>> INDIANA NEWSDESKINDIANA NEWSDESK IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> COMING UP ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.

A NEW RULE IS IN EFFECT THAT BANS TENTS AND ENCLOSED STRUCTURES FROM BLOOMINGTON CITY PARKS DURING THE DAYTIME.

>> THEY WANT THE HOMELESS GONE, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO?

IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM WHEREVER THEY GO.

>> THE CITY SAYS THE NEW MEASURES DUE TO SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERNS IN PUBLIC AREAS.

THE ROAD TO RECOVERY IN SOLOMON, FIVE MONTHS AFTER A TORNADO TORE THROUGH THE TOWN IS PROVING TO BE A LONG AND EXPENSIVE ONE.

>> YOU DO GET A RUSH OF VOLUNTEERS AFTER A DISASTER.

IT'S FRESH, THEY SEE IT IN THE PAPER EVERY DAY, THAT TENDS TO FADE.

>> OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THEY'LL NEED 6 TO $7 MILLION FOR RECOVERY EFFORTS.

AND A BLOOMINGTON COUPLE RUNNING A MUSIC ACADEMY OUT OF THEIR RESIDENCE THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HAVE FOUND A HOME ON THE CITY'S SOUTH SIDE.

WE'LL HAVE THESE STORIES PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE RIGHT NOW ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>> WELCOME TO INDIANA NEWSDESK, I'M JOE HREN.

A NEW RULE PROHIBITING TENTS OR OTHER ENCLOSED STRUCTURES IN BLOOMINGTON CITY PARKS DURING THE DAYTIME WENT INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK.

THE RULE,PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE THE BOARD OF PARKS COMMISSIONERS, HAS SPARKED CONCERNS FROM ADVOCATES AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

BENTE BOUTHIER HAS THIS REPORT.

>> A BLOOMINGTON POLICE OFFICER WALKED THROUGH SEMINARY PARK BEFORE NOON WEDNESDAY, INFORMING PEOPLE THAT TENTS WOULD NO LONGER BE ALLOWED.

AT THAT POINT, ONE TENT WAS UP.

A COUPLE PEOPLE PACKED A TENT THAT WASN'’T SET UP YET AFTER THE OFFICER SPOKE TO THEM.

THE NEW RULE PASSED LAST WEEK AT A PARKS MEETING.

IT SAYS, "“NO PERSON SHALL ERECT, OCCUPY, OR OTHERWISE UTILIZE A TENT OR OTHER MAKESHIFT ENCLOSED STRUCTURE ON ANY PROPERTY UNDER THE BLOOMINGTON PARKS DEPARTMENT.

"” GALIN PHEYLAN, WHO IS HOMELESS, ATTENDED THE MEETING.

HE'’S PRETTY SURE THE AREA HE STAYS ON IS PUBLIC, AND HE'’S FRUSTRATED WITH THE CITY'’S DECISION.

> >THEY JUST WANT THE HOMELESS GONE, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.

OKAY, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO?

IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME PROBLEM WHEREVER THEY GO.

>> HE SAYS IT DIDN'’T LEAVE ROOM FOR COMPROMISE OR ADDRESS ANY OF THE ISSUES RAISED.

>> THEY WANTED TO PUSH THE ISSUES ASIDE, ALONG WITH THE HOMELESS, WITHOUT DEALING WITH THE ISSUES.

>> THE NEW RULE REFERENCES CONCERN OF HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED TO "“ABANDONED PROPERTY, ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, AND ACCUMULATION OF GARBAGE"” -— WHICH BLOOMINGTON'’S OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TIM STREET SAYS IS SUPPORTED BY 19-HUNDRED INCIDENT REPORTS FROM THE PARK'S CONTRACTED SECURITY.

FROM AUGUST 2022 TO JULY 2023, SWITCHYARD PARKS AND SEMINARY SQUARE HAD THE MOST INCIDENTR EPORTS-—MORE THAN 500 AND 400 RESPECTIVELY.

THE MOST COMMON INCIDENT CATEGORIES WERE SPILL MESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE-— EACH WITH MORE THAN 300 REPORTS.

HE SAYS SWITCHYARD DOES HAVE SOME SECURITY PATROLS EXCLUSIVE TO THOSE AREAS.

>> SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT SWITCHYARD WOULD ALSO SORT OF SEE MAYBE SOME MORE INCIDENTS THAN SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS.

>> THE FOUR-MEMBER BOARD PASSED THE RULE UNANIMOUSLY.

>> IN A ROLL CALL VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR... >> AYE.

>> MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.

>> PARK COMMISSIONER KATHLEEN MILLS SAYS THERE'’S A NEED FOR MORE SOCIAL SERVICES BUT THAT'’S NOT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT'’S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.

>> AS THE PEOPLE WHO OVERSEE >> AS THE PEOPLE WHO OVERSEE WITH THE DECISIONS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT MAKES, WE CAN'T REALLY CONTINUE THIS CYCLE OF -- THE NEEDLE REMOVAL AND THE TRASH REMOVAL AND THE STORING OF BELONGINGS.

>> IT'’S NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CITY'’S RESTRICTED PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

TENTS WERE ALREADY NOT ALLOWED AT NIGHT, A RULE THE CITY STARTED ENFORCING IN DECEMBER 2020, REMOVING TENTS AND POSSESSIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FROM SEMINARY SQUARE.

IT ALSO STARTED ENFORCING A RULE AGAINST CAMPING IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.

THOSE ACTIONS OPPOSED PANDEMIC CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL GUIDANCE THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN PLACE IF THEY HAD NO PLACE TO GO.

NOW THE FEDERAL COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IS OVER.

BEACON INC IS A DAY SHELTER AND SERVICE PROVIDER A QUARTER MILE DOWN THE STREET FROM SEMINARY SQUARE.

ITS DIRECTOR, REV.

FORREST GILMORE, SAYS THERE'’S STILL A LACK OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> SO UNTIL WE DEAL WITH THE IMPORTANT ISSUES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP DEALING WITH THESE SMALLER ISSUES AND DOING IT IN A WAY THAT IN MANY, MANY TIMES REDUCES OUR HUMANITY.

>> HE ADDED EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND COLD ARE HIS IMMEDIATE CONCERNS.

ROBERT ANTWON BROWN IS STAYING AT THE WHEELER SHELTER FOR MEN.

HE WAS SPENDING THE DAY AT SEMINARY SQUARE LAST THURSDAY THE DAY AFTER THE RULE PASSED.

HE SAYS IT WILL BE HARD ON HIM AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO SPEND TIME IN THE PARK, BECAUSE IT'’S ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES HE'’S ABLE TO GO SOME DAYS.

>> SO YOU TELL ME I'M LIMITED.

I'M ALREADY LIMITED.

NOW, YOU LIMITED ME MORE.

>> HE WANTS QUALIFICATIONS TO BE LOWERED FOR HOUSING TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE.

HE ADDED EVERY PERSON EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAS A DIFFERENT SITUATION AND WILL BE AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY.

FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK, ENTE.

A COMPANY THAT WANTS TO STORE ITS CARBON EMISSIONS UNDER-GROUT HELD A MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO WELL RESIDENT'S SAFETY CONCERNS.

IT HAS APPLIED FOR A PERMIT FOR THE PROJECT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, BUT AS INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S REBECCA THIELE REPORTS, MANY RESIDENTS WORRY FROM PIPELINE LEAKS TO EARTHQUAKES.

>> UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELLS ARE NOTHING NEW.

THE COMPANY SAYS THERE ARE NEARLY 18 THOUSAND OF THEM IN INDIANA ALONE.

BUT RESIDENT CLATE SANQUENETTI SAYS THOSE STATISTICS ARE MISLEADING -— VERY FEW PERMITS HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO INJECT THIS MUCH C-O-2.

>> YOU'RE SAYING THE 180,000 WELLS, NO, THE TWO WELLS.

THERE'’S ONLY TWO CLASS VI WELLS IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY.

>> THE WABASH VALLEY PROJECT WOULD ALSO BE BIGGER THAN THE TWO IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

THOSE PROJECTS CAN STORE UP TO SEVEN MILLION TONS OF CO2 COMBINED.

WABASH VALLEY HOPES TO STORE UP TO 20 MILLION OVER 12 YEARS.

