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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, September 26th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Woodie Bessler of the Center for Sustainable Living about empowering local residents to “go solar.” More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, we have some recent prison-related news and announcements from the producers of Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. But first, your daily headlines:
Bloomington Board of Public Safety
At the Bloomington Board of Public Safety meeting on September 20th Police Captain Scott Oldham gave the Police Department’s Report
Oldam shared that they have seen an increase in Fentanyl overdoses and vehicle accident fatality.
Oldham updated the board on expenditures that will be coming in the future.
The next Bloomington Board of Public Safety meeting will be held on October 18th.
Richland Bean Blossom School Board
On September 19th at the Richland Bean Blossom School Board meeting, board members considered a general operating bond. Assistant Superintendent Matt Irwin said the bond would help with existing needs in the school corporation.
Bond Counsel Jacob McClellan explained that the bonds would not exceed 5 million dollars. He outlined that board members were undergoing the authorization step for the general obligation bond.
Irwin explained why he believes the bonds are needed for the school corporation.
Managing Director for the Indiana Finance Office of Stifel walked through the school corporation’s financial situation in light of the G-O bonds.
The board approved the bond resolution unanimously. The R-B-B School Board will meet again on October 24th.
Feature Reports:
Up next, we have some recent prison-related news and announcements from the producers of Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. Kite Line airs each Friday at 5:30 p.m. on WFHB. The program is available online or wherever you get your podcasts.
In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze explores ways to make renewable energy available to Indiana citizens with lower incomes in his conversation with a leader from the initiative devoted to empowering locals to “go solar”.
Today, in the second installment of an ongoing series of Feature Reports, Roze speaks with Woodie Bessler of the Center for Sustainable Living, or CSL for short, about the solar projects that operate under CSL’s umbrella nonprofit organization. We turn now to Part II of the conversation on the WFHB Local News.
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 Zyro Roze.
Kite Line is produced by Mia Beach.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
