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The Monroe County Plan Commission criticized two designs last night for the intersection between State Road 37 and the planned Interstate 69; Bloomington resident Steve Ferguson donated 1500 acres of his family’s farm on Thursday in what is thought to be one of the largest private land conservation gifts in Indiana history;Small business and the Afordable Care Act; The Indiana Department of Transportation is seeking public input on the updated Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan; On Saturday, the Monroe County YMCA will host “Carry the Torch”, an Olympic style marathon from the Southeast YMCA to the new YMCA.

Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office filed a suit today against former school treasurer Kathy Kirk demanding repayment of over 110,000 dollars for her alleged misappropriation of public funds; The Assembly of God church in Ellettsville was charged a fine of $5,000 and counting on Monday night for violating the city's zoning laws; Bloomington residents can expect their utilities bills to look a bit different in June. The City of Bloomington Utilities Depart announced a new billing system for their metered water and sewer and for storm water services; The City of Bloomington announced Wednesday that Bloomington has entered the PetSafe Brand “Bark in Your Park” contest.

The Monroe County Council made a move last week to correct an error that short-changed two local organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities; During their May 10th meeting, The Monroe County council also spent about a half hour debating how to spend money the County should theoretically save through its energy conservation efforts, such as the recently installed solar panels on the Showers Building; Issues with the County's new storm water fee came up last week in a meeting of the County Storm Water Management Board; In celebration of National Fishing and Boating Week, Hoosier National Forest is hosting a fishing derby for kids on Saturday, June 2nd.

Bloomington Police Officers were involved in a shooting this morning; Two Martinsville School District teachers were arrested May 9th on alleged child seduction charges; Two men were arrested by plain-clothes conservation officers May 10th at the Salt Creek Ramp at Lake Monroe in response to complaints from the general public; The Monroe County Solid Waste Management District may dispute a recent bill of more than $1,000 charged to the District for storm water management;Indiana has joined a lawsuit against Apple, McMillan, and Penguin Group after a Department of Justice investigation revealed they were conspiring to fix e-book prices.

A Bloomington-based developer took another step forward this week in his plan to build new residential and commercial structures on a vacant lot adjacent to the B-Line Trail; A repair project at the Griffy Dam is moving forward after the Bloomington Utilities Service Board approved a consultant contract Monday; An online tool announced today is designed to help families shop around for child care; Federal funding is available to help farmers, ranchers and other land owners in selected Indiana watersheds perform voluntary conservation efforts on their property.

A Lawrence County resident was turned away from the polls yesterday due to her attire; Members of the Ellettsville Plan Commission scolded an organization last week that collects donations for disabled veterans; Indiana University Auditorium has announced the line up for its 2012-2013 season; The Indiana Department of Transpiration announced that it is preparing for a busy year in Southwest Indiana.

Today is primary election day, and polls are set to close this evening at 6pm. Live election updates coming up in the next hour, here on WFHB; The vaunted vision of the B-Line Trail’s influence on Bloomington development may be coming to fruition; A pyrotechnics company approached the Monroe County Commission on Friday about a legal complication with this year's 4th of July fireworks display; The Campbell’s Soup Company, National Association of Letter Carriers and Feeding America will be teaming up on Saturday, May 12th, for Stamp Out Hunger, the largest single-day food drive for the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, Feeding America.

Tomorrow, May 8th is the regular primary voting day across the country, which includes Monroe County; Tomorrow’s primary election is the conclusion in a tight race for the Republican Party nomination for the candidate for Indiana’s representative in the Federal Senate; The Griffy Lake Reservoir is being drained this summer. The City of Bloomington is facilitating the drainage in order to repair the dam and slipway on the lake’s Northern side; For its fifth consecutive year, Bloomington has been designated one of the country’s Playful Cities, by the non-profit organization Kaboom.

5/4/12
Employees of Mitchel, Indiana manufacturing company C&M Conveyor have voted to stike if a contract is not finalized by June; Operations at Community Access Television Services was the main subject of discussion this week at a meeting of the Bloomington Telecommunications Council; For two years in a row, property tax bills have been issued on time in every Indiana county.

The Bloomington City Council rejected a proposal last night to change how it does business; Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law today Senate Enrolled Act 274, also known as the Indiana Lifeline Law; The Indiana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on changes to the design of I 69, Section Four; Earlier this week, Bedford’s Heather Woloshen received the first ever Hoosier Heart Hero Award for Distinguished Advocacy in the Career Advocate category.