Tag Archives: property

WFHB Local News – April 2nd, 2024

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze asks Kelly Conaway, proprietor of Drift Botanicals about her reasons for starting a green cleaning company and what tips she might give for nontoxic, environmentally responsible options for Green Spring …

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February 2021: The Uncaptured Garden- Steven Stoll on Agrarian Resistance in Appalachia

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:00 — 72.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode of Partisan Gardens, we share a conversation between Ryan Richardson, a writer and activist born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains, and Steven Stoll.  Dr. Stoll teaches at Fordham University and is the author of Ramp Hollow, a celebrated agrarian history of Appalachia.   …

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Daily Local News – June 24, 2019

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:53 — 26.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHEADLINES South Bend Mayor and Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg continues to suspend campaign events, after last week’s fatal shooting of a Black man by a White police officer; A women’s health clinic is set to open in South Bend this week, despite Indiana Attorney General Curtis …

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Daily Local News – June 19, 2019

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:03 — 28.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe City of Bloomington and Indiana University are moving tonight’s Juneteenth celebration indoors; The Brown County Humane Society is raising money to construct a new animal shelter; City of Bloomington officials are pursuing plans for expanding the footprint of the new Fourth Street parking garage, but a …

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Daily Local News – August 9, 2018

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:49 — 20.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA recent report from structural engineers is prompting Bloomington officials to consider rebuilding the Fourth Street garage. Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers to beware of scams in which companies send consumers unsolicited credit cards, often touting high credit limits.  The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning of …

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Big Box Stores Benefit From Broken Tax System

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:35 — 4.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBig Box retailers aren’t paying their fair share of taxes. Monroe County Tax Assessor Judy Sharp said local officials are getting tied up at state courts, when large corporations appeal the assessed tax value on their properties. Sharp said that can cost the county millions of dollars, …

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Aerial Photos of Bloomington Approved for Property Assessment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:59 — 1.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Monroe County Commission approved a $271,000 contract on February 21 with a company that plans to take aerial photographs of the entire County. The company, Pictometry International Corporation, would fly over the area to take high-resolution pictures for the County Assessor’s office. Assessor Judy Sharp said …

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