In this episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Suzanne Faulk tells us about her African-American family and their historical relationship to Monroe County. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website. The Bicentennial Journal is produced by Kate Welch, with help from Joyce Polling and …

William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome Elder Derek LaMonte House, Pastor-Elect of the Light House Community Church. PART ONE Hosea and Boone speak with Elder House, discussing the Elder’s sit-down with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton, the opioid epidemic, and the role of the church in the community. Hosts: William Hosea and Clarence Boone Bring It On! is produced by Clarence …

Middle Way House’s Board of Directors announced this afternoon a new slate of officers, including a new president. The board voted in four new officers for the next two years, including Kathleen Sideli, who will take over from Michael De Nunzio as president. Sideli is the Associate Vice President for overseas study at IU. In the ‘90s she served as …

Monroe County Emergency Management Director Allison Moore is working to ensure county residents receive help in the wake of a disaster. Moore presented the Monroe County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan to the Bloomington City Council, last week. The federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, requires that counties have an emergency plan in place. Moore said FEMA requires the plan be updated …

Monroe County Emergency Management Director Alison Moore is working to ensure county residents receive help in the wake of a disaster; The Bloomington-based domestic violence shelter Middle Way House announced this afternoon a new slate of officers, including a new president. FEATURE The second annual Bloomington and South Central Indiana Opioid Summit takes September 18 and 19, at the Monroe Convention Center. …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Bill mentions the torrential downpour ‘toad strangler’, no gardening this weekend with the remnants of a tropical storm coming through, many flood warnings, deer cul at Griffy Lake statistics, talk about same, hunting season news and calendars, new rules on allowing antlerless deer taking in Indiana, Brickyard race may be …

Host, Minerva Sosa, interviews Blanca E. Gutierrez Guzman and Jesus Hernandez Perez about their studies they have done in which involved the brain and neurons. Locutora, Minerva Sosa, enterevista a Blanca E. Gutierrez Guzman y Jesus Hernandez Perez sobre sus estudios que incluye el cerebro y las neuronas.

This week we are honoring the anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising of 1971. The current National Prison Strike began on August 21st, the anniversary of George Jackson’s assassination, and is slated to end in two days, on September 9th. We have updates on the prison facilities across the country and their participation in the strike- including Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, …

The Bloomington Police Department is responding to a domestic violence call on S. High St. Captain Steve Kellams confirmed the Critical Incident Response Team, which operates BPD’s recently-acquired armored vehicle, has been deployed at the scene. It is not currently known whether the suspect is alone at the residence. Monroe County Community School Corporation spokesperson Andrew Clampitt sent parents and …

Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge had an idea in 2017: Get community leaders, public officials, medical experts, and people with life experiences together to tackle the Opioid Crisis. She recruited Monroe County Council member Shelli Yoder to the cause and now the two are about to stage the 2nd Annual South Central Indiana Opioid Summit: Year of Action. Barge and …