Monroe County Emergency Management encourages area residents to file storm damage reports; Candidates are lining up to run in the May Primary for local municipal elections; Election board receives letter from Ellettsville officials requesting a single polling site; Monroe County Community School Corporation is the largest tax beneficiary in Monroe County. FEATURE Michael Glab talks with veteran area journalist Mike …
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The “community” in WFHB volunteer-powered community radio was a strong draw for Chuck Beckett as he was looking for a place to give back as a volunteer in his retirement. The atmosphere and people at the station reminded him of his time years ago at his college radio station. From music to news to community features and activities, he has …
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Senator Joe Donnelly stopped in Ellettsville this afternoon. The incumbent Democrat is up for re-election this Fall; A statewide law, concerning the identity of parents who surrendered their children for adoption, went into effect yesterday; The Indiana State Department of Health recorded a net increase in the number of abortion procedures carried out in the state; Indiana University alumni elected Donna Spears to …
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Dr. John Labban has volunteered his services through Volunteers in Medicine since they opened in 2007, providing prenatal care for many women in the community who are not U.S. citizens or may not have access to insurance coverage for prenatal and delivery services. Without his compassionate service through the VIM clinic, these women would typically go without care for themselves …
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An Ohio-based animal rights group is accusing the Indiana University School of Medicine of neglecting it’s lab animals. About 20 people gathered across the street from the Monroe County Correctional Center on Sunday to show support for incarcerated mothers. The City of Bloomington is holding the Black y Brown Arts Festival this Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at …
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Original air date: 07/24/2017 Each family celebrates the holidays a little differently; we could all learn from Lindsay Schroeder’s commitment to service as a hallmark of her holiday season. For many years, Lindsay has designed and created hand-sewn ornaments to raise money for WildCare. Lindsay works at College Mall Veterinary Hospital, and is able to sell her ornaments there throughout …
Read More »Tech companies who helped create the master plan for Bloomington’s Certified Tech Park are raising concerns about the design; an area developer is suing the town of Ellettsville for refusing their proposal to build a new apartment complex; City of Bloomington Utilities issued a series of sanitary sewer overflow advisories; the Bloomington Utilities Service Board reviewed a $40.5 million budget request …
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