This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, September 5th, 2024.

Later in the program, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin provides a rundown on the awarding of $16 million dollars from the Lilly Endowment to help develop the Trades District. More in the bottom half of our program.

Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Sports Correspondent Nathan Rushemeza has your Sports News Briefing.

But first, your local headlines:

Bloomington Utilities Service Board

At the August 26th meeting of the Utilities Service Board, the board voted to approve the appointment of Katherine Zaiger as the Utilities Director.

Zaiger had been working as the Interim Utilities Director after Vic Kelson was let go during the new mayoral administration appointment changes.

The appointment of Zaiger comes after the Utility Department had to issue a water boil advisory.

Board Member Kirk White asked for an update on the boil water advisory, and what they can do moving forward to ensure utility customers are properly informed. He asked Zaiger to update them about “the good, the bad, and what we can do better.”

Zaiger responded, and explained how the error occurred, and what they are doing to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

Board President Megan Parmenter shared that she got her information from the Monroe County alert system and encouraged members of the public to sign up for it.

The Utilities Service Board will meet again on September 9th.

Feature Reports:

In today’s feature report, we have an archived edition of Prescription for Healthcare – a podcast collaboration between Medicare for All Indiana and WFHB. This month, hosts Dr. Rob Stone and Karen Green Stone welcome back Dr. Ed Weisbart from St Louis, the national Board Secretary of Physicians for a National Health Program, and a leading researcher and expert on the problems of Medicare Advantage health plans for Seniors, as opposed to traditional Medicare. We now turn to Prescription for Healthcare on the WFHB Local News.

Now it’s time for your Sports News Briefing – a brief rundown on sports news here locally, across the state and around the world. For more, we turn to WFHB Sports Correspondent Nathan Rushemeza.

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