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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.

Demonstrators at IU homecoming parade chant support for student newspaper: ‘Free press! Free press! We support the I-D-S!’

Demonstrators at IU homecoming parade chant support for student newspaper: ‘Free press! Free press! We support the I-D-S!’

Indiana University’s homecoming parade followed its usual route Friday evening, heading south along Woodlawn Avenue. As parade entries rounded the corner onto 7th Street, they could see and hear about two dozen demonstrators who were gathered to show support for the Indiana Daily Student (IDS).

Bloomington police: Woman dies in Monroe County jail sallyport after arrest in Seminary Park

Bloomington police: Woman dies in Monroe County jail sallyport after arrest in Seminary Park

The Bloomington police department has confirmed the death of a 64-year-old woman suspect who had been arrested on a warrant in Seminary Park late Friday morning, while she was waiting in the sallyport for transfer into the Monroe County jail.

Bloomington seeks $35K state grant to update decade-old ash tree management plan

Bloomington seeks $35K state grant to update decade-old ash tree management plan

Monroe County’s board of health passed a resolution in support of the city of Bloomington’s application for a $35,000 grant from the Indiana DNR to update the city’s management plan for ash trees. Bloomington urban forester Haskell Smith hopes to have the application done by the end of this week.

Editor’s Notebook: Standing with the Indiana Daily Student by sharing the load

Editor’s Notebook: Standing with the Indiana Daily Student by sharing the load

Yesterday, the Indiana Daily Student broke the news that the student media director had been fired. What can The B Square do to help? We have set up guidelines that can allow outlets like the IDS to use B Square reporting like a local wire service.

Oct. 16, 2025: Hotel deal, county budget, postponed health decisions

Oct. 16, 2025: Hotel deal, county budget, postponed health decisions

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CIB gives mid-December ultimatum on Bloomington’s convention center hotel deal

CIB gives mid-December ultimatum on Bloomington’s convention center hotel deal

The effort to secure a host hotel supporting the Bloomington Convention Center expansion has lagged behind the expansion project itself. On Wednesday, the CIB gave Dora Hospitality and Bloomington’s RDC a mid-December deadline to show progress on a real estate deal.

Monroe County adopts $131M budget—big decisions still ahead on public health, $6M in bonds

Monroe County adopts $131M budget—big decisions still ahead on public health, $6M in bonds

The 2026 budget for Monroe County government, with about $113 million in approved spending, was adopted on Tuesday night by the county council. But the council put off votes on new health department positions and the issuance of $6 million in GO bonds.