City of Bloomington Fire Department Battalion Chief Neville Vaughan tells the story of the December, 1925 accident – when City Fire Truck #1 was struck by a train, while responding to an alarm. Fire Chief Clarence Strain Died as a result of the accident. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information …
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Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has written an opinion piece, calling for civility and unity in politics, and in day to day life; Top Republican legislative leaders say they don’t expect lawmakers will take any action toward removing Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill from office; Indiana lawmakers and businesses are pushing for an increase in the state’s cigarette taxes; Another …
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Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Lake Monroe Report, Salvation Army toy drive from 2-7 at the old Buddy Bills Bait Barn on Moffet lane, RIP Roy Clark, discussion about the California fires, smoke coming all the way across country, mountain lion tracks found in southern indiana, story about a friend of Don’s who found tracks, …
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Bloomington’s Sofra Cafe was closed last week by the Indiana Department of Revenue for 18 thousand dollars in unpaid taxes. The Turkish restaurant, located at 340 S. Walnut St., is owned and operated by Naciye and Mehmet Akgun, a married couple. Mehmet says they’re waiting to hear back from the state on how much they need to pay the state …
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Monroe County Election officials are verifying ballot tabulations in the Monroe County Council District 2 race; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, acting on behalf of the state, is filing a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill was elected by his peers this weekend as the vice chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association; A Catholic High School guidance counselor, who …
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Recent drops in temperatures can exacerbate the problems faced by those experiencing homelessness. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council says hypothermia can set in at anywhere from 32 – 50 degrees Fahrenheit. When it gets cold, body heat escapes through the skin and internal temperatures can drop to dangerous lows. In Bloomington, The Shalom Community Center provides shelter, …
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Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge announced an exploratory committee will look into the her candidacy for Bloomington Mayor. Barge made the announcement at a press conference at RCA Park, in Bloomington. She criticized current Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton’s administration, referring to the city’s failed annexation attempt and the publishing of addresses of overdoses on an opioid map hosted by the …
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Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Rich utters the scary word ‘snow’, deer season comes in next saturday 11-17-2018, California (Proposition 7) permanently ends Daylight Savings Time, discussion about local high school football, state record for blue catfish caught in Kentucky, gun season (for deer) comes in next weekend, safety in the woods, mountain lion photo …
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Progressive organizations are calling on supporters to turn out in the streets this afternoon. Common Dreams and MoveOn.org are advocating for supporters to protest the forced resignation of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions is a Republican, and has been no friend to progressive and left-leaning organizations. But MoveOn.org and Common Dreams are protesting his ouster, after Trump announced his …
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In this second episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Tom Schwoegler, a long time coach for a Little 500 team, talks about being behind the scenes in Bloomington and Monroe County during the filming of Breaking Away. The Academy-Award winning film was made 40 years ago. The Bicentennial Journal—looking back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. Support for …
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