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Monroe County Election officials are verifying ballot tabulations in the Monroe County Council District 2 race. After voting closed on November 6th, an error was discovered in the program that reads the data collected from ballot scanners. The program was reading the race as under-voted. Republican board member William Ellis explained voters are meant to cast one vote in the …

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, …

In this episode, Monroe County Veteran’s Service Officer Mary Elftman tells the story of Andrew Ferguson, the only African-American Revolutionary War veteran buried in Indiana. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website.  

Indiana Senator Todd Young is campaigning to lead the National Senate Republicans’ Campaign, in 2020. The Associated Press reports this Wednesday, Young is likely to be confirmed by fellow Republicans to lead their campaign during the presidential election year. So far the first-term Republican Senator does not face any opponents, and has received the endorsement of Senate Majority Leader Mitch …

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 …

While most counties had reported midterm election results by at least 11 p.m. last night, Porter county, with 132 precincts in a predominantly Democratic area of the state, is still tallying votes. Porter County’s commissioners and its voter registration office said vote counting began this morning. The county’s election board said results won’t be released until votes are counted in …

Nearly 60 percent of registered voters in Monroe County cast ballots in yesterday’s midterm election. That’s despite several polling places in Monroe County running out of ballots. Monroe County Election Board Chair William Ellis said some voters waited three to four hours. Voter turnout during this year’s midterm election surpassed the 2016 presidential election. Ellis said that’s unprecedented in Monroe …

Indiana was the scene of major Republican wins last night; Ballot counting is still underway in Northwest Indiana’s Porter County; Full Election returns are in for Monroe County – Democrats have unsurprisingly largely swept races; The Bloomington Plan Commission is voicing initial support for a large, mixed use development at Pete Ellis Drive and Longview; FEATURE Polling sites around Monroe County ran out …

Nearly 60 percent of registered voters in Monroe County cast ballots in yesterday’s midterm election. That’s despite several polling places in Monroe County running out of ballots. Monroe County Election Board Chair William Ellis said some voters waited three to four hours. “I wish I could tell you it didn’t discourage turnout, but it did,” Ellis said. “Let me be …

Paper ballots ran out at two precincts in Monroe County. One pollworker said they’ve been continuously printing and delivering ballots to voter precincts since this morning; Races in Indiana are likely to indicate whether or not a so-called ‘blue wave’ is breaking across the country; Yesterday, the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approved leveraging one million dollars in TIF revenue to attract funding for …