RESIDENTS EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT TEST WELLS FOR THE PERMIT WERE DRILLED ON THE COMPANY'’S PROPERTY INSTEAD OF THE PROPOSED INJECTION SITES.

WABASH VALLEY RESOURCES SAYS IT WILL TEST THOSE SITES AFTER IT RECEIVES THE PERMIT BUT BEFORE IT STARTS INJECTING C-O-2.

>> WE WILL BE DOING A WELL ON THESE TWO SITES, AND THEY ALL HAVE TO BE APPROVED.

SO WE'LL KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY DIFFERENCES, WE WOULD SEE IT, AND IT'S ALL BEING REGULATED BY THE E.P.A.

>> FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'’M REBECCA THIELE.

>> THE E-P-A DOESN'’T HAVE A SET DEADLINE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO APPROVE WABASH VALLEY RESOURCES'’PERMIT.

WE'RE JOINED NOW BY CALI LICHTER FOR MORE HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW, CALI.

>> THANKS, JOE.

>>> INDIANA'’S NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN IS FINALLY IN EFFECT, AFTER WEEKS OF LEGAL UNCERTAINTY.

INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING'’S BRANDON SMITH REPORTS THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT MONDAY DENIED ABORTION PROVIDERS'’ LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO HALT THE BAN.

>> THE LAW BANS ABORTIONS EXCEPT FOR IN LIMITED CASES: WHEN THE LIFE OR SERIOUS HEALTH OF THE PREGNANT PERSON IS AT RISK; WHEN THERE'’S A LETHAL FETAL ANOMALY, BUT ONLY UP TO 20 WEEKS; OR IN CASES OF RAPE OR INGEST, BUT ONLY UP TO 10 WEEKS.

THE STATE SUPREME COURT UPHELD THE BAN AS CONSTITUTIONAL NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO.

BUT THE A-C-L-U, ON BEHALF OF ABORTION CLINICS, TRIED TO GET THE JUSTICES TO RECONSIDER.

IT ASKED FOR THE BAN TO BE HALTED WHILE THE COURTS DECIDE HOW FAR THE SERIOUS HEALTH EXCEPTION EXTENDS.

THE SUPREME COURT DECLINED THAT REQUEST.

CHIEF JUSTICE LORETTA RUSH DID EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE ABORTION BAN'’S IMPACT, WHILE NOTING THAT THE A-C-L-U'’S LEGAL EFFORT TO BETTER DEFINE SERIOUS HEALTH RISK MUST GO THROUGH THE NORMAL JUDICIAL PROCESS.

THE BAN HAD BEEN PRACTICALLY IN EFFECT SINCE AUGUST 1, SINCE ABORTION CLINICS HAD STOPPED PROVIDING ABORTION CARE AND HOSPITALS WERE FOLLOWING THE BAN'’S LIMITED EXCEPTIONS.

FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'M BRANDON SMITH FROM THE STATEHOUSE.

>>> GLOBAL DRUG MANUFACTURER CATALENT IS BEING ACCUSED OF CUTTING CORNERS ON COVID-19 VACCINE PRODUCTION IN A SHAREHOLDER LAWSUIT.

THE LAWSUIT FOCUSES ON THE COVID-RELATED PRODUCTS AND REPORTS FROM AUGUST 2021 TO OCTOBER 2022.

AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, THE COMPANY FACED AN INCREASINGLY LARGE DEMAND FOR COVID-RELATED PRODUCTS, MANY COMING FROM ITS FACILITY IN BLOOMINGTON.

THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS CATALENT IGNORED SAFETY RULES, PRIORITIZED DEMANDS, AND FALSELY REPORTED STEADY REVENUE GROWTH DESPITE DECREASING VACCINE DEMAND.

>>> THE MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION STARTED THE ACADEMIC YEAR WITH ENOUGH STAFF TO COVER ALL ITS BUS ROUTES.

THE CORPORATION HAS 84 ROUTES AND 89 DRIVERS, ACCORDING TO THE CORPORATION'’S DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SCOTT WADDELL.

HE'’S STILL LOOKING TO HIRE A FEW MORE DRIVERS.

