Dave Askins

For the next week, Monroe County, Indiana is under a burn ban, declared by board of county commissioners president Penny Githens. The news was released by Justin Baker, who is deputy director of Monroe County’s emergency management agency. The ban went into effect at 4 p.m. on Monday,

It is sometimes useful to contrast Indiana’s General Assembly with a local city council, even though there are obvious differences. What they have in common is the fact that they are the legislative branch for their respective levels of government. At Saturday’s 2023 Indiana NOW State Conference, state

On Saturday, downtown Bloomington was host to some prominent Democratic Party figures on at least three levels of the political landscape—city, region, and state. The occasion was the 2023 Indiana NOW State Conference, which was held at the Monroe County History Center. Delivering remarks were: Bloomington’s mayor-elect, Kerry

On Friday morning, the tower at the Swain Student Building on Indiana University’s campus chimed out the time at half-past 7 o’clock. That’s when the university’s observance of Veterans Day got started. The IU Army and Air Force ROTC color guard raised the flag on the

Bloomington’s Lower Cascades Park, which is located north SR 45/46 along a part of Old State Road 37, could be designated as a historic district. At its Thursday meeting, the city’s historic preservation commission (HPC) got its initial briefing from program manager Gloria Colom Braña on a

On Wednesday afternoon, Jim Silberstein was appointed as the final member of Monroe County’s seven-member capital improvement board (CIB). Silberstein’s LinkedIn profile describes his role in founding the Encore Cafe and Tina’s Cuisine, which operated for 18 years, until the early 2000s, in the 6th Street building