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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 10th, 2024.
Later in the program, WFHB News spoke with Christina Avery and Haley Miller, two reporters from the Limestone Post magazine. Avery and Miller authored a two-part series on food insecurity for Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, “What Are The Facts?” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News. More following today’s feature.
But first, your local headlines:
Ellettsville Town Council
The Ellettsville Town Council met on April 9. At their meeting, they discussed the Starnes Road Water Project. Town Manager Mike Farmer said that the local company Core & Main won the bid for the project.
The water project, which is part of Ellettsville’s 40 year town plan, will replace the current 6-inch water main that was installed in the 1950s. Farmer says the new 12-inch water main will improve the water quality in the town.
Board member Dan Swafford asked if the town residents would notice a disruption in their water service during the project. Farmer responded that people on Starnes Road would see a disruption, but they will be notified in advance.
The Starnes Road Water Project is set to start as soon as weather permits.
The next Ellettsville Town Council meeting will take place on April 22.
Bloomington Board of Public Works
At the April 9 meeting of the Bloomington Board of Public Works, the board members discussed Change Order Package number 2 for the Hopewell East Project. The Hopewell East Project is the first step of the larger Bloomington Hospital Re-Use Project, which aims to create a variety of housing where Bloomington’s hospital used to stand.
According to Senior Project Manager Roy Aten, the change order package updates the pricing for different aspects of the project’s infrastructure.
The change order package adds 15,000 dollars to the project total, bringing the cost to just under 13,553,000 dollars. This is the second increase to the original estimate of just under 13,373,000 dollars.
Board Secretary James Roach inquired about the goal of Phase I of the Hopewell East Project. Public Works Director Adam Wason explained the phase focuses on the site’s basic infrastructure.
The board approved the Change Order Package unanimously.
The Board of Public Works will meet again on April 23.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, WFHB News spoke with Christina Avery and Haley Miller, two reporters from the Limestone Post magazine. Avery and Miller authored a two-part series on food insecurity for Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. The story has been placed in the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists’ “Best in Journalism” competition. For more about their process and what they learned from reporting on this issue, we turn to that interview on the WFHB Local News.
That was an interview with Christina Avery and Haley Miller, two reporters from the Limestone Post magazine who authored a two-part series on food insecurity. Visit the links below to read the full articles and listen to the accompanying radio segments on Food Insecurity for Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate.
Part 1: https://limestonepostmagazine.com/one-emergency-from-catastrophe-who-struggles-with-food-insecurity/
Part 2: https://limestonepostmagazine.com/food-insecurity-aid-doesnt-address-cause/
Up next, “What Are The Facts?” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Elyse Perry, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