THE CORPORATION HAD TO CHANGE SCHOOL START TIMES LAST AUGUST TO ACCOMMODATE STAFF SHORTAGES.

WADDELL SAYS INCREASES TO DRIVER PAY OVER THE LAST YEAR AND AN ADDED $1,000 SIGNING BONUS HELPED LURE DRIVERS ONTO THE STAFF THIS YEAR.

>> THAT COMBINATION, AGAIN, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WORKING THOSE THINGS THROUGH BUT RECRUITING.

THE FINAL BONUS, AS WELL AS THE PAY INCREASE REALLY HELPED IN RECRUITING.

>> WADDELL SAYS THEY'’VE DECREASED LOST INSTRUCTION TIME FOR STUDENTS, BUT IT'’S STILL AN AREA THEY'’REWORKING ON.

HE SAYS HE NEEDS TO HIRE FOUR MORE DRIVERS.

>>> UNION UPS WORKERS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE LATEST CONTRACT NEGOTIATED BY THE TEAMSTERS UNION.

LOCAL AND NATIONAL UNION LEADERS STRONGLY ADVOCATED IN FAVOR OF THE CONTRACT, CALLING IT A '‘HISTORIC'’ WIN THAT GUARANTEES WAGE INCREASES AND AIR CONDITIONING IN NEW DELIVERY VEHICLES, PROHIBITS FORCED OVERTIME ON DAYS OFF, AND MORE.

THIS APPROVAL ENDS THE THREAT OF AN ECONOMY-DEVASTATING STRIKE AND SETS THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT IN PLACE.

>>> PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM WANT THE GOVERNOR TO STOP A PROPOSAL THEY SAY WILL REDUCE ACCESS TO A COMMON BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, INDIANA'S FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED A NEW MEDICAID RATE OF AROUND 55 DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS THERAPY WITH A REGISTERED BEHAVIORAL TECHNICIAN.

PARENTS AND ADVOCATES SAY THAT ISN'’T ENOUGH TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE.

>> I WOULD LOVE FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING THESE DECISIONS TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN CENTERS.

>> LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SUZANNE CROUCH REQUESTED A DELAY IN FINALIZING THESE RATES IN A LETTER TO THE F-S-S-A SECRETARY, BUT GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB SAYS THE STATE IS OVERDUE FOR A SET STANDARD.

>>> THANKS TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY'’S LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTER, A 32-PAGE PHRASE BOOK WILL HELP BRIDGE THE LANGUAGE BARRIER BETWEEN U.S. MILITARY AND UKRAINIANS.

AUBREY WRIGHT HAS THE STORY.

>> THE BOOKS ARE SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN A SOLDIER'’S POCKET, AND INCLUDE UKRAINIAN TRANSLATIONS OF ABOUT 20 TOPICS, INCLUDING GREETINGS, DIRECTIONS AND THEY SAY THE PROJECT TOOK TWO MONTHS.

>> WE QUAT THE CALL FROM OUR PARTNERS THEY WANTED A MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITH OUR UKRAINIAN ALLIES.

MY GOAL IS TO GIVE THEM THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT.

>> UKRAINIAN LINGUIST YULIIA DYBKA FLED HER HOME AFTER THE RUSSIAN INVASION AND RELOCATED IN COLUMBUS.

SHY WAS LEAD TRANSLATOR.

>> I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

YEAH, BECAUSE IT JUST MEANT A LOT FOR ME, FIRST OF ALL, AS A UKRAINIAN, THAT PEOPLE CARE.

>> SHE SAYS THE PROJECT LIKE THIS IS A "“HUGE CONTRIBUTION"” FOR UKRAINIANS AND HOPES THE BOOKS BUILD TRUST AND COOPERATION.

FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK, I'’M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>> THE PHRASE BOOKS ARE JUST PART OF I-U'S OVERALL SUPPORT OF UKRAINE.

LAST YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED THE IU-UKRAINE NON-RESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM TO HOST AND PROVIDE A STIPEND FOR 33 UKRAINIAN SCHOLARS.

>>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS ENTERED ITS FINAL SCHOOL YEAR MONDAY.

