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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Bloomington OKs $500K for June 25 storm cleanup

Bloomington OKs $500K for June 25 storm cleanup

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,

Hopewell update: Bloomington OKs $318K more for demolition, prelim infra design, lighting

Hopewell update: Bloomington OKs $318K more for demolition, prelim infra design, lighting

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

Photos: Technical rescue training for Monroe Fire Protection District firefighters at construction site

Photos: Technical rescue training for Monroe Fire Protection District firefighters at construction site

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.

BlackSuit ransomware update: 42GB of data claimed to be from Edgewood Schools posted, nothing new on Monroe County government attack

BlackSuit ransomware update: 42GB of data claimed to be from Edgewood Schools posted, nothing new on Monroe County government attack

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.

County commissioners looking to put Bean Blossom on path to joining Monroe Fire Protection District

County commissioners looking to put Bean Blossom on path to joining Monroe Fire Protection District

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

Monroe County sheriff stresses new jail’s functional capacity, not bed count, wants end to ‘tag, you’re it’

Monroe County sheriff stresses new jail’s functional capacity, not bed count, wants end to ‘tag, you’re it’

Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté wants county councilors and county commissioners to start thinking about the size of a planned new jail in terms of its functional capacity, instead of its raw bed count. Marté also wants the county executive and fiscal bodies to attach more urgency to the planned

Monroe Convention Center expansion: End of 2026 eyed for finish, $4.4M contract with architect OK’d

Monroe Convention Center expansion: End of 2026 eyed for finish, $4.4M contract with architect OK’d

On Wednesday, a possibly 60,000-square-foot expansion of the Monroe Convention Center took a big step forward, as contracts with the architect and construction manager were approved by the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB). The end of 2026 is the target date spelled out in this latest set of