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An image of a broken heart is fixed across the street from City Hall with the Heritage Center of Clark County, right, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio.
Pastor Andrew E. Mobley, Sr. pauses in his office at The Family Needs, Inc. food pantry, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio. Neighborhood kids gather to sell Kool-Aid and chips, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio. Some were kept home from school because of the bomb threats at their schools, and if that happens again, they plan to be at the corner with Kool-Aid and chips again tomorrow.
“We’ve got good people here. Republican, Democrat. They’re good people,” Mobley said Tuesday, as the pantry tended to a steady stream of clients seeking clothing and food.for decades. “It’s affecting my kids and my community and my neighbors. With the bomb threats and the influx, it’s something new every day. And this used to be a really chill town, you know, it used to be just a small town Ohio.”
He wasn’t the only one trying to help. A bipartisan group of area mayors met with Springfield Mayor Rob Rue on Monday to figure out how they can help — including with resources to address the traffic, health care, social services and housing needs prompted by the increase in the Haitian population and their language barrier.
As she walked downtown, one resident who declined to give her name said she’s not letting the situation get her down.
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