THE CAMPUS AND ITS UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP ARE COMING TO AN END AFTER OVER FIFTY YEARS, BUT UNIVERSITY LEADERS ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH SEPARATE CAMPUSES.

I-U WILL TAKE OVER THE EXISTING CAMPUS AND RETAIN 85 PERCENT OF STUDENTS.

I-U INDIANAPOLIS WILL EXPAND RESEARCH AND LABORATORY SPACE AND OFFER MORE STEM PROGRAMS.

PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN INDIANAPOLIS WILL TAKE ON IUPUI'’S COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECH DEGREE PROGRAMS.

>> I WILL BE THE FIRST TO TALK TRASH ON FOOTBALL SATURDAY OR DURING A BASKETBALL GAME, BUT TO BE VERY HONEST, THE STATE OF INDIANA IS VERY, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SCHOOLS OF THE CALIBER OF PURDUE AND INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

>> WHITTEN SAYS SELECTING A NEW CHANCELLOR AND BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION ARE IN THE WORKS.

>>> LOCAL PIZZA RESTAURANT MOTHER BEARS IS PLANNING TO OPEN A NEW LOCATION IN COLUMBUS NEXT MARCH.

IT'LL BE IN NEXUS PARK, A MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE BEING BUILT IN THE FORMER FAIR OAKS MALL.

MOTHER BEARS OWNER RAY MCCONN SAYS ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS OF THE LOCATION IS THAT THE SPACE WILL INCLUDE AN INDOOR FIELDHOUSE, WHICH WILL BRING IN CUSTOMERS FROM THE SPORTING EVENTS.

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD MOTHER BEARS LOCATION AND THE FIRST OUTSIDE OF BLOOMINGTON.

>>> A BABY ORANGUTAN BORN LAST WEEK AT THE FORT WAYNE CHILDREN'’S ZOO HAS DIED.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE BABY'S FATHER, TENGKU IN THE ORANGUTAN ENCLOSURE AT THE ZOO.

THE MOTHER, TARA, GAVE BIRTH TO THE BABY ON AUGUST 16TH.

SHE'LL BE NOT BE PART OF THE EXHIBIT WHILE SHE GRIEVES.

HE WAS THE THIRD ORANGUTAN BORN AT THE ZOO.

AND, JOE, IT'S A BIG LOSS BECAUSE SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS ARE LABELED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

>> SESAD, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

-- SO SAD, NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK HERE.

COMING UP NEXT ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.• RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE PROVING TO BE LONG AND EXPENSIVE IN SULLIVAN.

FIVE MONTHS AFTER A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THE SMALL SOUTHERN INDIANA TOWN.

AND BLOOMINGTON'S UPLAND BREWERY IS RAMPING UP SUPPORT FOR IU ATHLETICS THIS YEAR BY INTRODUCING A HOOSIER GAME DAY LAGER.

THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT HERE ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>> LIFE IS FULL OF CHOICES, AND RIGHT NOW YOUR FAVORITE MEMBER BENEFIT, PASSPORT IS OFFERING MORE CHOICES FOR YOU TO STREAM.

>> WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.

>> WITH COOKING.

>> GOT TO LET IT COOK.

KEEP WANTING TO SMELL IT.

>> HERE WE ARE.

>> DOCUMENTARIES.

>> I REALIZE I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.

>> AND SO MUCH MORE.

THE CHOICE IS YOURS, WITH PASSPORT ON THE PBS VIDEO APP.

SOME WITH TODAY'S POLITICAL NEWS COVERAGE A LOT OF MEANING CAN BE LOST WHEN WE DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HEADLINES ARE AND THE FOOTPRINT THEY LEAVE ON US.

AT INDIANA NEWSDESK WE WORK TO PROVIDE THE CONTEXT AND UNDERSTANDING OF EACH SITUATION SO THAT NO INFORMATION IS LOST.

UNDERSTANDING THE NEWS YOU HEAR AND SEE ARE THE FIRST STEPS TO RECOGNIZING THE EFFECTS THEY HAVE ON YOU, YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR COUNTRY.

THAT'S PEACE OF MIND, THAT'S INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>> WELCOME BACK TO INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>>> A MUSIC SCHOOL RUN BY A COUPLE OUT OF THEIR BLOOMINGTON HOME FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS HAS TAKEN UP RESIDENCE IN A FORMER COSTUME STORE ON SOUTH WALNUT STREET.

