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Daily Local News -January 17, 2019

The Third National Women’s March takes place this Saturday, as women across the country are expected to march on state capitals, including in Indianapolis and DC; Monroe County is poised to complete a major portion of its Fullerton Pike East-West connectivity project, this year. FEATURE Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced earlier this month that he’ll stand for re-election. The first term …

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Daily Local News – November 5, 2018

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have been battling over Indiana’s Senate race, this weekend; Seventeen Indiana state parks will temporarily close for deer hunts this month, including Brown County State Park and Griffy Nature Preserve; The Indiana Department of Transportation has officially opened Interstate 69, section five. A 13 year-old boy who shot his teacher and another …

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Monroe County Habitat for Humanity to Receive 14 Acres

This morning, Monroe County Commissioners approved an agreement to transfer 14 acres of the county’s Thomson property to Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County. The property, located off South Rogers Road, will be the site of an affordable housing development. County Attorney Jeff Cockerill, said the land transfer will come in two stages. The agreement also sets up a separate …

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Daily Local News – August 21, 2018

Forty to 50 patrons of Brother’s Bar and Grill, in downtown Bloomington, were involved in a brawl over the weekend; A crane impacted the W. Arlington Rd. bridge, along the Bypass this afternoon, on State Road 46, in Bloomington; The Utilities Service Board has voiced its support for an water quality initiative by the Friends of Lake Monroe; Mercury cleanup efforts continue at …

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The Daily Local News – August 14, 2018

HEADLINES The Indiana Department of Transportation will not meet their Interstate 69 construction deadline of August 31; Sen. (D-IN) Joe Donnelly will meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, tomorrow; A 240-unit student residential project, planned for East Third Street and State Road 446, divided the Plan Commission in its August 13 meeting. FEATURE WFHB News Director Wes …

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I-69 Completion Moved Back, Again

The completion date for Interstate 69 has been pushed back due to recent rains. Monroe County Public Works Director Lisa Ridge gave the news in this morning’s County Commissioners’ meeting. Ridge also reported work was steadily being completed on phase one of the Fullerton Pike project. The public can also expect work crews on exit ramps at I-69 and State …

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Daily Local News – August 8, 2018

Monroe County terminated an agreement with the city of Bloomington yesterday, over the proposed Convention Center expansion; The city’s Commission on the Status of Black Males lined up, outside of Templeton Elementary School, to welcome students back to school; The Indiana State Department of Health has found mosquitoes with West Nile Virus throughout counties in the state, including in Monroe County; The …

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Daily Local News – June 7, 2018

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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. …

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Daily Local News – June 6, 2018

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Indiana Republicans will consider changes to their party platform this weekend, including taking out language that defines marriage as between a man and a woman; The City of Bloomington announced its plans to pave and improve 20 miles of city-maintained streets in the coming months; Night time paving will begin on the southern portion of the I-69 construction zone tonight; New measures by …

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Daily Local News – June 4, 2018

The city of Bloomington is proposing a one-year moratorium on addiction treatment facilities; Today may be the last day Bloomington commuters see police directing traffic at the Second and Third Street overpasses;Demonstrators took to the Monroe County Courthouse Square on Friday, calling for action on gun violence. Big Talk Extra: Bestselling mystery and crime author Michael Koryta released his thirteenth novel, “How …

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