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You’re listening to Eco Report on WFHB for Friday, January 19th, 2024. Later in the program, we will listen to Part 3 by Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze as he speaks with a homesteader and sustainability educator from Spencer, Indiana about her life journey in academia and as a nature lover from a young age. Also, WFHB Correspondent Elyse Perry reports …

This week in Spencer, Indiana, Owen County Commissioners voted on a proposed ordinance that will outlaw events in and on the lawn of the Courthouse entirely. It all started with a complaint was made to the Owen County Commissioners to outlaw events that might be considered “lewd” or inappropriate for children, in what appeared to be a complaint against Spencer …

The Owen County Board of Commissioners are now reconsidering a proposed amendment that would make it harder to host special events on Owen County property. Perhaps the event that would be affected most, is the annual Spencer Pride Festival. The county commissioners decided to propose an amendment to the ordinance after a form letter they received from an online Facebook …

In April of last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added a hazardous waste site in Spencer, Indiana to the Superfund’s National Priorities List. The EPA says contamination at the downtown Franklin Street Groundwater Contamination Site in Spencer, was, “due to the risk [chemicals] pose to human health and the environment.” In particular, the EPA cites contamination of the carcinogenic …

Tune in for a conversation with Judi Epp, director and treasurer of Spencer Pride, Inc. In this episode we talk about GSA programs in Spencer as well as the upcoming Spencer Regional Interpride Conference coming up this weekend. Events: Bloomington Writers Guild: First Sunday Prose Reading @ Bear’s Place 1316 E Third St   Edit Mar 3 @ 1:00 pm – 2:45 …

Penny Zufall’s roots run deep in Owen County. She grew up and graduated from high school there in the 1960s during a time of nationwide cultural unrest. After spending some time in Bloomington and eventually retiring in 2005, she has settled back in Owen County and has discovered daily inspiration through her work as a volunteer for the Spencer Pride …

As a staff photographer at The Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan produced countless front-page images during his 20-year career at the local newspaper. Hogan started at The Herald-Times in 1997. Since then, he’s been the community’s eyes for the some of the biggest events in the area. Gatehouse Media bought The Herald-Times, as well as seven other local newspapers around Indiana, in …

The Herald-Times is among eight Indiana newspapers sold to Gatehouse Media. South-Bend based Schurz Communications Inc. purchased The Herald-Times, in 1966. Scott Schurz addressed members of the Bloomington-based newspaper this morning, at 9 a.m. The former publisher, along with departing Editor Bob Zaltsberg announced the paper, along with other holdings of Schurz Communications’ publishing division, will be sold Friday. Gatehouse …

The latest FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens today in New Albany, Indiana; Emergency response officials say residents in all 92 Indiana counties are now able to text 911 messages during emergencies; The Islamic Center of Bloomington has asked the Bloomington Police Department to investigate two possible incidents of vandalism; Police are no longer directing traffic at the second and third street overpasses …

The town of Spencer resisted being named a Superfund site by the EPA. According to EPA documents obtained by WFHB, Spencer officials pushed back on the EPA’s designation, due to fears that being named a Superfund site would negatively affect property values. The town’s aquifer was named a Superfund site by the EPA last month. Superfund sites are eligible for …