Tag Archives: Bedford

Bloomington City Council candidate Jim Blickensdorf will no longer seek office for the District 3 city council seat. Blickensdorf’s resignation comes after The Herald-Times of Bloomington published a piece detailing his ownership of a Bedford strip club in the late nineties. That piece alleges Blickensdorf hired under-age exotic dancers and was the impetus for an Indiana Supreme Court decision regarding …

The Herald-Times is among eight Indiana newspapers sold to Gatehouse Media. South-Bend based Schurz Communications Inc. purchased The Herald-Times, in 1966. Scott Schurz addressed members of the Bloomington-based newspaper this morning, at 9 a.m. The former publisher, along with departing Editor Bob Zaltsberg announced the paper, along with other holdings of Schurz Communications’ publishing division, will be sold Friday. Gatehouse …

Bookends is an Indiana folk duo consisting of Savannah on banjo & ukulele,  and her husband Joseph on guitar. They sing together, creating beautiful harmonies. Their cite Simon and Garfunkel as a major influence, and they convey an intimate warmth and depth of feeling. TRACKLIST: 1.) Shall I Compare Thee 2.) Season’s End 3.) Gets Me High 4.) Too Quiet …

The US Forest Service is planning on conducting some 18 prescribed burns across Hoosier National Forest. The Forest Service announced today they are planning to burn some 4,500 acres of land in the state’s only national forest, this Fall. The burns will take place in Jackson, Martin, Orange and Perry counties, in South Central Indiana. The exact dates of the …

The Hoosier Times, a media group which owns several prominent publications in WFHB’s listening area, is cutting 17 jobs at local papers. The Herald-Times of Bloomington’s Managing Editor Bob Zaltsberg made the announcement, in today’s edition. Zaltsberg said the media group, which also owns Bedford’s Times-Mail, Martinsville’s Reporter-Times, and the Spencer Evening World, is cutting over a dozen jobs between …

The Bloomington Police Department is dropping their investigation into vandalism at the Islamic Center of Bloomington; A northern Indiana college has won its long-running lawsuit, seeking a religious exemption from paying for employees’ birth control; Construction on Section 6 of Interstate 69 is expected to start next year; The newly-renovated Bloomington Animal Shelter opened to the public, earlier this week. …

HEADLINES: International students who overstay their visa may be barred from entering the United States; Beginning in October of 2020, state-issued Identification cards, like drivers licenses, will no longer allow Indiana residents to board flights; Indiana is at risk of losing its Amazon Headquarters bid, due to a lack of LGBTQ protections; A recent survey of the City of Bloomington’s water system indicates …

Today is the deadline to register to vote in the May eighth Indiana primary; National attention is focusing on Indiana’s primary season, with three Republicans candidates vying for the nomination to run against incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator, Joe Donnelly; A missing Columbus man has been declared dead after his body was discovered on the Driftwood River early Friday morning; A counselor and …

Indiana University Health hospitals in Southern Indiana are lifting visitor restricts, as the number of influenza cases levels out. Officials say the restrictions on hospital visitors were introduced due to this year’s exceptionally harsh flu season. Infection Program Manager for IU Health Bloomington says this year’s flu season was the worst she’s ever seen. The Indiana State Department of Health …

The signs in Sam Shaw’s yard included messages like “I Seek Truth” and “Over the Hump with Trump.” Now the Bedford man is fighting for his right to display the signs, after the city of Bedford took issue. WFHB reporter Leah Carter spoke with Shaw as well an attorney for the ACLU of Indiana for this WFHB community report. The …