This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 9th, 2023.

Later in the program, we have Dark Past Bright Future – a segment highlighting Black history hosted by Liz Mitchell of WFHB’s public affairs program, Bring It On! More in today’s feature report.

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

But first, your local headlines:

Bloomington City Council

At the Bloomington City Council meeting on May 5th, the council voted to approve an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between the City of Bloomington and Monroe County. The agreement would create a joint Bloomington and Monroe County Human Rights Commission.

Bloomington Corporation Counsel Beth Cate shared the reasoning behind the joint commission.

Cate explained more about what was included in the agreement with the County. She also said that the agreement would at first be for a three year term which then could be evaluated, and changed as needed.

The council voted unanimously to approve the agreement.

The council also heard a similar ordinance, to amend Title 2 of the Bloomington Municipal Code Entitled Administration and Personnel. The amendment was to create the joint City-County Human Rights

Commission. Cate explained what the amendment would change.

The council approved the amendment unanimously. The Bloomington City Council will meet again on May 10th.

Monroe County Election Board

A banner reads, "Vote Here Today," at 401 W 7th Street, Suite 100 (Young).

On May 4th at the Monroe County Election Board, County Clerk Nicole Browne reported on the unofficial numbers from the primary election.

Board Member David Henry thanked the clerk’s office for how the primary election went.

The board then discussed how to prepare for the hearing of David Wolfe Bender.

They established their template for the hearing, and County Legal Molly Turner King said she could look it over before the hearing.

The Monroe County Election Board will hold the hearing at their next meeting on May 18th at 1 p.m.

Feature Report:

Today, we also have a special Dark Past-Bright Future segment ideally suited for the month of May featuring Garrett Morgan, the black inventor of the automotive traffic control light, and the story of an unsung black race car driver, Fred Patterson. Garrett Morgan was an African-American inventor who invented two very different and important things: the gas mask and the traffic signal.

During his long life, he also became one of the most recognized and respected African-Americans in the country. Frederick Douglas Patterson was the first African American to build motorized cars. The first Patterson automobile, the Patterson-Greenfield, rolled off the line on September 23, 1915.

Up next, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co production between Lil Bub’s Big Fund and WFHB.

Credits:

You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,

Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats - Community Access Television Services.

Our feature was produced by Abe Shapiro.

Lil Bub’s Lil Show is produced by Christine Brackenhoff and Stacy Bridavsky.

Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.

Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.