This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 1st, 2025.

In today’s newscast, you will hear Bloomington native Taylor Minnick, a star player on the Indiana University softball team. Minnick just graduated from IU as the softball program’s all-time homerun queen. More from Minnick and head coach Shonda Stanton later in the show in a feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund.

But first, your local headlines:

Commissioners Address Public Health, Property Taxes and County Fair Programs

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners met on June 26, 2025. During department updates, Martha Miller from Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation shared details about the first annual “conservation day” at the upcoming Monroe County Fair.

Next, County Auditor Brianne Gregory made note of recent legislation which will impact property tax reductions.

The board also discussed a service agreement for the Health Department, which would allow them to test and decontaminate homes where meth labs have been seized by the Indiana state police. There are currently 11 homes waiting to receive this treatment. Commissioner Jody Madeira emphasized the importance of this service.

The board voted to pass the agreement unanimously.

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners will meet again on July 3rd, 2025.

Monroe County Library Board Approves New Bookmobile Vendor

The Monroe County Public Library Board of Trustees met on Thursday, June 26th. The meeting was held because there was not a quorum of board members at the previous meeting on June 18th. Library Director Grier Carson began by sharing that the current bookmobile has reached the end of its lifespan.

Carson explained that the steps to begin the building of the new bookmobile are underway. A vendor needed to be approved to build the vehicle. Carson said that library staff was impressed by a vendor called TechOps. The board unanimously voted to approve the bid proposal and purchase agreement for the new bookmobile.

The next meeting of the Monroe County Public Library Board of Trustees will take place on July 16th.

Feature Reports:

In recent weeks, a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have left Bloomington residents on edge. Community advocates say ICE’s presence has led to fear, confusion and the cancellation of public events. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Ella Cummings speaks with local organizers, legal experts and city officials about the impact and the community’s response to ICE activity in Bloomington. We now re-broadcast that feature report on the WFHB Local News.

The IU softball team made it to the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row this year, but were eliminated on May 17th in the regional finals. Still, it was a historic season for the seniors on the team – Brianna Copeland broke the program’s all-time homerun record, and then star senior and Bloomington native Taylor Minnick broke it again with 45 homeruns. Minnick spoke to correspondent Peter Miller, who also interviews head coach Shonda Stanton, in a feature report produced in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University.

Up next, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. We turn now to that segment on the WFHB Local News.

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