This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, February 15th, 2024. This month, the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County welcomes Karen Jepson-Innes, WonderLab executive director, and Kelly Debikey, their education director, to share with our audience the many exciting opportunities that WonderLab Museum of Science Health and Technology offers to Bloomington residents. More in the latest …
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A 2019 Community Survey reveals City of Bloomington residents see quality of life as one of the most valuable aspects of living in the city. Residents are particularly positive about their neighborhoods, education, and city parks. That’s according to a 2019 Community Survey conducted for the city by the National Research Center, a social science research firm in Boulder Colorado. …
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The city of Bloomington is selling bonds to raise money for Mayor John Hamilton’s Parks initiative. The major infrastructure project, which is estimated to cost around $10 million, would include extending the B-line bicycle and commuter pathway to the city’s east side. The proposal also calls for the planting of 14 hundred trees, and the establishment of beautification ‘gateways’ for …
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A new report, by the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force, says blacks in Monroe County are disproportionately affected by the Criminal Justice system; Last month’s midterm elections saw the highest voter turnout in a non-presidential election, in over 20 years; The Bloomington City Council has again postponed funding …
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A Japanese car parts supplier is planning to expand its manufacturing operations in Columbus, Indiana; A Facebook page called Monroe County Elections is causing concern among Monroe County Election Board members; A 30-year old man has reportedly made a plea-deal with Bloomington Police, after around 300 Indiana University students landed in Las Vegas with no place to stay; The Indiana Department of Natural …
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A 600-bedroom apartment complex proposed for Bloomington’s east side continues to receive scrutiny from both the city and area residents. In the Bloomington City Council’s Land Use Committee meeting Tuesday night, committee members and area residents alike voiced concerns about traffic implications, and the project’s student housing focus. Texas developers Fountain Residential Partners are proposing the complex for 14 acres …
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