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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.

June 8, 2026: Lake rescue, liquor permits, legal fees, election complaints, carless Kirkwood

June 8, 2026: Lake rescue, liquor permits, legal fees, election complaints, carless Kirkwood

Today’s edition includes reports about: a Lake Monroe hiker rescue, liquor-permit rules, Bloomington Transit’s new articulated bus, annexation legal fees, election complaints, the carless Kirkwood delay, and a Seminary Pointe land-swap plan.

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Fairfax SRA

A killdeer hops around the high water in the parking lot.

Injured hiker, overnight ordeal prompts Sunday boat rescue from Lake Monroe peninsula

Injured hiker, overnight ordeal prompts Sunday boat rescue from Lake Monroe peninsula

Three teenagers stranded overnight in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area were rescued Sunday by Monroe Fire Protection District and DNR crews after one hiker injured an ankle. The group had run out of water and phone batteries were fading before a rescue boat reached them on Lake Monroe.

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Hawk is ready to defend his fish friend from what he thinks is a discriminatory proposal to ban carps from Kirkwood Avenue.

Bloomington council to weigh liquor-permit rules with reach beyond two new state slots

Bloomington council to weigh liquor-permit rules with reach beyond two new state slots

Bloomington’s council will consider rules for recommending scarce three-way alcohol permits, after a new state law opened two more slots. The framework would favor local, restaurant-based economic development and apply to historic-district permits and any future riverfront district.

Bloomington argues $37,500 cap on legal fees in annexation loss; remonstrators seek $200K

Bloomington argues $37,500 cap on legal fees in annexation loss; remonstrators seek $200K

After losing its bid to annex Areas 1A and 1B, Bloomington is now disputing the legal fees it owes. Remonstrators seek nearly $200,000, while the city says state law caps reimbursement at $37,500. Special judge Nathan Nikirk will decide after proposed orders are filed July 8.

Monroe County election board sends complaints about candidate for clerk to prosecutor

Monroe County election board sends complaints about candidate for clerk to prosecutor

Monroe County’s election board voted Thursday to send two complaints against clerk candidate Joe Davis to the county prosecutor, after hearing allegations about campaign signs, electioneering in the polling chute, and voter intimidation. Davis denied wrongdoing.