This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 12th, 2024. In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins with the B Square Bulletin discusses the mention of “Inciting Joy” by Ross Gay in a recent city council meeting. We turn to Dave Askins for more. More in today’s feature report. That’s Timber Tucker from the Bloomington Pickleball Club. It’s …
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Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Cynthia Roberts. Later in this edition of Eco Report, we have Part Two of Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze’s interview with Jami Scholl of ReZENience, a permaculture health consultancy growing nutriceuticals in Bloomington. And now for your environmental reports: In a new record, solar and wind generated more electricity …
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The Environmental Protection Agency evicted around 1,000 people from the West Calumet Housing Complex, because of lead and arsenic contaminated soil. The Superfund site was formerly a US Smelting and Lead Refinery facility, and includes part of the former USS Lead facility. Areas nearby include commercial, municipal, and residential buildings. According to EPA records, the site was originally used as a …
Read More »The Indiana legislature is considering two bills that would revise payday lending rules in the state; The Monroe County Plan Commission is changing a zoning ordinance to make proposed trash facilities a conditional use, instead of a permitted use; After resigning from the Indiana Department of Child Services, Mary Beth Bonaventura will be joining the office of Attorney General Curtis …
Read More »The Monroe County Plan Commission approved a zoning change for tomorrow, at the request of a landowner who wanted to expand his yard. John Livingston asked the commission to rezone just more than an acre of property he intends to buy on Ida Lane, southwest of Bloomington. County planner Tammy Behrman explained why Livingston wants the change. “The reason for …
Read More »The Bloomington Police Department is seeking tips regarding four bank robberies that have occurred in Bloomington since December 4th; The Bloomington Blood Donation Center will have extended hours next week, to offset the shortfall in donations caused by the recent snow and cold temperatures; Last week the Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals gave a homeowner permission to build an …
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