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Council-Member Matt Flaherty speaks to his decision to sign an open letter opposing the eviction of the Seminary Park homeless encampment.

4,028 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 164 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 54 new confirmed cases yesterday, and reported 4 new COVID-related deaths. Lawrence County reported 47 positive cases and one new COVID death. Brown County reported 7 new cases. The City of …

WFHB reporter Aaron Comforty interviewed Rev. Gilmore on the City's clandestine actions to remove a homeless encampment from Seminary Park.

5,457 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 124 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 104 new confirmed cases yesterday while Lawrence County reported 34. Brown County reported 4 new cases. Four employees of the Bloomington Fire Department have tested positive for COVID-19. According to a …

Today, workers in the United States are out of work. After the market free fall this spring, crowded lines at food banks replace crowded sports arenas. All industries contracted. Businesses of all sizes floundered. More than 20 million people lost their jobs in April alone, and 6.6 million unemployment claims were filed. In three months, we lost all of the …

Today hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Rv. Forrest Gilmore, Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, Ms. Amber Skoby, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Nicole Johnson, a Crestmont resident and community advocate. They discuss how Bloomington is trying to meet the challenge of serving the city’s homeless who are now having to deal with health precautions …

Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich are honored to welcome Nordia McNish, whose story was recently featured in The Herald Times.  She is a young single mother who has managed to overcome the odds. She was an undocumented immigrant from Jamaica who has managed to pursue her bachelor’s degree at Indiana University (Bloomington) while also enduring homelessness. She now holds …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton and patrons of the Shalom Community Center will sleep on the streets, this Friday night. The solidarity sleep out aims to raise funding for the area emergency homeless shelter, and bring awareness to the experiences of the chronically homeless in Bloomington and the surrounding area. Mayor Hamilton will be joined by City of Bloomington Communications Director …

Recent drops in temperatures can exacerbate the problems faced by those experiencing homelessness. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council says hypothermia can set in at anywhere from 32 – 50 degrees Fahrenheit. When it gets cold, body heat escapes through the skin and internal temperatures can drop to dangerous lows. In Bloomington, The Shalom Community Center provides shelter, …

The Bloomington City Council approved a 10-year tax break for an affordable housing development, during their session last week. Under the agreement, the developers would get a 98 percent tax break for ten years. Southern Knoll, a 31-unit affordable apartment complex, will be located on West Third Street, across from Rose Hill Cemetery. Southern Knoll is to provide one-, two- …