Community /community Community en-US Copyright Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT 'It's therapy for us': Parkinson's patients read to kids to improve mental, physical health /health/2025-11-21/its-therapy-for-us-parkinsons-patients-read-to-kids-to-improve-mental-physical-health Parkinson's patients in Northeast Ohio are reading to children to delay the onset of Parkinson’s symptoms, including loss of vocal cord control and depression. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health/2025-11-21/its-therapy-for-us-parkinsons-patients-read-to-kids-to-improve-mental-physical-health Stephen Langel As Ohio manufacturing fades, Wayne County fund gives workers new directions /community/2025-11-20/as-ohio-manufacturing-fades-wayne-county-fund-gives-workers-new-directions Manufacturing jobs in Wayne County decreased 15 percent in the last 25 years. The Employment Resource Fund helps workers pay for degrees or buy work equipment up to $500. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:46:00 GMT /community/2025-11-20/as-ohio-manufacturing-fades-wayne-county-fund-gives-workers-new-directions Richard Cunningham On the go at Cleveland Hopkins? You’ve got a new and improved place to go /community/2025-11-19/on-the-go-at-cleveland-hopkins-youve-got-a-new-and-improved-place-to-go New bathrooms at an expanded centralized security checkpoint at the airport include a first for the facility: universal changing stations, improving access for people with disabilities. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:21:47 GMT /community/2025-11-19/on-the-go-at-cleveland-hopkins-youve-got-a-new-and-improved-place-to-go John Engoglia Friendsgiving 101: A history of the made-up holiday and how to celebrate it /2025-11-19/friendsgiving-101-a-history-of-the-made-up-holiday-and-how-to-celebrate-it The word's definition may be obvious, but Friendsgiving can mean different things to different people. Here are expert tips for how to celebrate it. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:01:00 GMT /2025-11-19/friendsgiving-101-a-history-of-the-made-up-holiday-and-how-to-celebrate-it Rachel Treisman Portage County residents get new pop-up food pantry options to fight hunger /community/2025-11-18/portage-county-residents-get-new-pop-up-food-pantry-options-to-fight-hunger The new pop-up sites in Garrettsville and Randolph Township are focuses on residents farther from urban centers who need food assistance. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:19:13 GMT /community/2025-11-18/portage-county-residents-get-new-pop-up-food-pantry-options-to-fight-hunger Jonathan Beard How women over 30 are rewriting the single mom narrative in America /npr-news/2025-11-17/how-women-over-30-are-rewriting-the-single-mom-narrative-in-america Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen pregnancy has fallen off a cliff and births are declining for younger women. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-17/how-women-over-30-are-rewriting-the-single-mom-narrative-in-america Pallavi Gogoi, Janet W. Lee Akron’s Soap Box Derby puts new CEO behind the wheel /community/2025-11-14/akrons-soap-box-derby-puts-new-ceo-behind-the-wheel Dennis VanFossen Jr., a Soap Box Derby champion in his youth, previously served on the board of directors and stepped in as interim executive director ahead of this year’s Championship Race in June. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:25:12 GMT /community/2025-11-14/akrons-soap-box-derby-puts-new-ceo-behind-the-wheel Jonathan Beard Kent State community remembers May 4 survivor John Cleary /community/2025-11-13/kent-state-community-remembers-may-4-survivor-john-cleary Cleary was one of nine people wounded on May 4, 1970, when National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University. Four others were killed. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:35:21 GMT /community/2025-11-13/kent-state-community-remembers-may-4-survivor-john-cleary John Engoglia SNAP disruption keeps Northeast Ohio food pantries busy /community/2025-11-13/snap-disruption-keeps-northeast-ohio-food-pantries-busy The United Way of Lake County is hosting a pop-up food distribution in Mentor Thursday. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:26:30 GMT /community/2025-11-13/snap-disruption-keeps-northeast-ohio-food-pantries-busy Gabriel Kramer Ohio troops stationed overseas will receive Christmas trees through ‘Operation Evergreen’ /2025-11-13/ohio-troops-stationed-overseas-will-receive-christmas-trees-through-operation-evergreen The initiative, known as Operation Evergreen, is a partnership between the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Christmas Tree Association. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:46:30 GMT /2025-11-13/ohio-troops-stationed-overseas-will-receive-christmas-trees-through-operation-evergreen WYSO Staff