Veteran service organizations have a problem: their volunteer pool is aging out. Not enough younger volunteers are signing up to replace the older volunteers who are retiring. Jenny Tracy discovered this problem at the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 in Bloomington when she went there looking for help while her husband was deployed. Now she pays it forward by supporting …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 15th, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondent Kelsey Pease provides a roundup of the latest Monroe County Board of Commissioners meeting. More in today’s headlines. That’s Michelle Moss, Bloomington Volunteer Network Coordinator, here to announce the 2024 winners of the Be More Awards. We celebrate people working for positive …
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Bloomington is teeming with people working for positive change in our community. The annual Be More Awards celebrates them. The 2024 awards will be presented at 6:30pm on Thursday April 25 in a public event at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Bloomington Volunteer Network Coordinator Michelle Moss announces those winners in this special episode of Activate! Activate! is a partnership between WFHB …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 11th, 2024. Later in the program, we have Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson gave her first State of the City …
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Bloomington is waging war against a foreign invader. Asian bush honeysuckle is choking out our native flora, and the return of warmer weather means this invasive species is once again on the grow. Paul Murphy is an intern on the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Urban Greenspace Team and he’s hoping you’ll sign up for a “Weed Wrangle” to …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 4th, 2024. Later in the program, the Bloomington City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities and for delivery of humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we bring you …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB News spoke with Christina Avery and Haley Miller, two reporters from the Limestone Post magazine. Avery and Miller authored a two-part series on food insecurity for Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 1st, 2024. In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin reads an item from his weekly newsletter for the WFHB Local News. More in the bottom half of tonight’s newscast. Local high school students Sophia Craiutu and Iris Jones are on a mission to change the …
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A trip overseas led high school student Sophia Craiutu to realize she was living in a media bubble. Sophia and her friend Iris Jones founded Global Learners on a mission to change the way American kids receive and perceive information about what’s going on in the world. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, March 27th. Later in the program, candidates for the Monroe County Council-At Large race faced off in a forum discussing the new jail, the cost of childcare, affordable housing and more. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, Better Beware – your weekly consumer watchdog segment on …
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