{"id":10207,"date":"2024-07-08T16:09:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=10207"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:14:19","slug":"local-news-headlines-july-8-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=10207","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: July 8, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Local-News-Headlines.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"193\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duke cuts $20k check to help low-income families<br><\/strong>The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding a $20,000 grant to the South Central Community Action Program to provide support for low income families impacted by the storms that hit the Hoosier State June 25th. The Bloomington Based nonprofit, serves Monroe, Morgan, Owen, and Brown counties. Of the approximately 115,000 power outages across Duke Energy\u2019s system from the storm, roughly half were in Monroe County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Indiana Laws<br><\/strong>For the first time in nearly 40 years, Indiana establishments that sell alcohol on premises are able to offer a Happy Hour. A new law that took place on July First allows bars and restaurants to lower prices on drinks for a brief period of time during the day and return the price to normal after that advertised stretch. The same law also states that no retailers are allowed to operate any games that are determined by the quantity of alcoholic beverages that are consumed, nor award anyone with alcohol as a prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana House Bill 1142 was made an active law on July first. It establishes the Hoosier first responder medal of honor (medal). Now the department of homeland security (department) may determine an Indiana first responder is eligible for award if he or she distinguishes themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an act of public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach Ron Helmer dies, at 77<br><\/strong>Thoughts are with the family of Coach Ron Helmer, a legend in the world of Track and Field who passed away last week at the age of 77. He coached over 200 Big East Champions at Georgetown and more than 50 Big Ten Champs in his 15 years as the Director of Indiana University Track &amp; Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14\u00a0investigations lead to charges\u00a0amid national push to halt\u00a0health\u00a0care fraud\u00a0<\/strong><br>The Indiana Attorney General\u2019s office played a key role last week in a major nationwide enforcement action against licensed medical professionals who allegedly participate in fraudulent health care schemes. The Attorney General\u2019s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) conducted 14 criminal investigations into alleged Medicaid fraud, leading to charges against 14 individuals.13 of the 14 cases, are being prosecuted with assent of the local prosecutors\u2019 offices in the counties where the alleged crimes occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bloomington Downtown Library, Discardia Mending Day<br><\/strong>This coming Friday, July 13th, from 12\u20134 PM, Drop in and bring any clothes or other textiles in need of repair, make sure they are cleaned first. Discardia will be on-hand to show you how to mend them or do it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This Week in Hoosier History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/INDOA\/2024\/07\/9751517\/5547819\/don-mcpherson_crop.jpg\" alt=\"McPherson\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1941\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; Don McPherson, R&amp;B singer<em>\u00a0Everybody Plays the Fool<\/em>, born in Portland, Indiana. McPherson was the Lead Singer for a group called The Main Ingredient &#8211; the name came from a Coca-Cola bottle. They reached the R&amp;B Top 30 for the first time in 1970 with &#8220;You&#8217;ve Been My Inspiration&#8221;. A cover of The Impressions&#8217; &#8220;I&#8217;m So Proud&#8221; broke the Top 20, and &#8220;Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)&#8221; went into the Top 10. In 1971, they scored again, with the McPherson-penned black-power anthem &#8220;Black Seeds Keep on Growing,&#8221; but tragedy struck that year. Don McPherson, who had been suddenly taken ill with leukemia, died unexpectedly on July 3, 1971, at age 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BloomingtonNews\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Image result for Facebook button\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-46128d28-f270-4391-a17a-bf35f5864a3e\"><strong>For&nbsp;more local news . . .<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?page_id=2\"><strong>Check out our archived episodes of&nbsp;<\/strong><em>What\u2019s Happenin\u2019<\/em><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Talkin\u2019 Sports with Nick<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Jenkinson<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duke cuts $20k check to help low-income familiesThe Duke Energy Foundation is awarding a $20,000 grant to the South Central Community Action Program to provide support for low income families impacted by the storms that hit the Hoosier State June 25th. 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