Dave Askins

Two weeks from now, it should be clear which candidates will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot for election to the boards of two local school districts—Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (RBBCSC) and Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC). The deadline for candidates to submit the paperwork is at

People who attend Bloomington city council meetings and want to address the local legislature will now have a uniform three minutes at the public mic—instead of a default of five minutes, but sometimes less. That’s the result of a unanimous vote on Wednesday night to enact an ordinance

On Tuesday morning, members of the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) interviewed three firms who want the job of construction manager for the Monroe Convention Center renovation and expansion project. A decision on the choice between F.A. Wilhelm Construction; Shiel Sexton; and Weddle Bros. Building Group could come

The Forge, which is the technology center currently under construction in the southeast corner of the Trades District,  just south of The Mill coworking space, will have a set of solar panels designed by MPI Solar. The $1,900 contract for the solar panel design work was approved by Bloomington’

As Monroe County officials continue their discussion of a location for a new jail, the sheriff’s office has released some numbers on releases by weekday and time—for a full year, from June 1, 2023 through May 30, 2024. The total number of releases for the year comes to

At a work session on budget priorities held this past Wednesday, Bloomington city councilmembers discussed sources of revenue for various initiatives. One of the sources of revenue, which was mentioned by council president Isabel Piedmont-Smith, comes from fees paid to the city by shared electric scooter companies. Each company pays