BENTE BOUTHIER REPORTS.

[ MUSIC ] >> CRAIG MICHAEL DAVIS SAYS HE AND HIS WIFE, EMILY DAVIS, REBRANDED THEIR SCHOOL TO THE DAVIS ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN 2019 AND STARTED OFFERING ADULT LESSONS.

BEFORE THAT, THEY HAD ABOUT 40 STUDENTS THAT WERE MOSTLY KIDS AGES SIX TO TEN YEARS OLD.

BUT WITH EXPANSION TO ADULTS, THEIR NUMBER OF STUDENTS HAS DOUBLED.

NOW, CRAIG DAVIS SAYS THE STUDENT POPULATION IS SPLIT FIFTY-FIFTY BETWEEN ADULTS AND KIDS.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ >> THERE WAS KIND OF A VOID IN BLOOMINGTON WHERE THERE WASN'T A PERFORMANCE SPACE, THERE WASN'T, YOU KNOW, A PLACE THAT SERVED ADULT EDUCATION, THERE WASN'T A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD GO AND HAVE GROUP CLASSES FOR ADULTS, LIKE OUR SIP AND SING CLASS, WHERE ADULTS CAN GET A GLASS OF WINE WHILE THEY LEARNED TO SING, THAT DIDN'T EXIST ANYWHERE BEFORE US.

>> ALONG WITH SIP AND SING, THEY OFFER UKULELE CLASSES FOR ADULTS, MUSIC CLASSES FOR KIDS ZERO TO 5 YEARS OLD, PRIVATE LESSONS, AND "“JOIN A BAND"” MUSIC ENSEMBLE CLASSES.

DAVIS IS ON THE FACULTY AT IU JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND HIS WIFE EMILY IS PURSUING A MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN ACTING AT IU'’S THEATRE AND DRAMA DEPARTMENT.

>> WE'RE SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT MAYBE JACOBS CAN'T, WE'RE FOCUSING ON SOME SOME MAYBE OF THE BLIND SPOTS WHERE THEY'RE-- THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, 18 TO 24YEAR OLD STUDENTS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD, WE'RE BEING ABLE TO SERVE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAYBE IN RETIREMENT THAT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO AUDITION INTO JACOBS.

>> DAVIS SAYS THEY PLAN TO START HOLDING EVENTS, LIKE PODCASTS ON WEDNESDAYS FOR PEOPLE TO COME LEARN AN INSTRUMENT, JAZZ PERFORMANCES ON FRIDAYS, AND SINGER-SONGWRITER EVENTS ON SATURDAYS.

AND WITH LOCAL LIVE MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE VENUES SUCH AS BEAR'’S PLACE AND THE PLAYER'’S PUB CLOSING DURING THE PANDEMIC, DAVIS SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIS ACADEMY OF MUSIC HELP FILL THE GAP USING THEIR STAGE SPACE.

>> THAT'S OUR NEXT LEG.

ONCE WE GET OUR LESSON PROGRAMMED SET UP AND COMPLETELY KIND OF RUNNING, WE'LL BE LAUNCHING THIS SO WE CAN DO REALLY -- I THINK WHAT BLOOMINGTON NEEDS.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK, I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>>> THE RECOVERY PROCESS IS PROVING TO BE LONG AND EXPENSIVE, NEARLY FIVE MONTHS AFTER A TORNADO TORE THROUGH SULLIVAN INDIANA.

POLITICIANS, AID ORGANIZATIONS AND JOURNALISTS FLOCKED TO THE AREA IN THE DAYS AFTER THE TORNADO BUT AS SARA REPORTS, THE ATTENTION HAS FADED.

>> ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 31ST, 200 FAMILIES IN SULLIVAN, INDIANA WERE DISPLACED BY AN EF-3 TORNADO.

IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH, LOCALS UNITED TO HELP WITH CLEANUP EFFORTS.

>> WE'’RE BLESSED THAT WE'RE ALIVE BECAUSE I MEAN, YOU REPLACE ANYTHING, CAN'T REPLACE YOURSELF.

SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.

AND VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS.

>> DONATIONS BEGAN POURING INTO THE COMMUNITY IN THE FORM OF MONEY AND GOODS.

THE CIVIC CENTER WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ANYTHING THOSE DISPLACED BY THE STORM MIGHT NEED, LIKE FOOD AND CLOTHING.

>> WE HAVE SHOPPING CARTS, WE HAVE TOTES, THEY CAN TAKE TWO ITEMS, THEY CAN TAKE 1500 ITEMS, AS LONG AS THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED AND WHAT THEY WANT.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE, WE'RE PUSHING PEOPLE TO TAKE AS MUCH AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.

>> HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE EVEN ALLOWED TO TAKE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE TO ASSIST IN DISTRIBUTING NECESSITIES OR TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS.

ALL OF THESE VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS MAKE UP WHAT IS TODAY KNOWN AS THE SULLIVAN COUNTY LONG TERM TORNADO RECOVERY COALITION.

>> IN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS AFTER THAT INDIANA VOAD RESPONDED AND HELPED OUR VOLUNTEERS FORM THIS COALITION.

AND THE COALITION RESPONSE THEN HAS BEEN TO PUT THE STRUCTURE IN PLACE TO REALLY HONOR DONOR INTENT, AND A PROCESS TO GET THE FUNDS TO THOSE MOST IN NEED.

>> THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE GROUP, WHICH HELPS GUIDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE HELP SULLIVAN RECOVER FUND AND OTHER DONATIONS, MEETS MONTHLY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON VARIOUS ASSISTIVE SERVICES THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO GAUGES HOW MUCH NEED THERE IS IN THE COMMUNITY.

BY LOOKING AT COMPARABLE STORMS IN INDIANA'’S HISTORY, THE COALITION ESTIMATES THEY'’LL NEED A TOTAL OF SIX TO SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR RECOVERY EFFORTS.

>> OUR FUNDING TODAY, THOUGH GOOD, IS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS, WE KNOW THAT TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND HELPING WHAT COULD BE 100 OPEN CASES WE HAVE, WE WILL NEED MORE FUNDS, OR WE WON'’T BE ABLE TO HELP ALL THE CLIENTS THAT HAVE A NEED.

>> ANOTHER PROBLEM FACING THE COALITION IS VOLUNTEERS.

IN THE IMMEDIATE WAKE OF THE STORM, THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE THAN THE TOWN COULD USE.

THE MAYOR PLEADED WITH PEOPLE TO STAY HOME, BUT REMEMBER SULLIVAN OVER THE NEXT WEEKS AND MONTHS, WHEN THE DAMAGE WOULD NO LONGER BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

>> WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT, BUT THIS IS LONG-TERM RECOVERY, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, THIS CAN'T BE AN EMOTIONAL THING WHERE EVERYBODY JUMPS ON NOW, WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY, WE'LL NEED YOUR HELP A WEEK FROM NOW, WE'LL NEED YOUR HELP MONTHS FROM NOW.

WE'LL NEED YOUR HELP YEARS FROM NOW, WE NEED A STEADY SUPPLY OF RESOURCES.

>> THEY HAVE FOUR CASE MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEERS.

>> YOU DO GET A HAVE YOU BEEN OF VOLUNTEERS AFTER A DISASTER, FRITZSCHE ON PEOPLE'S MIND, THEY SEE IT IN THE PAPER EVERY DAY, THAT TENDS TO FADE, THAT'S NORMAL HUMAN NATURE, THAT'S NOT A KNOCK ON OUR COMMUNITY AT ALL.

BUT WE NEED TO RELIGHT THAT FIRE.

THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE NOW THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN FOUR MONTHS OUT FROM THE FORM.

>> ONE RESIDENT ASKED A QUESTION LOOMING LARGE OVER EVERYONE'S MINDS, WHEN WILL THOSE MOST IN NEED SEE SOME OF THAT RELIEF DOLLARS.

PAYONK SAYS THE REBUILDING PROCESS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS OCTOBER.

>> THAT PROCESS REQUIRES US TO DO INTAKE AND REALLY ASSESSMENT OF MANY CLIENT CASES THAT WE HAVE.

