Testing is being planned for a closed Ohio park near an area of northern Ohio where cancer has sickened dozens of children for more than a decade. The park once owned by appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. sits near the town of Clyde where Whirlpool has a washing machine factory. The company says it will pay for over 300 soil and water samples at the site in the village of Green Springs. The U.S. EPA has said soil samples at the now-closed park showed high levels of a chemical believed to increase the risk of certain cancers. Nearly 40 young people have been diagnosed with cancer since the mid-1990s in a 12-mile-wide circle between Cleveland and Toledo.
Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.