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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 25th, 2024.
Later in the program, we have Civic Conversations – a segment in collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County and WFHB. Today, we welcome Dr. Michael Hicks, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business Research and Director of the Center of Business Economic Research at Ball State University. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro provides a rundown of recent news in the disability community on a new episode of Disabulletin.
But first, your local headlines:
Richland Bean Blossom School Board
At the January 16th meeting for the Richland-Bean Blossom School Board of School Trustees, Assistant Superintendent Matt Irwin proposed an increase in the full-day rate for three-year-olds attending Edgewood Early Childhood Center.
Irwin proposed a three-dollar increase which would raise prices from $32 to $35 per day and could bring in an estimated nine thousand dollars ($9,000) to the school corporation.
The board approved the proposal for the 2024-2025 school year. Their next meeting was a special session held on January 24th at 5:00pm.
Bloomington Utilities Service Board
The Bloomington Utilities Service Board met on January 16th, 2024. Lake Lemon Conservancy District Manager Adam Casey gave a presentation on their ongoing projects, and the work they have been doing to reduce sediment build up in the lake.
Casey shared their overarching goal is to maintain water quality and recreation potential, and how they have been working to achieve it.
He said the biggest problem they have is deciding where to put the sediment after they dredge it out of the lake, and the toxic algae blooms that grow in the lake.
Board Member Amanda Burnham asked if they have received any complaints from residents near one of the sediment dumping grounds. Casey responded.
The next regularly scheduled Utilities Service Board meeting will be held on January 29th.
Feature Report:
Up next, we have a recent roundup of news in the disability community on the latest episode of Disabulletin. We turn to producer Abe Shapiro for more.
This month, on the latest edition of Civic Conversations, we welcomed Dr. Michael Hicks, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business Research and Director of Center Business Economic Research at Ball State University. His work has appeared not only in scholarly sources but also in such publications and media as Rolling Stone, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, NPR, and Fox Business News. Dr. Hicks joined us to discuss the impact of public schools on a community’s economic development. We now turn to Civic Conversations on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kelsey Pease, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Disabulletin was produced by Abe Shapiro.
Prescription for Healthcare is produced by Becky Hill.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
