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BloomingOUT – Jonathan Balash President of Spencer Pride – May 24, 2018

In this episode, we discuss the opportunities that Spencer Pride Inc. work to provide for LGBTQ youth, with our guest, Jonathon Balash, the president of Spencer Pride Inc. News: Bill making it legal to ban gays & lesbians from adopting passes in Kansas When Nebraska football players found out track athlete was gay, they hugged him Former Dallas sheriff Lupe …

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Daily Local News – May 24, 2018

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced today it’s planning to limit northbound and southbound traffic, between Bloomington and Martinsville, down to one lane in either direction; The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is recommending children, the elderly and people who may have trouble breathing to stay indoors this weekend; The Indiana Center for Recovery, a for-profit addiction treatment center that …

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Expert: Spencer Groundwater Chemical Poses Serious Health Risks

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The dry cleaning chemical tetrachloroethene, or PCE, has leached into the groundwater aquifer in Spencer over the years. Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency added downtown Spencer to the Superfund National Priorities List. Dr. Diane Henshel, at IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is an environmental toxicology expert. She speaks with WFHB News Director Wes Martin, about what the …

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Indiana Center for Recovery Fails Fire Inspection

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The Indiana Center for Recovery, a for-profit addiction treatment center that opened in Bloomington last June, failed a state fire inspection today. The City of Bloomington confirmed city Fire Inspector Tim Clapp accompanied the State Fire Marshal during an inspection of the Indiana Center for Recovery’s building, near the IU Health Bloomington Hospital, in downtown Bloomington. The Indiana Center for Recovery …

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Changes Coming for Traffic in Bloomington School Zones

Residents on streets in or near Bloomington school zones may see reduced speed limits and flashing beacons by the year 2020. Neil Kopper is a project engineer with the city of Bloomington Planning and Transportation Department. Speaking in last night’s Bloomington City Council meeting, Kopper said safety is the primary driver of the proposed code changes. Under the proposed code changes, …

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Bestselling Novelist Michael Koryta

A scene has stuck in Michael Koryta’s mind since he was 17 years old — that of missing IU student Jill Behrman’s father, gazing into a creek where his daughter was thought to be found. Behrman’s body later was found elsewhere. Now Koryta has written a new book, How It Happened, inspired by that heart-wrenching scene. Koryta has written 13 …

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Daily Local News – May 23, 2018

The city of Bloomington is deciding how it will use its new armored car; Two bills, authored by Sen. Joe Donnelly, are heading to President Donald Trump’s desk; Traffic – due to state, county, city and Indiana University construction projects – is becoming a sore subject for many Bloomington residents. Feature: Thanks to an eight county pilot project called J-CAP, Monroe …

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Standing Room Only: Geoff McKim Talks Local Taxes

In this episode of Standing Room Only, Monroe County Council member Geoff McKim talks through how local government taxes, tax bases, and policies effect area residents and governance. McKim gave his remarks during an April 26 meeting at the Monroe County Courthouse.

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Local Live – Amanda Webb Band – May 16, 2018

Amanda Webb was clasically trained at Jacob’s School of Music in Opera but upon graduation she began learning to sing the blues. Accompanied by her husband Brian on the guitar, they play as a two piece rather than a full band in this broadcast. Aside from music Amanda resides in Brown County where she homeschools their 5 sons. The Amanda …

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