This is DEEP DIVE: WFHB AND LIMESTONE POST INVESTIGATE where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into the Opioid Settlement Fund, and how the money will be distributed. First, we have an update from the Monroe County Coroner’s office. On May 3rd at the Monroe County …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 30th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News speaks with Executive Director of the Indiana Recovery Alliance Nick Voyles about addiction and recovery and how to confront the stigmas associated with them. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up, commissioners discussed the remapping of the six Bloomington City Council districts …
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This week, we visit the women of the Breakaway Recovery House. Located in New Albany, Indiana, this halfway house is the residence for 14 formerly incarcerated women. In last week’s discussion of e-carceration, Breakaway was mentioned as a resource enabling women to transition to life on the outside. Recently, Micol Seigel visited Breakaway, and talked to a few of the …
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This week, we focus on the closing of a volunteer-run dorm in the Monroe County Jail. The Addicts in Recovery, or AIR Dorm, has been a unique part of the local jail programming for several years. The AIR program provides a place for selected inmates to participate in intensive addiction recovery programs (addiction treatment, anger management, community building, meditation, parenting, …
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