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William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome Elder Derek LaMonte House, Pastor-Elect of the Light House Community Church. PART ONE Hosea and Boone speak with Elder House, discussing the Elder’s sit-down with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton, the opioid epidemic, and the role of the church in the community. Hosts: William Hosea and Clarence Boone Bring It On! is produced by Clarence …

Monroe County Emergency Management Director Allison Moore is working to ensure county residents receive help in the wake of a disaster. Moore presented the Monroe County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan to the Bloomington City Council, last week. The federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, requires that counties have an emergency plan in place. Moore said FEMA requires the plan be updated …

Monroe County Emergency Management Director Alison Moore is working to ensure county residents receive help in the wake of a disaster; The Bloomington-based domestic violence shelter Middle Way House announced this afternoon a new slate of officers, including a new president. FEATURE The second annual Bloomington and South Central Indiana Opioid Summit takes September 18 and 19, at the Monroe Convention Center. …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Bill mentions the torrential downpour ‘toad strangler’, no gardening this weekend with the remnants of a tropical storm coming through, many flood warnings, deer cul at Griffy Lake statistics, talk about same, hunting season news and calendars, new rules on allowing antlerless deer taking in Indiana, Brickyard race may be …

Monroe County’s three commissioners will each get paid the same amount next year, a salary of $35,257. Currently, the president of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners receives about $700 more annually than the other two commissioners. The Monroe County Council approved the change yesterday, in its second round of budget hearings. Council members Marty Hawk and Cheryl Munson support …

The Boston Gazette coined the term “gerrymandering,” in 1812, after then-Governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. As League of Women Voter of Bloomington-Monroe County President Ann Birch explains, Gerry infamously signed a bill that redistricted the state, creating a political district map that was so curvy and complex that people said it looked like a giant salamander—a Gerrymander! A Minute of Civics …

On Labor Day weekend, Rev. Forrest Gilmore drove to Madison, Indiana. Gilmore and Bloomington residents spent their Saturday with hundreds of counter-protesters, including members of the American Indian Movement, at Ku Klux Klan counter-protests during a cookout. Gilmore said the KKK “kookout” was attended by a little over a dozen members and supporters, who were separated from counter-protesters by chain-link fences …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Rich introduces his daughter Julia who is visiting for Labor day weekend. She worked in Yosemite, CA for many years and now works in Washington, DC., water quality on Lake Monroe… more discussion, news about how to treat and purify your water, bear hunts for grizzly’s in Montana stopped, Julia …

In this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, architectural preservationist Cynthia Brubaker talks about the importance of limestone in Monroe County. Limestone in southern Indiana is unique in its building properties, and began as a family-based industry. Brubaker tells the history of the buildings around Bloomington’s Courthouse Square and other places in the United States using Indiana limestone in their construction. Support …

President Donald Trump will be in Evansville tonight; Roman Catholic clergy in Indiana are facing child abuse allegations; The owners of the 18-and-over nightclub Kilroy’s Recess in Bloomington have closed down their business. FEATURE A new report by the Indiana Builders Association finds that new housing prices are increasingly pushing out first time home buyers in the state. We’ll hear from Indiana …