Chris Welter
Chris Welter is an Environmental Reporter at WYSO through Report for America. In 2017, he completed the radio training program at WYSO's Eichelberger Center for Community Voices. Prior to joining the team at WYSO, he did boots-on-the-ground conservation work and policy research on land-use issues in southwest Ohio as a Miller Fellow with the Tecumseh Land Trust.
He is a graduate of Antioch College with a self-designed B.S. in Environmental Journalism and a French Language & Culture focus. He edited the The Antioch Record and later served as chair of the newspaper's advisory board. Through the college's cooperative education program, he interned with an environmental education non-profit in Ypsilanti, MI and worked as a paralegal assistant at a criminal defense firm in Chicago and a bankruptcy center in Philadelphia.
Chris is a lifelong Ohioan, born and raised in Columbus and currently living in Yellow Springs with his two cats, Beaver and Franklin. He moonlights as a mediocre disc golfer and also loves to cook, hike, and read about Ohio history.
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The $400,000 dollar federal grant will be used to purchase farmland that the non-profit currently rents, and expand the operation into McCain Acres Urban Agricultural Center. -
The city of close to 50,000 has a backlog of $200 million in infrastructure improvements, including roads, curbs, and storm water systems. -
Local Boards of Elections are working to keep polling locations running smoothly as voters cast their ballots today. -
Hundreds gathered, with masks and social distancing, in West Dayton over the weekend. There was live entertainment, food, and halloween activities for the kids. -
It’s been a challenging year for owner Lisa Brannon. The Cedar Springs Pavilion opened late this year due to the pandemic, but the three Trump campaign events have been a nice economic boost. -
Miles Taylor was Chief of Staff to the Director of Homeland Security for two and a half years. In August, he was the first former senior Trump administration staffer to endorse Joe Biden for president. He’s also been revealed as the Anonymous author of a critical New York Times op-ed article in 2018 that set off a national political scandal. -
The University received a 1.3 million grant from the FDA last month -
Central State University in Wilberforce has received a $1.3 million hemp research contract from the United States Food and Drug Administration.Central… -
Hidden behind cornstalks in Wilberforce, Central State Agricultural Extension faculty are growing three types of hemp (metabolite, fiber, and grain) to research the plant and help growers. -
Silverhorn spoke about American Indian identity and history, cultural appropriation, and colonization to dozens of attendees at Caesar Ford Park.
