Dave Askins

Monroe County commissioners could be making a decision about the location of a new jail as soon as six weeks from now, by the end of August. That’s based on their remarks made at their regular Wednesday morning meeting, and responses from board of commissioners president Julie Thomas after

A total of $500,000 worth of work from Williams Tree Service  was approved by Bloomington’s board of public works at its regular Tuesday meeting, to help clear debris left by the June 25 storm that blew through the area. The half million dollars was split into a $150,

Bloomington’s planned new Hopewell neighborhood is supposed to replace the former IU Health hospital at 2nd and Rogers streets and extend to the surrounding area. Based on Monday’s update to Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) from city controller Jessica McClellan, the project has already expended about $17.8

The outer shell of an 8-story student-oriented apartment building on North Walnut Street, where the Great Wall restaurant once stood, is basically done. Late Sunday morning and into the afternoon, the construction site’s 137-foot tall tower crane served as a training venue for Monroe Fire Protection District (MFPD) firefighters.

About 42GB of data claimed to be from the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (Edgewood Schools) is currently posted on the “dark web” in a .zip file available for download from a site that appears to belong to BlackSuit, which is ransomware. [Updated July 15, 2024 at 3:25 p.

In 2019, there were seven fire departments that served different parts of Monroe County. Those seven included the city of Bloomington’s fire department. As the Monroe Fire Protection District added townships as members, that reduced the number of fire departments in the county to four—Monroe Fire Protection District