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Curt Bradshaw "I want our staff to be a champion for children—and all that we do, and all of the decisions that we make, it all has to come back to what's best for the kids," stated Curt Bradshaw, Superintendent of the Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC), located at 3321 Airborne Road in Wilmington. Bradshaw, a farmer and fourth generation teacher, started his career as a middle school teacher at Wilmington City Schools. He was later contracted through SOESC to t

WILMINGTON, Ohio (January 14, 2026)— Wilmington VFW Post 6710 and PAWS Humane Society are holding a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Polar Plunge on Saturday, February 14, beginning at 3pm, to benefit both organizations. The event will take place at Wilmington VFW Post 6710 and will feature local veterans braving cold water plunges as donations are made. Community members are encouraged to attend, make a donation, and watch as veterans take the mid-February plunge for a good caus

Joshua Perez "Even if you don't know [anything] about soccer, you can see how much joy [the kids] have playing... The positivity around the field, and around the stadium is so big," stated Joshua Perez, Founder and Coach of Dub Town Soccer Club, a club soccer team for children in Clinton County. Perez's passion for soccer goes beyond the club team, as he also helps coach the Wilmington High School soccer team. Perez stated, "You unify people of every size, shape, culture, age

Mark Kraus & Dustin Pearce Mark Kraus joins the podcast to share how the Clinton County Foundation is helping manage $41 million dollars to make a positive local impact in education, health and wellness, and economic development. Mark has a long career in business development and management for nonprofits, including The Boy Scouts of America, which took him all over the country, including California, before he came back to Ohio and settled in Jamestown with his wife. Listen t

WILMINGTON, Ohio (January 6, 2026)— The City of Wilmington is updating its public transit service hours following feedback from residents and a recent public meeting. Starting February 1, 2026, Wilmington Transit will operate from 6:30am to 10pm Monday through Friday, and from 9am to 10pm on Saturdays. Sunday service hours remain unchanged, running from 9am to 3pm. EXTENDED HOURS (enacted on April 1, 2025) CITY REDUCTIONS (proposed for Feb 1, 2026) COMMUNITY REVISIONS (planne