This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 17th, 2026.

In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Rick Seraphinoff, a local man who builds period-accurate reproductions of horns from hundreds of years ago. Head inside his workshop later in the show in a feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, “Movin’ But Not Groovin’” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News.

Featured Segments:

Bloomington city councilmember Sydney Zulich (with mic) and mayor Kerry Thomson listen to feedback on the council’s ordinance that closes Kirkwood Avenue to cars for seven months out of the year. (Dave Askins, June 16, 2026)Mayor Kerry Thomson hosted a listening session on Tuesday regarding Kirkwood Avenue. This follows a recent vote by the Bloomington City Council, which would establish a seasonal closure of Kirkwood to vehicular traffic. The council ordinance narrowly passed by a 5-4 vote. It now awaits Thomson’s signature. Thomson was joined by City Councilmember Sydney Zulich to hear public opinion on the future of Kirkwood. Zulich was one of the council members to vote against the ordinance last Wednesday. Mayor Thomson has until June 26th to decide whether to approve or veto the council ordinance. To watch the full listening session, you can visit Community Access Television Services.

Let’s say you want a historically accurate reproduction of a classical music horn from 200 years ago. The ancestor of the modern French horn, known in the music world as “natural” horns. The kind Beethoven wrote music for. The guy you want for that job lives and works right here in Bloomington, Indiana. Richard Seraphinoff is a music professor who plays these period-correct instruments and also makes them by hand. Simply Google “natural horns” and Richard’s website will be very near the top of your search results. Rick and his wife Celeste are the power couple of the classical horn world. Correspondent Henry Holloway has that story in a feature report produced in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University.

Up next, “Movin’ But Not Groovin’” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.

Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Today’s feature story on local hornmaker Richard Seraphinoff was produced by Henry Holloway in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University. Music from the IU Jacobs School of Music album “Cornucopia II” and the YouTube video “Historic Horns with Rick Seraphinoff”
Ben Sharpe produced today’s feature on extreme weather.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
Anchors are Zoe Moczek and Kade Young.