Q: Jonah Crismore, Executive Director of the Buskirk Chumley Theater, thank you for coming onto the WFHB Local News. A: Oh, thank you very much for having me. Q: The Buskirk Chumley Theater is now requiring vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test for the fall season. What led you to make that call ahead of the fall theater season? A: …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, August 30th, 2021. Later in the program, we have a Few Minutes with the Mayor – a weekly segment where Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton answers questions on community issues. In today’s segment, Mayor Hamilton discusses results from the 2020 census, the 2022 budget hearings and more. That’s coming up in today’s feature …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, August 26th, 2021. Later in the program, we have Civic Conversations – a monthly podcast collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County and WFHB. Today’s topic is redistricting with guests Julia Vaughn of Common Cause and Sonia Leerkamp of Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission. Also coming up in …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 18th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Kade Young speaks with Executive Director of New Hope for Families Emily Pike about a new homeless shelter and child care center, which is set to be completed by the end of this year. That’s coming up in today’s feature report. Also coming …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, August 16th, 2021. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of A Few Minutes with the Mayor – a weekly segment where we pose questions to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton on community issues. More coming up in the bottom half of tonight’s program. Also coming up in the next half …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, August 12th, 2021. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of Prescription for Healthcare – a monthly segment dedicated to increasing the understanding of healthcare issues for the WFHB listening community through interviews with and commentary from medical and community experts. That’s coming up in today’s feature report. Also coming …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 11th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB News speaks with Bruce Kettler, Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, about grant funding for farmers impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s coming up in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Better Beware – your …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, August 5th, 2021. Later in the program, Human Rights Activist Vauhxx Booker condemned felony charges against him related to a racist incident at Lake Monroe over one year ago. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Bloomington City Council presented ordinances for the annexation of 8 areas in Monroe County. …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 4th, 2021. Later in the program, Indiana will receive 1 million dollars in federal money to deal with ramifications of the opioid crisis. WFHB Correspondent Robert Robinson has that story in the bottom half of tonight’s show. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner provides a …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Max Campbell reports on both the City of Bloomington and the Monroe County perspectives on annexation. Campbell has spent weeks conducting interviews and reporting on the city’s effort to annex 10,000 acres of Monroe County land. Today’s feature, which aired last Thursday, concludes …
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