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Volunteer poll workers are needed to make sure the upcoming municipal election runs smoothly. Poll workers do get paid, but for volunteer Stacee Williams it’s more about a sense of civic duty. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about …

Monroe County Emergency Management encourages area residents to file storm damage reports; Candidates are lining up to run in the May Primary for local municipal elections; Election board receives letter from Ellettsville officials requesting a single polling site; Monroe County Community School Corporation is the largest tax beneficiary in Monroe County. FEATURE Michael Glab talks with veteran area journalist Mike …

Today was Organization Day in the Indiana legislature, marking the first formal meeting of the State Senate and State House of Representatives since election day; The Monroe County Election Board reviewed 260 provisional ballots in a four-hour meeting, last Friday. Most ballots were rejected; The Richland Bean-Blossom School Board approved $5.2 million to build a connector between Edgewood Primary and …

Nearly 60 percent of registered voters in Monroe County cast ballots in yesterday’s midterm election. That’s despite several polling places in Monroe County running out of ballots. Monroe County Election Board Chair William Ellis said some voters waited three to four hours. “I wish I could tell you it didn’t discourage turnout, but it did,” Ellis said. “Let me be …

Say’s Firefly is now Indiana’s state insect; The ‘short session’ of the Indiana legislature is expected to end next Wednesday; The Indiana Secretary of State’s office is announcing a new method of registering to vote; The Monroe County Election Board is encouraging voters to cast their ballots early for the May 8th primary election. FEATURE: WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Amelia Lahn, a …