SO THAT WE CAN PRIORITIZE.

AND THAT'S SOMETIMES A HARD WORD TO HEAR.

IT DOES MEAN WE WANT THE SERVICES TO AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE GET TO THE CASES THAT NEED THEM THE MOST.

>> AS THE COALITION WORKS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FROM THE MARCH TORNADO, THEY'’RE ALSO BUILDING PROCESSES THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO MORE EFFECTIVELY HELP THE COMMUNITY WITH FUTURE NATURAL DISASTERS.

>> WE HOPE NOTHING EVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

BUT YOU ALWAYS GOT TO BE PREPARED.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO START THE PROCESS OF LEARNING ALL OVER, YOU ALREADY HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE PUT TOGETHER.

>> FOR MAYOR LAMB, THE RECOVERY PROCESS WAS ALWAYS GOING TO NEED HELP IN THE LONG TERM.

>> IT'S JUST LIKE A FUNERAL.

RIGHT?

THE FAMILY COMES IN AND SUPPORT YOU DURING THAT FIRST INITIAL TIME OF MOURNING.

BUT YOU HEAR A LOT OF FOLKS TALK, MONTH TWO, MONTH THREE, MONTH FOUR, THAT IS WHEN IT REALLY REALLY STARTS TO SET IN.

AND NOW YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE IT HERE.

>> LAMB WILL BE LEAVING OFFICE AT THE END OF THIS TERM.

HE WOULDN'’T SAY HOW LONG HE EXPECTS REBUILDING EFFORTS TO TAKE, BUT SAYS THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE IN NEED INDEFINITELY.

>> I THINK IT'S JUST AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO CONTINUE TO STEP BY STEP, GO THROUGH STEP BY STEP WITH OUR CITIZENS,AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TRULY LIVE BY THE CITY'S MOTTO THAT TAKE TIME TO CARE IS, NOT JUST A HASHTAG, OR PHRASE.

>> WITH CLAYTON BAUMGARTH, I'M SARA WITTMEYER FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>>> A BLOOMINGTON BREWERY IS DEBUTING AN INDIANA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS BRANDED BEER JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOOSIER'’S FOOTBALL OPENER WITH OHIO STATE.

A PORTION OF UPLAND BREWING'’S HOOSIER GAMEDAY LAGER SALES WILL GO TO IU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.

THE LAGER NOT ONLY LOOKS GOOD IN ITS CREAM AND CRIMSON STRIPES, UPLAND BREWING COMPANY PRESIDENT EDDIE DESALLE SAYS IT TASTES GOOD TOO.

>> IT'S A VIENNA BASE LAGER.

IT'S GOT SOME HINTS OF CARAMEL IN IT.

SMOOTH, CRISP, REFRESHING.

>> THE IDEA CAME A YEAR AGO WHEN THE COMPANY RENEWED THEIR IU SPONSORSHIP DEAL THAT INCLUDED RIGHTS TO THE INDIANA SCRIPT LOGO.

DESALLE SAYS THE COMPANY BEGAN A RESEARCH PROJECT SURVEYING MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND HOOSIERS AGED 21 AND OVER TO COME UP WITH THE BEER NAME, FLAVOR, AND CAN DESIGN.

>> THEY DEFINITELY WANTED HOOSIER IN THE NAME.

THAT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT, THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST DEFINITIVE THING WE TOOK AWAY FROM THE RESEARCH, EVERYONE WANTED THE CANDY STRIPES ON THE CAN.

>> THE LAGER IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ANYWHERE UPLAND BREWING COMPANY BEERS ARE SOLD -—INCLUDING THIS SEASON AT MEMORIAL STADIUM AND SIMON SKJODT ASSEMBLY HALL.

A PORTION OF SALES GOES TOWARD IU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.

WHAT'’S NEXT FOR UPLAND'’S GAMEDAY CRAFT BEER?

A PURDUE GAMEDAY LAGER?

[ LAUGHTER ] >> WE'RE PRETTY LOYAL TO IU AND AS PRESIDENT OF UPLAND BEING AN IU ALUM, I DID BOTH MY UNDERGRAD AND MBA HERE.

IT'D BE HARD TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

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HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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