 16, 2024 | ideastream.org | Samantha Sommer

State troopers will be stationed at Springfield schools in a move to combat bomb and shooting threats that have plagued the community for almost a week. Investigators had responded to 33 threats by Monday afternoon, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said a press conference in Springfield. "And each one of whom has been found as a hoax. So 33 threats, 33 hoaxes, I will make that very, very clear," he said.