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Daily Local News – January 29, 2019

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Schools across Indiana and much of the Midwest are cancelling classes, as temperatures drop into dangerous territory; An Indiana lawmaker’s efforts to eliminate the state’s child labor laws have raised conflict of interest concerns; The Herald-Times of Bloomington is among 8 Indiana newspapers sold to Gatehouse Media; A hike in storm-water fees proposed by the City of Bloomington Utilities Department could get even higher; Two Shalom Community Center housing complexes have received renewed grant funding, following the re-opening of the federal government.

FEATURE
Area homeless shelters are extending their hours and services in order to limit the exposure of hundreds of area residents. We hear from Shalom Center Director Forrest Gilmore, in today’s Feature Report.

THE BICENTENNIAL JOURNAL
Allen Dunn tells the story of his ancestors, who set up in Monroe County and eventually forged the fish weather-vane, on top of the Monroe County Courthouse.

CREDITS
Today’s headlines were written by Wes Martin and Dulce Jarillo,
Along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Executive Producer, Wes Martin.
The Bicentennial Journal is produced by Kate Welch, with help from Joyce Polling.
Our engineer is Wes Martin, with Kevin Oliver.
Our theme music is provided by Ben Lumsdaine, Scott Schmadeke, and Dani Graf.
Our Anchors today are Todd Wicks and Don Geyra.

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