BLOOMINGTON – Hoosier Energy announced last Tuesday their plans to close The Merom Generating Station in Sullivan County in 2023, affecting nearly 200 utility workers. Founded in 1949, Hoosier Energy is a non-profit generation and transmission cooperative. It serves 18 member electric cooperatives in central and southern Indiana, as well as southeastern Illinois. The cooperative’s mission is to provide members …
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In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner provides the history of PCBs in Monroe County. But first, your local headlines. Planning Director Kevin Tolloty proposed a tax abatement for Richland Senior Citizen Housing to the Ellettsville Town Council. Hoosier Energy plans to close a Sullivan County power plant due to a switch to more environmentally sustainable sources of energy. …
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Law firm Mallor Grodner LLP filed a tort claim notice against the City of Bloomington representing activist and academic Cara Caddoo. A tort claim is a civil case brought against a party if it caused the plaintiff suffering, loss or harm – resulting in legal liability. The law firm said Caddoo was wrongfully arrested at the Bloomington Farmers Market in …
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This week celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Junior. King fought tirelessly against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1950s and 60s. Fifty-two years after King’s death, a study by the Pew Center for People in the Press shows the United States still suffers from racial inequality. Rasha Kamhawi looks at how Bloomington remembers his legacy. In a national …
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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, January 24th, 2020. Today’s headlines: Deputy Attorney Stephen Lucas proposed a recommendation to amend the Bloomington Municipal Code. Lucas proposed adding a chapter referring to non-consensual towing business. The Monroe County School Board selected Jacinda Townsend Gides as their 6th district representative. The School Board interviewed 6 candidates in their January twenty …
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On December 20, 2019 President Trump signed the bill for the national increase of purchasing and using tobacco devices from 18 to 21. The bill took immediate effect once signed. Beginning in the summer of 2020, it will be a violation of federal law to sell any smoking and tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. 20 …
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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Rasha Kamhawy dives into an interview with Bloomington Black Lives Matter. Meanwhile, Katrine Bruner provides a recap of the recently passed smoking age restriction. But first, your local headlines. Bloomington Fourth Street parking garage construction delays are costing the city $2,000 a week …
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Two weeks ago, eight advocates and eight bishops, released a proposal that calls for a “amicable separation” of the United Methodist Church. The proposal prompted a special session of the church’s legislative session last February. The special session, which addressed full inclusion of the LGBTQ community, was left unresolved. Lisa Schubert Nowling is the lead pastor of the First United …
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The Bloomington Metropolitan Planning organization Policy Committee discussed the Indianapolis Department of Transportation’s state-wide Safety Performance Maximum Targets for 2020. Officials discussed land reserved for Convention Center Expansion at a City and County Convention Center Joint Session held on January Thirteenth. Ellettsville Town Council discussed a flood report from last weekend’s rain. Trinitas Development requested approval of a Planned Unit …
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The dramatic escalation of tensions started last Friday with the killing of Iran’s top military leader, Qassem Soleimani. The killing was approved by President Trump and carried out by a drone missile strike in Iraq. Soleimani was the leader of Iran’s regional military intervention and a revered figure in Iran. Soleimani’s burial on Wednesday came just hours after Iran retaliated …
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