Dave Askins

In a news release issued early Wednesday evening, the Bloomington police department (BPD) announced the arrest of 35-year-old Byron Gregory Johnson on two charges of robbery. The charges stem from two separate incidents, both on Tuesday (Dec. 19). The first took place in the wee hours of Tuesday, around 1

In a news release issued on Wednesday morning, Bloomington mayor-elect Kerry Thomson announced additional appointments that she is making for her administration, which starts in a little under two weeks, on Jan. 1, 2024. In Thomson’s administration, Bloomington’s city attorney will be Larry Allen, who currently serves as

Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in November of 2023. More than half (40) of the 71 places that were inspected in November had no violations. Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations were another

At its regular meeting on Monday, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) let four resolutions die that would have approved separate construction contract awards for the Showers West renovation and remodeling project. That does not mean the contracts themselves are dead. It just means that the contracts, which totaled around $12.

In a news release issued on Monday, the Monroe County Democratic Party has announced that former Bloomington mayor John Fernandez will serve as David Henry’s replacement on the county election board. On the three-member board, Fernandez will join the Monroe County Republican Party’s appointment, Judith Benckart, and county

On the final agenda item of their final meeting of the year, which marked the end of their four-terms, Bloomington city council members found their way to a unanimous vote on a contentious issue. At last Wednesday’s meeting, the council voted 0–9 on the sale of the 3rd