9th Street & Morton Street (Election Central)
(With video!) Part of a test deck is run through one of the half dozen voting machines subjected to a logic and accuracy test. Preparation of the test deck required hand-marking 5,000 ballots.
Dave Askins
CBU fills in some details behind countywide boil-water advisory, including 1.06 NTU reading
A power outage and equipment failures at Bloomington’s water plant led to a brief turbidity violation and countywide boil-water advisory. The measurement showing levels too high came about 5 p.m. Saturday, and fell below the limit by 6 p.m. It was not announced to the public until 12:04 a.m. Sunday.
Monroe County local income tax group mulls shared municipal rate approach
Monroe County’s MUST ended its first meeting without recommending a local income tax rate. But members showed support for a shared municipal-services approach that could let Bloomington replace revenue a city-only rate could not. Bloomington Transit funding is an open question.
Sept. 21, 2026: Cloudy water, big zoning changes, appointment to transit board, failed rental inspections
This morning's edition includes reports on a countywide boil-water advisory, supportive housing apartments still closed after failed inspections, a transit board appointment, and citywide zoning changes eliminating parking minimums.
2nd Street & College Avenue
At the Seminary Square Kroger, the shelves that hold jugs of water are nearly empty as shoppers buy up the inventory after the boil water advisory.
Grant Street & Kirkwood Avenue
A monarch butterfly is nectaring in the flower bed in front of the Monroe County Public Library.
Dunn Street & Kirkwood Avenue
Impact of boil water advisory. The sign on the door of Village Deli says “We are not serving water or soda due to the Bloomington water advisory. We will be selling bottled water. Thanks for your understanding.”