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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.

Raw low bids total $12.6M for Bloomington’s Showers West police, fire project: Awards next week

Raw low bids total $12.6M for Bloomington’s Showers West police, fire project: Awards next week

On Monday at Bloomington’s city hall, bids were opened for construction work in connection with the renovation to the Showers West portion of the building. The total of the lowest of the bids for each of the four packages came to about $12.6 million. The four packages were:

To sell or not to sell Bloomington’s police station building: Board tees up vote for city council

To sell or not to sell Bloomington’s police station building: Board tees up vote for city council

Cued up next Wednesday for Bloomington city councilmembers—as the final agenda item for the final scheduled meeting of their four-year terms—is the sale of the city’s police station, which stands on 3rd Street, just north of The Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park. That’s the outcome of

Suspect arrested in westside murder near encampment, Bloomington police still investigating

Suspect arrested in westside murder near encampment, Bloomington police still investigating

A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of a man near a westside homeless encampment in a wooded area, according to a news release issued Saturday morning (Dec. 9, 2023) by the Bloomington police department (BPD). According to the release, after interviewing

Vote center study committee for Monroe County digs into work at first meeting

Vote center study committee for Monroe County digs into work at first meeting

On Thursday evening, an 11-member voter center study committee for Monroe County met for the first time. Vote centers are different from the kind of precinct-based polling locations currently used by Monroe County. For a precinct-based polling site, only voters from specified precincts can cast a ballot there. Vote centers

Purchase offers for Bloomington police station: Board of public works to mull proposals on Friday

Purchase offers for Bloomington police station: Board of public works to mull proposals on Friday

At a 3 p.m. public hearing on Friday, Bloomington’s board of public works is set to consider three purchase offers that have been received for the city’s police station. Under state law, the board’s role is not to approve one of the offers. It is Bloomington’

Bloomington fire chief resigns days after being tapped for service by mayor-elect: Next steps?

Bloomington fire chief resigns days after being tapped for service by mayor-elect: Next steps?

Last week on Friday (Dec. 1), Bloomington mayor-elect Kerry Thomson announced several of her picks for the department heads who would be a part of her administration, after she is sworn into office on Jan. 1. Among Thomson’s announced choices was Jason Moore as fire chief—which meant he

Monroe County gives first OK for high-tech tax break: $152M investment to bring 250 jobs averaging $100K+

Monroe County gives first OK for high-tech tax break: $152M investment to bring 250 jobs averaging $100K+

NHanced Semiconductors says it wants to make a $152-million investment in the now mostly vacant Cook Medical property at 301 N. Curry Pike west of Bloomington, so that it can establish a microelectronics manufacturing and packaging facility there. By 2029, NHanced says that the company’s planned investments will be