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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 5th, 2022.
Later in the program, Big Talk producer Michael Glab speaks with IU Cinema Director Alicia Kozma. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Sports Correspondent Onyi Afoaku provides a rundown on local, state and global news stories in the WFHB Sports News Briefing. More following today’s feature. But first, your local headlines:
Monroe County Commissioners
At the Monroe County Commissioners meeting on June 29th, President Julie Thomas read a statement on behalf of the commissioners, signed on to a local public officials statement on the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
The commissioners shared a proclamation about the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Commissioner Penny Githens said that from now on June 28th will be recognized as Pride Day in Monroe County.
Thomas also shared a proclamation making June 29th 2022 as Eric Evans day in honor of Director of Technical Services Eric Evans who is leaving his position. According to Githens, Evans was hired in 2013 and helped the county get through a variety of obstacles.
Commissioner Lee Jones said that Evans was an integral part of the switch to the Zoom meetings to keep county business going during the pandemic.
Next the commissioners approved a request from the Parks Board to fund a “Painting in Nature” Program. Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation John Robertson presented the agreement with Sarah Ericson
Commissioner Jones asked if there would be an age limit on the program. Robertson said that it would be open to everyone. The commissioners approved the funding unanimously.
The next commissioners meeting will be held on July 6th.
Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission
At the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission meeting on June 30th Historic Preservation Program Manager Gloria Colom Braña presented a petition to move the house located at 701 West 4th Street in the Greater Prospect Hill Historic District.
Braña shared that the petitioner, Peter Haralovich wants to move the house to the back of the property and to construct a new house in its place.
Braña commented that this is a solution they have come to after many months of discussion.
Haralovich explained what his goals are for the house and the property.
The commission voted to approve the petition unanimously.
The next meeting will be held on July 14th.
Feature Reports:
Up next, we have an excerpt from Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. Kite Line airs at 5:30 p.m. each Friday on WFHB. The program is available online or wherever you get your podcasts. We turn now to a roundup of prison disturbance as compiled by the Perilous Chronicle.
In today’s feature report, Big Talk producer Michael Glab speaks with IU Cinema Director Alicia Kozma. Big Talk is a public affairs program featuring interviews with some of Bloomington’s most fascinating people. The program airs at 5:30 each Thursday and again on Friday at 11:30 on WFHB. We turn now to an excerpt from Glab’s interview with IU Cinema Director Alicia Kozma.
Up next, WFHB Sports Correspondent Onyi Afoaku provides a rundown on local, state and global news stories in the WFHB Sports News Briefing. We turn to our sports correspondent 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.
Kite Line is produced by Mia Beach.
Our feature was produced by Michael Glab.
The WFHB Sports News Briefing was produced by Onyi Afoaku.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
