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Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Current weather in August, Don calls in, Lake Monroe level and temperature, driving 37 is a no no… go through Gosport or Spencer to 67 if needed, Lazy Days in Gosport this week, opening windows at home with the cooler weather, seasons changing, driving to Yellowstone, fishing in Montana above …

James Parks was among the earliest homesteaders in Monroe County. A member of the first board of county commissioners in 1818., Parks later served on the Board of School Commissioners, and was elected to the Indiana legislature. 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 …

The state of Indiana is releasing funds for school districts to purchase metal detectors. The program, championed by Governor Eric Holcomb, allots one hand-held metal detector for every 250 students. Voices in the Street asks listeners whether they believe Monroe County Community School Corporation should implement the program. Voices in the Street is produced by Community Radio, WFHB. This week’s …

MCCSC administrators looked to the community last night for input on whether to add metal detectors to their school safety strategy; The Urban Land Institute has just released a draft of their recommendations for the redevelopment of the IU Hospital site on Second Street. At the top of its list is housing; A contractor will pay $10,000 in fines, after a worker …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Buddy Bill, Don Jordan, and Rich Reardin discuss Rich’s new bbq grill, Lake Monroe temperature and levels, continuing green algae problems in the lake, water treatment, hunter saftey course being offered at Paynetown, caller from Brown County asks about stripes painted on trees, more talk about cutting trees in southern …

Perry Township is a three-part edition of the Bicentennial Journal. Perry Township Trustee Dan Combs tells the history of how townships came to be, and what a township trustee did historically, and the continuing tasks of the township trustee today. In Part One, Combs about the complications of accurately surveying a township. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes …

The City of Bloomington Police Department is investigating two stabbings, one of which was fatal, which took place in the early hours of this morning; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is inviting community members to weigh in on whether or not the school corporation should implement a security program; Reported cases of Hepatitis A are on the rise throughout Southern Indiana, including …

Attorneys representing Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill are bringing a defamation lawsuit against Hill’s alleged sexual assault victims; Monroe County signs a memorandum of understanding with the City of Bloomington, outlining mutual commitments to the Monroe County Convention Center expansion; The Hoosier National Forest is adding over 100 acres to its protected land; A new property law allows Indiana landowners to mark their …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Buddy Bill, Don Jordan, and Rich Reardin discuss Lake Monroe, lake level and temperature, warnings about the blue/green algae advisory in effect for various lakes in Indiana, buying decals for boats, driving woes getting to Martinsville, Smithville farmers market has good corn, tolls on I-69 coming, 100th anniversary of the …

In this episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Guy Loftman tells his story about pledging to an IU fraternity in 1963, quitting the fraternity, and leading the IU student march against the Vietnam war.  He was a founder and president of the IU chapter of SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) and helped form the PRP, (Progressive Reform Party). In 1966, …