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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 20th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB Sports Correspondent Onyi Afoaku speaks to a local researcher who hopes his head trauma study will make high school football safer. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Fraud Newsreel on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. More following today’s feature. But first, your local headlines:
Monroe County Board of Health
At the Monroe County Board of Health meeting on July 14th, Clinic Manager Lori Terrell gave an update on the Public Health Clinic.
Incoming Health Department Director Lori Kelley gave an update on Covid-19 rates in Monroe County.
Health Department Director Penny Caudill added that Monroe County is in a medium level of transmission due to a slight increase in hospitalizations.
The board then continued to discuss the 2023 budget. Caudill explained that they analyzed the last three years worth of expenses to see what the average costs were to help predict future expenses. She shared that the amount spent on fuel increased over the three year period, and they could consider budgeting more for fuel in the future.
Caudill also said that environmental health supplies saw an increase as well.
The board voted to approve the 2023 budget with flexibility for salaries to increase.
The next Board of Health meeting will be held on August 25th.
Feature Reports:
In today’s feature report, WFHB Sports Correspondent Onyi Afoaku speaks to a local researcher who hopes his head trauma study will make high school football safer. We turn now to that feature report.
Up next, Fraud Newsreel on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. 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 Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Onyi Afoaku
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.
