Tag Archives: Coronavirus in Bloomington

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday December 22nd, 2021. Later in the program, Covid-19 cases are on the rise across the state as Indiana reported its first positive case involving the Omicron variant. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Log4J Mess on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. But first, your Environmental …

Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 Later in the program, WFHB News spoke over Zoom with Raheem Elmore and Christina Elem, the two artists who designed the Black Lives Matter Street mural on Sixth Street earlier this month. Elmore and Elem walk through what this public art installation means for the city – …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, March 30th 2021. This week, we present a four-part WFHB News Special where we revisit the stories we covered over the last year. We selected four areas of reporting, which include: Homelessness in Bloomington, the Coronavirus Pandemic, Social Justice Reporting and the Environmental Edition. In our second installment of this series, we …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 8th, 2021. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of A Few Minutes with the Mayor – a weekly segment where we ask Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton listener-posed questions on community issues. Also coming up in the next half hour, Covid-19 cases are trending downward across the state and …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 1st, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman speaks with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in our weekly segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. In today’s segment, Mayor Hamilton answers listener-posed questions on gathering-size limits, the Covid-19 vaccine and homelessness in Bloomington. Also coming up, we revisit …

A limited supply of about 5,000 Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive at IU Health Bloomington Hospital later this week. Last Wednesday, the Monroe County Board of Health discussed its strategy for distributing the Covid-19 vaccine – which will likely be from the pharmaceutical company, Pfizer. Penny Caudill, Monroe County Health Administrator, said said healthcare workers are a top priority …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 28th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young breaks down last night’s second and final governor’s debate. More election coverage in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment. But first, your local news brief: The Indiana State …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, October 19th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman talks to Mayor John Hamilton for our regular Monday segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. Also coming up in the next half hour, you will hear from WFHB Correspondent Jake Jacobson about the importance of community radio during …

All is quiet near Fountain Square. A sign on the door to the mall gives a notice it will remain closed on Wednesday, March 25th until further notice. You can hear sound of cars passing by, but it’s not busy downtown for a Tuesday afternoon. The sidewalks are nearly empty with an exception of a jogger, a dog-walker and a …

Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, March 25th, 2020. Coming up in today’s feature report, we have an interview with the owner of Vance Music about the future of his business in the coming months. Also coming up in the next half hour, Middle Way House talks about the increase of domestic violence when school is …