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The Indiana state budget passed through the State Senate, this morning; An Indiana Senate bill that would have legalized “loan shark lending” died on the House floor, yesterday; Bloomington will acquire the Bunger & Robertson property on South College Ave.; Plans to put a four-story boutique hotel with apartments near Bloomington’s downtown Tech Park have run aground; Bloomington continues the …

State legislature begins second half of current session with over 400 bills to consider; proposed bill would tax AirBnBs; pollution clean-up site at Griffy Lake water treatment plant requires security against daily trespassers; Habitat for Humanity plans new house on W. 11th st; City completes installation of solar panels at Dimension Mill. FEATURE The Hardwood Strategy Report, commissioned by the …

Ball State Study says that Indiana’s housing market never fully recovered from the Great recession; Indiana Senate passes bill further restricting annexation by municipal governments; Ellettsville wracked by flooding; Bloomington Transit to receive an additional nine million dollars in funding for 2019. FEATURE Indiana Recovery Alliance Director Chris Abert announces plans to step down from the organization he founded. Abert …

Yet another San Francisco-based electric scooter company is distributing its vehicles around Bloomington, as of this weekend; Next Tuesday, October 9th, is the last day to register to vote for this November’s midterm elections; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is joining with officials across the nation to demand the protection of U.S. forests. FEATURE Indiana’s highest ranking drug official stated on …

In this episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Suzanne Faulk tells us about her African-American family and their historical relationship to Monroe County. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website. The Bicentennial Journal is produced by Kate Welch, with help from Joyce Polling and …

Property annexations by the Town of Ellettsville have the Monroe County Election Board questioning whether to redraw some precinct boundaries; Requests for public safety funds from five Monroe County township fire departments’ are moving forward; More students are now enrolled at Indiana University than ever before; President Trump was in Evansville on Thursday, last week. The President stumped for Indiana …

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced they will  release officers’ body camera footage, today; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is continuing a public debate over whether it should deploy metal detectors at schools in the district; Flags across the state will be at half-mast, for the rest of this week; The Town of Ellettsville is considering purchasing two properties, due to two …

Monroe County’s Bicentennial Committee presents The Bicentennial Journal— a look  back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. In this episode, we hear about Bloomington’s early years. Officially, the Town of Bloomington was established three different times before it was incorporated as a city. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. …

In this episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Christine Friesel from the Monroe County Public Library tells the story of the disappearance of Ester Beck in February, 1923. Being the daughter of a well known family, the whole town came out to look for her. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information …

This year’s fourth of July celebrations in Bloomington will be happening tonight, July third; Hot weather is causing complications for the Monroe County Fair; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is being accused of groping a lawmaker and three legislative staffers at a party, earlier this year; The Bloomington City Council approved a ten year tax break for an affordable housing …