Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 29th of July.
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🏘️ Community
Nicole Monson is the new executive director at the local Humane Society and is leading a renovation of the dog floor for safer spaces for pets — the organization will host its Tail's and Tini's fundraising event on Oct.
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🎭 Culture
Nearly 30 tour dates for the Beach Boys have been postponed to allow frontman Mike Love to recharge.
The Bloomington concert, originally scheduled for Aug. 13, will now be held on Oct. 9 at Grossinger Motors Arena & all original tickets will be honored.
🎓 Education
Milner Library at ISU is marking 50 years this month, celebrating its pioneering role in launching electronic catalogs.
Librarian Bill Kemp explained that its early use of OCLC transformed paper card catalogs into shared digital systems (a breakthrough for local library services).
🏈 Sports
The ISU Solar Car team had to tow their solar car to their Illinois State University base after facing mechanical issues during a cross-country road test from Minnesota to Texas.
They plan to fix the car using campus tools + resume their trip to Edwardsville tonight.
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